Unprepared

I don't think anything can prepare you for the day you meet your future child's birth parents. Nervous, excited, anxious, stressed, elated, definitely a rare combination of emotions.I didn't want to go to someone's home (especially someone this important) empty handed, so after much thought I went with food! Everyone likes cookies right? Cookies and muffins it was. The girls and I had fun baking the day before and preparing a pretty basket for the family. The day of, we left extra early because we didn't want to be late for such an important meeting. When we got close we texted the person from our agency who was also meeting us there. She texted she was there and to go ahead and come. As we pulled in the driveway I steadied myself and forced my legs to move forward towards the door, taking a few deep breaths.The worker knocked on the door and in a matter of seconds we were greeted with smiles and warmth and invited to sit down. Everyone agreed we were all nervous! We talked and laughed and really enjoyed the meeting. Ok, and to be honest I kept having to remind myself not to look at the belly. Sounds funny,but I kept reminding myself to look at her face not her tummy!It was a BIG baby bump, I knew right then this would probably be a big baby! We answered questions honestly and were told they would be sure to let the agency know when she went into labor so we could be there at the hospital. It was so strange knowing my son/daughter was in the same room with me and hearing my voice for the first time. It was all surreal but I think we all left feeling good. We didn't want to get our hopes up 100% but we really felt a connection to this family and that God had brought us together.This was the beginning of our journey with A's birthfamily who we have much love and respect for.