Situation Update

So here's the latest. We're in a match (yay!). Baby boy was born here in Northern California on Sunday. We got "the call" from Pact yesterday evening and have since talked to birth mom on the phone. Mom (who I will call "M") and Baby are both doing well - healthy, resting, no complications. We're heading out of town and over to the hospital to spend some time with them this afternoon. They are expected to check out of the hospital Wednesday morning, and relinquishment will likely happen around that time as well.

SO... Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Nothing is final until after relinquishment and then finalization, so there are still some significant steps before this actually happens, and we of course want M to feel assured in her decision.

As you can imagine, we are a bit overwhelmed and anxious, but also SUPER excited.

Pray that everything goes well today with M - that we feel comfortable with one another, don't let our nerves overcome us, and that we are able to develop a relationship based on trust and understanding, which will be really important as Baby gets older.

I'll continue to give updates as we know more.

P.S. Several of you have left comments and somehow I've managed to delete them - I'm in a bit of a fog I guess, and didn't realize what I did until it was too late! If you can, leave them again! We love comments and would love encouragement! x

Possible Match

Possible match situation. Keep us in your prayers. I'll give an update as soon as I can.

Michael Oher + 'The Blind Side'

In honor of National Adoption Month (November), WORLD magazine did a great little story on Michael Oher - his journey through homelessness, as a transracial adoptee, and into the NFL - also the story behind the new film starring Sandra Bullock entitled "The Blind Side" (which we have yet to see... but definitely plan on it).

According to the article, Oher grew up in the projects of New Orleans, was addicted to crack cocaine and living on the streets by the age of 15, and in the eyes of many, had "no future" ahead of him. Practically by mere coincidence, Oher came to know the Tuohy family - family owners of fast food chains such as KFC, Taco Bell and Long John Silver - who through various ups and downs decided to give Oher a place to stay.

Recently, Oher was nominated as NFL's 'Rookie of the Year' and as mentioned above, a book and film have been written about his life experiences.

There is no doubt in our mind that Oher's adoption journey was tough. Perhaps what is most beautiful about the story - at least the story as it is portrayed in "The Blind Side" - is the way in which Oher's adoption by the Tuohy family not only helped "change" Oher's future, but in turn, actually changed the adoptive family. It wasn't about "saving" - but about coming together as a family and growing together.

One scene, depicted in the film's preview, displays Ms. Tuohy (Leigh Ann, played by Bullock) speaking with an older woman who points out how much she is "changing" Oher's life. Leigh Ann's response is, "No, he's changing mine".

Thanks for reading...