MATCH!!

We have been chosen by a birth mother and are in an official m.atch!!! 

We got the call 2 weeks ago.  We have talked to the birth mother and birth father twice already for more than 3 hours.  We have also e-mailed a few times.  They are amazing people and are alot like DH & I.  I am not going to share information about them except that they are thrilled to have found us (we of course feel the same) and they want us to be a part of EVERYTHING.  She is 6.5 months pregnant and her due date is March 7th.  

The baby didn't cooperate at the BM's (birth mother) 18 weeks ultrasound so she didn't know the gender.  She offered to go get a 3D ultrasound and gender check if we wanted to know.  We couldn't resist so a few days ago she had an ultrasound and DH and I got to watch it LIVE on our computer.  She lives many states away but technology allowed us to be able to see our baby moving on the screen!!!  It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.  A few minutes into the ultrasound the BF (birth father) said into the microphone.......IT'S A GIRL!!!!

I lost it.  Sobbing, screaming, hugging DH.  We secretly wanted a girl but obviously 4 years into infertility would be happy with a boy or girl.  Having a girl is the icing on the cake though!!  Our BM is sending us a DVD of the ultrasound and 20 pictures of our little girl!!!  She already email us one picture to tide us over until we get the rest in the mail. 

We feel so lucky to have met this amazing couple and to be able to be a part of the next 12 weeks of our baby' s life.  We were not expecting this involvement since its not the norm in adoption.   We are also going to be in the room when our baby is born!!!

The birth parents seem very confident in their decision, but you never know. We understand things change in adoption but it's so hard to guard our hearts at this point.  We are already so invested.    We are celebrating and are beyond ecstatic!!!