The Call

I'm not sure where to start on the craziness of the past few weeks. Bare with me, I'm going to try and make sure I get the details down right. I don't want to miss anything. Friday, June 1st, we went active. We were on the list and the agency website with our profile for all potential birth parents to see. We got a call Monday, June 11th that we had been selected by a couple in Texas and they
were requesting a phone call with us the following day. I'll give you a moment to let that sink in. 11 days after we went active, someone was interested in us to possibly take care of their child for the rest of our lives. After I got my bearings together I called Dan. We had Freak Out Session Num 1 and then decided to speak with them. The reason for the quick appointment? She was due in about 3 weeks. Freak Out Session Num 2. She was having a boy. Freak Out Session Num 3.


It's so strange. Ya know when something really great or really bad happens to you, it's like you are seeing it and feeling it happen in slow motion? Like you are watching someone else go through it, because it couldn't possibly be happening to you. Well, this was that moment for me. Surreal to say the least. Granted, nothing had happened yet but a possible phone call. That is a huge first step.


Fast forward to the next evening, (and no we didn't sleep much that night). The agency social worker facilitated the call and patched us all in on the same line. I was surprised to hear how nervous the parents were to speak with us. It's their show at this point and they are holding all the cards, but they don't see it that way. They were sweet, honest, vulnerable and curious about who we were. They told us that the birth father had found our profile online and showed it to his wife and they decided immediately we were the ones. 


We talked about many things for the hour we were on the phone together. It was not at all what we had expected. It went much smoother and conversation flowed better then we could have hoped. I felt this was a sign it was a good match. So the next day we waited for the call to find out if it was a sure thing and if they had officially picked us. That came later in the afternoon, they had picked us. Since it has to be a mutual match, we need to pick them back. And we did with no reservation.


To be continued . . .