Skype

Today we got to "meet" the birth mom and dad via Skype. We were both a bit nervous because it's not your every day experience to meet the people who will be giving you their children. It went so much better than I expected. They were easy to talk to and so kind. We got to know them a bit and they got to know us. We asked questions and they asked questions. The mom had such a bright, big smile several times (especially when we talked about how excited we were for the babies or how much we appreciated her). She has such a cute look and it was fun to picture if the babies look anything like her. I felt so much love for her as we talked. I wanted to reach out and hug her…and some day I will. At one point they were thanking us for letting them choose us. Wow. We felt like we couldn't thank them enough. Such an amazing gift they are giving us and such a sacrifice with all the mom has to go through with carrying two babies! When they were talking about choosing us, they said they really liked that we have older kids to help and that the gap between Nate and the babies will make  things easier with two newborns. Then the mom said "But I didn't pick you, God did."

I'm surprised I made it through the whole thing without crying!

She is doing really well physically and is still going on walks daily. The babies are doing well, too!

It was a wonderful thing to meet them and it made everything feel even more solid!