Baby Countdown : Just Waiting! (Only 4 days until due date)

Only 4 days until our baby's due date! I cannot believe that in just a few days we will be holding our daughter. It still doesn't seem real and probably won't until I am holding her. It is just as exciting as when I was pregnant with Rhett execpt I don't feel big as a house and uncomfortable (hee, hee).

I spoke to the birthmother Friday and she is 100% effaced and feels like her contractions have changed, becoming much stronger. So, we are expecting a call at any time.

The birthmother would like for me to be there during the birth and be the first one to hold her. I cried when she told me that and it is so much more than I had ever expected. She felt it would help solidify her decision if she could see me as her mother. What a sweet memory I can share with our daughter about the day she was born and the love her birthmother has for her.

I have said it before and it is worth saying again that birthmothers are so brave during what most likely is the toughest decision they will ever make. My heart aches for our birthmother and what she is getting ready to experience. Yes, it will be joyful as we meet our daughter but also difficult to walk through the emotions that will take place as part of her healing.

Please pray for our birthmother and birthfather over the next several days.

I will keep you posted as soon as we get the call!