It is almost time.......

Can you believe our little Jake will be in here in just over a week! Even though I have been waiting to be a Mommie for a lifetime it seems like just yesterday that we started getting ready to greet our little man! We have had a great relationship with Sara and over the last couple of days we have had several prayers answered. I truly believe that this will be a wonderful experience for everyone involved!

I know that it will be very hard on Sara and I am expecting it to be very hard on us as well. We want to be that little boys Mommie and Daddy more than anything in the world but our joy and happiness is not the same for Sara and her family. Even though she is certain about her decision it is still a hard choice to make. It will be a very emotional journey! Please pray for us and for Sara and her family as we begin the process of the birth and then the relinquishment's.

We are expecting to stay in touch with Sara and her family and we will have an open adoption. We all feel like this is the best option for Jake and for everyone involved. Jake will have two families that love him and support him. How lucky could any little boy be! We have already accepted Sara and Dusti into our family and we are so thankful for their friendship! They are awesome people and we love them so much!

Jake will be here for sure next Thursday - in just 8 short days! It is hard to believe. We will travel to Iowa starting next Monday. We will spend the night somewhere along the way and make the rest of the journey on Tuesday. We will meet with our attorney in Iowa on Wednesday and then we will meet Jake on Thursday! YEAH! We will see Sara and Dusti as much as possible while we are in town and we are planning on spending alot of time helping Sara with Dusti after the birth. Dusti is 2 going on 22 so she can be a hand full but she is so sweet and funny!

We still have so much to do to get ready to leave for two weeks. We have been off schedule for about a month or so just trying to spend every moment getting the house ready for a baby and getting his things together! I am looking forward to getting home and settling back into a normal routine.

Please pray for my friends at The R House. They will be in court tomorrow (I believe it is at 10:15 MT) for the judges decision in their custody battle. It will be a hard day for them tomorrow and they need all of the prayers they can get!

Also, keep Jeff, me, Sara, Dusti, Gloria, and our families in our prayers. We will have a wonderful but tough week next week! We will need strength and courage beyond belief!

Check back next Thursday for pictures of Jake! I am sure there will be many!