Excitement is in the air! Finally, all the waiting is nearing an end! We have the consents signed and a birthmother on board! All that remains is 1) to tell the kids and 2) go to the courthouse and make it official!

We needed to have the consents signed before telling the kids. Now that that is complete, our social worker has planned to let them know shortly (not too far in advance, lest we have a two month “Are we there yet?” type atmosphere!). Meanwhile, the (wonderful!) foster parents our children are with have been dropping increasingly less subtle hints. Thus, on our last call to them this past Sunday, our youngest son informed me, “I’m getting a new daddy!” I asked him if he was excited about this prospect and he gave an enthusiastic “Yes!” He and his sister have been telling everyone at school and elsewhere that they are getting new parents. Much to my relief, they seem to be very excited and positive about the prospect. They still don’t know it’s our family who is adopting them, but they seem to love us so, and our social worker seems to think they will be really happy when they find out.

So, I’m finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It all seems to correspond to the eighth month of a traditional pregnancy. I’m nesting, excited, sleepless at times, planning transitions - so much! I’m spending some extra “cuddle time” with my birthchild, as these last few weeks of “just him” near an end. Everyone here is excited and everything is taking on a new feeling.

Sometime later this week, Lord willing, a court date will be set and we will know “The Day” that our new life as a new family will begin. We can begin making travel plans. It’s hard to believe that day is almost here!