Hoping this is it!

We have a new situation, and a new birthmother that was given our profile today.  I am going to call her Birthmother J.  It's funny how I want this baby more than any other baby.  And what might be strange to people is because he has Gastroschisis.  This is when his intestines are born outside of his body.  Depending on the severity of the situation, he will require 1 surgery to several.  Best case scenario (he only requires one surgery, and learns how to feed quickly), he could go home in a week.  Worst case scenario it could take several surgeries and he has to stay in the NICU 6 months or possibly more.  On average I have found to expect a hospital stay of 30 days.  I am hoping for best case scenario since mom is 37 1/2 weeks and he is still in the womb.  It seems like most often the difficult cases are made complicated by the baby also being a preemie.

Thankfully, he is only 4 1/2 hours away in Florida.  As soon as we find out if the birthmother picks us, we will have lots of plans and arrangements to make, especially for the girls. This time is so crazy with Boogie starting preschool, Monkey beginning 2nd grade homeschool, and I'm starting a new job training.  I know God will work it all out, and it will be great growing experience for us.

Mom is scheduled for a C-section on the day she turns 39 weeks.  Pray that if this is the baby for us, that God places that in the heart of the mom.  And pray that no matter the outcome for us that the baby is born healthy and does well with surgery.

If this case does not work out, I will send our information in for Birthmother I, which I have not done yet. (Caucasian boy due in October in Florida, drug use during pregnancy)

Summary of situations that didn't work

A- (DUE in August) initially heard about her on March 7, found out it was a boy on April 25, lives in Georgia, African American boy, not matched (have not heard what birthmother has decided to do)

B - (BORN in April) given information on April 1, lives in Georgia, African American boy, mom decided to keep baby, met the birthmother in June, but she continued to decide to parent

C - (BORN in September 2012) given information on May 23, lives in Utah but adoption would happen in Arizona, African American boy, 8 months old, not matched (agency changed adoption to apply to Arizona families only).

D - (BORN in July) found information online in early June, lives in Kansas, Hispanic boy, mother decided to parent baby.

E - (DUE in September) given information June 17, lives in Texas, Caucasian boy, mother has been taking heroin but now on methadone, mother picked another family

F - (DUE in September) was emailed information from agency on July 3, lives in Arizona, Caucasian boy, drug use during pregnancy however baby looks healthy so far, requested to look at other families after looking at our profile, decided she did not like any profiles so far

G - (DUE in July) given information July 3, lives in Utah, African American boy, mother picked another family

H - (DUE in August) was given our profile book on July 16 along with 4 other families, we had decided to not to give her our book so we could work on more grants, however, agency had already given it to her, have not heard anything so I assume she picked someone else, lives in Arizona, African American boy, baby is healthy as is mother