The Call

While surfing around the blogoshpere recently, I ran across an adoption blog that talked about the moment when they got the "call".  All families going through the adoption process know the anticipation, the excitement, and the anxiousness that comes along with waiting for that special call from their agency telling them that they have been matched. I have done some blogging about our journey to get Samuel, but never told everyone about the moment we got OUR special call.

It was May 28th.  Adam had taken that day off so we could spend the weekend together doing some fishing up on the river.  We were totally engrossed in making grocery lists and buying fishing supplies.   Most of the calls that came from our agency were always about  needing to redo finger prints or criminal background checks.   So when the call came it was when we least expected it.

We were driving and talking about the things we needed for our fishing trip.  Our next stop would be the Goodwill.  Then the phone rang. It was our agency!   The call went something like this.."Hi, Ali?  We may have a situation for you.  There was a baby boy born yesterday to an HIV + mother, and we thought of your family.  Would you be interested in this baby?"  I couldn't believe that THIS was actually the call we had been dreaming about!  My heart was racing, and at first I was speechless.  I told her to give me a moment to tell Adam.  By that time we were in the Goodwill parking lot.  When I told Adam of course his answer was YES!  I called our agency back, and told her that we would indeed take this baby boy.  She gave me the number to the other agency, and I immediately called them.  It was such a surreal moment calling that agency and saying.. "Hi, my name is Ali and I heard that you have a baby for me?"  She said she certainly did have a baby boy for us.  It was official!  We were going to be adopting a baby boy!!  From them on, everything went into hyper drive.  The fishing trip was completely out the window.  We now had to make arrangements with my parents to take our other children, pack, buy plane tickets, find a hotel to stay in, and buy baby boy clothing.  We did all of this in 2 days. By that next Monday Adam and I were on an airplane headed down to pick up our new son. On June 1st we got to meet our son for the first time.

I wish that I could have had some pictures of that moment to share with you all, but it happened SO fast and while driving in our van. Pictures didn't happen.  But I do have pictures of Sam when we first laid eyes on him.

Fresh from the hospital.

Daddy holding Sam for the first time

Daddy giving Sam a kiss

At the hotel

Thank you Lord for putting Sam in our lives!