Baby arriving Friday!

jenbabe

Our emom has a c-section scheduled for Friday.  We've been matched since she was 4 months pregnant so while we've had plenty of time to bond its also been a very long wait for us.  She is taking pressure from her family to keep the baby but has gone through with adoption before.  She wants us in the delivery room and to cut the cord!  That will be new for us since our two year old was an emergency c-sec and we weren't able to be there.  I'm so excited but also really stressed about the adoption, what to do with our two year old, waiting at the hotel for ICPC and being a mom of two!  Praying for a healthy baby and that everything goes smoothly!

Dr.Loretta

Ts and Ps coming your way!

theholmanherd

How wonderful and exciting! I hope everything works out for you

Lacyj67

Congrats I hope all goes smooth during delivery for a happy healthy baby!! Good luck!

sumati

Sending thoughts and prayers!!

bananafuzz

So exciting! I love this board and getting to vicariously adopt through all of you until I get a little one of my own

When things settle down I would love to hear any tips you may have on surviving life in a hotel with newborn.  

Wish Upon A Star

Congratulations! Wishing everyone a wonderful experience!

Dr.Loretta

Good luck today jenbabe!

lorifromwi

Thinking of you today!!

jenbabe

Thanks everyone! Baby actually came early at 3am Wednesday. Everything went great at the hospital and we're now waiting at the hotel for ICPC so we can go home.

Wish Upon A Star

Congratulations!!!! Hoping ICPC moves swifly so you can get that precious baby home!

theholmanherd

Congratulations! I hope the rest of the process goes smoothly for you!

FindAuPair

Good luck. I hope everything will go as you planned.

jenbabe

bananafuzz - Surviving ICPC in a hotel room with a newborn was not a problem so much as surviving with a two year old was!  We are lucky in that we live near the border so although baby couldn't go across state lines, DH and our two year old were able to spend some time at home.  I'm not sure we would have survived otherwise.  We were in the hotel 8 days waiting for ICPC.  It actually was a good opportunity to bond with baby since I wasn't busy doing laundry, dishes and chasing the two year old around like if I had come right home.  So I think a short ICPC stay is good for everyone.  I actually called our ICPC office after I knew they had the paperwork for two days to hurry them along.  They said we were approved a couple days earlier but someone had a communication breakdown and we never got the call so I'm glad I called them or we would have had to spend another weekend. 

CaptainSerious

I just saw this. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!