We are matched!!!!

We got the call around 12 p.m. today! We have been matched with an expectant mom who is due July 15th with a baby boy! We are beyond excited. I can't even explain how surreal it feels. It has definitely been a wonderful yet strange day! :) I can't wail until July!!!! We are going to meet the expectant mother on June 7th. I can't wait to meet her and just hope she likes us in person!!!!!

Lazy Saturday's are the BEST!

Don't you just love the weekend? Especially when you can be lazy and do absolutely NOTHING if you want? I know hopefully we won't have many more of these but they sure are nice for now! :) I especially need it after the week I had! It was crazy at work this week. We didn't have computers for 1 1/2 days which made the crazy week even worse. Luckily I survived!

On Tuesday morning, I got an email from our caseworker about a baby that was already born and in need of a home. Everything about the situation was perfect except 1 thing. I won't go into details for privacy reasons but it was really hard to not respond to the email! :( It was such a surreal moment though getting that email. I didn't realize how it would affect me. She did find a wonderful home so I felt much better after hearing that! I also heard from our caseworker that they have been a little busier with birthmothers lately so hopefully we will hear something soon!!!

Back to Realty!

Well it's back to realty today! Ryan & I took a very short notice trip to Hilton Head last week. It was a much needed break from realty!!!! :) We had a great time but are glad to be home. It was nice because for the 1st time since we have been going through the adoption journey, I wasn't attached to my phone 24 hours a day! I purposefully left it in the condo for most of the trip. It was nice to not be constantly looking at it to see if I've missed a call. Now it's Monday and back to realty! :) It's going to be a busy busy week but I'm refreshed and looking forward to it!

I heard from our caseworker a couple of weeks ago. I had asked if we had been shown. She said no. So it's been about 3 1/2 months and we haven't been shown once. She said it has been extremely slower this year than in past years. :( I'm trying not to get discouraged but it's hard to know that we haven't been shown at all yet. Hopefully things will pick up soon!!!!