It looks like we could be parents soon...

Hi all!! I hope this note finds you well. If any of this doesn't make sense its because my mind is a big mush pot right now. Jake and I have been on quite the rollercoaster for the last few days and I thought it was time to share with all of our dear family and friends.
After having our profile in the books for just ten days...we got "The Call"!! We had just gotten into San Francisco to spend the day hanging out and taking pictures when Jake got a very cool phone call. I could NOT believe it whe he told me it was Bethany (our agency) and that they possibly had a baby for us. Of course I immediately burst into tears, we hugged and walked to the middle of Union Square holding onto one another as we listened to what our social worker had to say over speaker phone. It was a beautiful, sweet moment that neither one of us will ever forget. She told us that there is a women who has chosen us, gave us some information and asked us to pray about it and let her know the following afternoon. She also told us that time is of the essence because the baby boy is due Feb 24th!! We hung up, screamed with excitement, jumped up and down (really...what better place to act like a crazy person than SF?!) calmed ourselves and went to the Lord. Our amazing God instantly gave both Jake and I a peace that passes understanding. It was a peace that we have longed for and that we have not felt in a long time. Even though we know that this is not over until its over God is still giving us calm hearts as we continue to move forward.
Ok, so that was Saturday afternoon. We prayed and prayed and called our family and a few friends to have them pray and God made it clear that we should move forward and meet the birthmom. We called our social worker Sunday and said, "YES!!" We wanted to set up a meeting and the meeting was to take place Monday in the birthmom's hometown up north.
So, we traveled yesterday about 5 hours north and met our birthmom. There are details about this whole process that Jake and I are committed to keeping to ourselves and our kids but what I will tell you is that the birthmom is beautiful. And by beautiful, I mean gorgeous! She is kind, smart, healthy and has a big, loving, supportive family! We were blessed to meet her mom, sister, two brothers and best friend. The whole meeting was so comfortable and fun. We laughed and cried and hugged and took pictures...it was just a really lovely day!
Again, I want to remind you that nothing is final and she can still choose to parent. So, Jake and I are beyond excited but still guarding our hearts as much as we can. Although, we already feel a deep love for this precious little boy even though we don't know him yet.
Thank you for praying with us and praising God with us! Please continue to pray for the health and well being of our birthmom and her baby. Please pray that Jake and I would continue to be open to what God has in store for us and that we would allow Him to continue to guide us through this unknown territory. He is good and we trust Him and we know that He has something amazing planned for us. If it is this baby boy, then praise God and if its not, praise God because we know He is perfect, His plans are perfect and His timing is perfect.
Thank you for continuing to walk this road with us and allowing us to share our hearts with you.

And now we wait...

Well, we did it! We turned in our profile about an hour ago and are now officially waiting parents!! We feel relieved, scared, excited and exhausted. Mostly excited though. This profile was much more work than we originally thought. Thanks to many wonderful friends and family we got it done in just a few days. The letter to the birthparents was emotionally hard to write, it was difficult to know what pictures to put in and what colors and what words, etc. We had to continue to stop, be still and be reminded that our amazing God is in control. I know I keep saying this but my little human mind and heart needs to be constantly reminded of this truth. Our God knows this birthmom, He knows this baby, He knows our hearts and our desires and He knows what is best for us. Jake and I spent a few sweet moments this morning laying hands on our profile and giving it all to the Lord and both felt such peace and joy in that moment!

Now we just ask that you would pray for us as we wait. We could wait a week or we could wait a year. Only God knows at this point. From all the people that we have talked to (our social worker, adoptive parents, etc) this is the hardest part. The waiting. Pray that God would give us peace and strength each day. Pray that as we look in our baby's room we would be filled with hope and joy. We want to enjoy this time together, enjoy falling more in love with each other and more in love with Jesus.

Thank you again for your prayers. We feel them in each moment, unlike anything else we've ever experienced. We look forward to posting again to tell you we've been matched! We love you...thank you.