Sigh... I am back at work now after three GLORIOUS months of maternity leave. Can I just say to everyone how grateful I am for my AMAZING managers at Continental who were so wonderful to me and arranged for me to be able to be home with my kids. It was awesome to have so much mommy time and even though it kills me to have to go back to work- I am glad that I have such a great job to go back to. It is amazing how expensive adoption can be- and now that I have racked up thousands in debt... I have to go back to work to pay it off. I am so lucky that I only have to keep part-time hours though. And in all honesty- if I have to work anywhere- I am SO glad that I work where I do. I love the people that I work with- and the job is actually pretty fun. But...being a stay at home mom would be funner. Once I get my kids paid off....who knows!
I had the AMAZING experience this week- of being with a darling couple and sweet birthmom as she told them that they would finally be getting a new addition to their family. It literally made me cry. I was worried that I would be the sobbing one at the table- it brought so many memories and feelings back for me as I thought back on when I first heard that my sweet babies were coming. We introduced the couple to the birthmom and she ended up choosing them over everyone else she saw. Adoption is such a miracle to me. Anytime you can meet a perfect stranger and have such a strong connection that she feels comfortable in giving you her child...that to me is more than just circumstance. It was so neat to me to watch it from a different perspective this time. Seeing things more from the birthmother's perspective- and really trying to focus on her...while at the same time- wanting it so badly for the adoptive couple- and knowing just how up and down their emotions were on that crazy roller coaster ride. Being with them and seeing their reactions when she told them that she had chosen them to be the parents was a wonderful experience. So neat. I am so grateful for our birhmom's- and for the hard decisions that they had to make. I am so grateful for my kids. They have completely changed my life. So to Blake and Amanda- Congratulations!! I am so thrilled for you- and I can't wait to meet your new little girl!
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Shannon, you rock! We owe so much to you. You are wonderful. Thank you for everything. AH! I can't wait to meet our little girl. Blake and I love you so much!!
You are the best! Thanks for helping Amanda and Blake so much. I am so glad I had you and Amanda contact eachother! I wouldn't in a million yrs think you would be the one to help them get their little girl! you are great!
How you do it all I will never know. I'm just glad I get to watch! Love ya.
I am loving this story, YAY adoption!!!!!!
I can't believe "baby girl" will be here so soon! That's awesome they don't have to wait super long! I met Amanda today at Kaycee's house-she's nice! What are your new work hours? We missed you today!
As I've mentioned before, I have a pretty personal connection with the whole adoption thing. I have seen the wonderful blessings of your sweet children and their arrivals, and I, myself was adopted. I am so grateful for wonderful birthmoms, like the brave one that you have mentioned in this post. They are sacrificing so much under the hardest of circumstances -- feeling, I'm sure, so alone, lost, and confused. Here's to this birthmom and ALL birthmoms who make the wonderful gift of adoption possible. Thanks for sharing this story.
Hey! I seriously need your e-mail so I can e-mail you about pictures instead of leaving blog messages ;) You are back at work now, so what evenings are you free? I have school in the mornings now, so really anything except Wednesday nights (I have YW's) works for me. Let me know what your schedule looks like and we will find a day this month. I am so antsy to take them, I am glad you are excited too!! =)
Hey.. I tried to e-mail the e-mail you gave me but it keeps bouncing back to me and telling me that you don't have a yahoo and won't accept my message (silly computers) let me know if there is another one =) Keep in mind the dates May 21 at 6:15, May 23 at 9:45-10:00ish a.m. Let me know about your e-mail! =)
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