Here's what happened yesterday...

"Hello Meagan & Paul,
We have a birth mom who is due January 6 and we have all the information now to move forward with finding a good match for her.
BirthMom:
This is an excellent situation from our viewpoint - mom is in her late teens, very healthy, has good family support
*presently in Gr 12
*had some LD in school and on an Indiv. Educ. Plan (IEP)

Alcohol/ Drug use during pregnancy:
* 3-4 shots of "malibu with juice" once in may and once in June before she knew she was pregnant, nothing since
*taking vitamins
*ultrasound shows no anomolies

BirthFather: - was not eager to participate in the beginnings program, but has come around really nicely and gave us history this week
*he wants a DNA test to confirm (but mom states he is the one)
*LOVES sports, so wants this in his adoptive family to be active and like outdoors, sports
*active, volunteers to keep busy, likes strategy games
*doing an apprenticeship
*family all know about this pregnancy and have discussed options, he agrees to move forward with adoption.
DNA will be done after baby is born and will be back likely by time of signing consents (after 8th day)

I have scanned our list for couples who would be a good fit for this young couple - like the outdoors,http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif sports etc... and your profile came up.

Please let me know if you want to be presented for this one, I hope to present 5-6 couples for these young people to find the best fit.
I know this is a busy time for you and I am sorry to do this at Christmastime, but the baby is due and we just cleared all the birth father issues, so we can now move forward.
Let me know,
Regards"

So based on what Paul and I have been through this past week/month here was our response to her...


"Hello,

Upon re-reading your email it appears that Paul and I have everything they are looking for..
eg: Our Love of outdoor sports and board games (all there in our profile and our dear Birth Family letter).

We would be anxious to know if we have made the short list - aka: being presented to this couple. It has been almost a year since our journey began and we feel no closer now then we did 10 month ago. Is there any hope?

Merry Christmas!
Hope to hear from you soon,"

Here was her response:

"Hello folks,
Just getting back to you on this message today -
Yes, we are presenting you today to the birth mom and dad. Hopefully we will know today, but she may want to take a bit of time to think about her choice. As soon as I know I will email you to say what her plans are.
I know it is very hard to have to wait for this, especially this time of year. I do appreciate your ability to put yourselves forward and to take the risk. Yes, there is certainly hope, it is just a matter of time to find the right fit for you. I will try to present you as often as I can.
All the best"

Holy Cow!!! Can this really be happening - after all these months - is it possible our luck could be changing???

"Hi Megan,
I just got off the phone with Sherry our counsellor and she said our birth mom has chosen another couple - I am so sorry to disappoint you folks on this one after raising your hopes so close to Christmas.
However, I do have 2 other birth moms who are looking for families very soon, so I will let you know about their histories as soon as I have them ready to sent to you maybe later next week.
Keep your hopes high, this one just was not for you, but the next time.................
Blessings!"

Guess Not!!