Florida Bound!!!!

Whew! What a day! I have SO much to do tonight so I have to make this update quick. I promise to update with more details later this week or this weekend. If I leave something out and you have questions, please don’t hesitate to comment on here or comment on Facebook. We are also going to attempt to use Twitter this next week, so look for us there at: @Steve_n_Shannon.

We originally thought we were going to have a conference call tomorrow with our agency and the agency in Florida. However, Sunday night we got an email requesting a conference call for this morning at 10:00. After an amazing hour long conversation with the caseworker in Florida and our agency here in OH, the decision was made that we should head to Florida later this week.  (I still can’t believe it!)

My heart has gone out to this BM all day long. I now know why I have always said that BMs are my heroes! There will never be one ounce of judgment passed on her by me because in my eyes she is being very courageous knowing she can’t care for this little baby.

As it stands now she will definitely give birth to him on Thursday (which…as I mentioned before…is Rachel’s birthday. To say Rachel is excited would be an understatement! To say all 3 of the girls are ecstatic would also be an understatement.) The agency still wants to wait 24 hours until we come to the hospital in the event that the BM changes her mind or that his medical situation is really bad. They don’t anticipate the BM changing her mind at all, but just like in every adoption, there’s still that risk. They also don’t suspect any medical conditions with the baby, but they want to be extremely cautious because of the smoking and drinking she has done during the pregnancy. Steve wants us to leave Thursday night, go as far as we can, and then be super close to the hospital when we get the call on Friday that he is ready to have us come see him. We will definitely keep updating on Facebook and Twitter during that time because the girls will be here in OH and they want to know every detail.

Thank you for your continued prayers. Although it seems we have found Josiah, we are still guarded and anxious about all of the things that could potentially go against us. We covet your prayers as we get everything together to take to Florida with us, get stuff together here at home, and prepare to leave in a few days to pick up our little boy. In the words of Leah…”I can’t believe that something I have prayed for my ENTIRE life is about to come to pass.” For 10 years I have carried Josiah in my heart and in a matter of days, I could be carrying him in my arms. Wow! We serve an amazing God!

Good Night All! We love you!!!!