Day 11 - Back on Track
by Andrew JohnsonStill exhausted from the emotional roller coaster of yesterday, we fire off an email to our agency counselor in Indiana, updating her on the events of the past few days. She finally gets the birthmother on the phone (she had also been trying to reach her all week), who has just returned from her doc visit. Everything is back on track - she says she’s still committed to this adoption, she’s 2 cm dilated and the baby’s in position. The doc says it could be within the week, but the birthmother says it could be any day now. It would’ve been nice to know the exact due date (turns out it is indeed the 15th of Feb) but for each day we’re sitting here waiting is just one more day that solidifies our residency requirement. Things could, of course, still not work out for several reasons, but for now, we’re still on course. The most incredible thing that happens today is that we FINALLY take advantage of the hot tub that is sitting on our front porch. 11 days go by without indulging - what were we thinking? It’s surprising how much things go smoother with some hot, bubbly, chlorinated water. At night, we have a most spectacular thunderstorm (Syracuse, remember the Labor Day storm?) and this is the only time we hope the birthmother doesn’t call. Our moderate, 60 degree sunny weather seems to be over.
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