SURPRISE!!!

Mollie and I have been busy working and trying to finalize our home study and our fundraisers.  We placed our order for the t-shirts today and will have them in our possession soon.  We have our fliers being posted in different places, a commercial on Star 93.5, and our registration forms for our 5k at Chick-Fil-A at Dogwood Festival Market in Flowood.  So, what's the surprise?  I am glad you asked...

Mollie and I have been given some information from her brother and his wife of a young lady that is looking to do a private adoption for her second child.  Due to the sensitivity of this decision and for her privacy we have decided not to blog her name.  We have been in contact with her and know that she has a precious 3 year old already and is a single mom.  She told us that she is not able to afford to keep the child she is pregnant with and is looking for a good family to give her child to.  I spoke with her last week and found out that the girl's mom is full blooded Cherokee Indian and her dad is Caucasian.  The baby's father is African American.  So can we say, "BEAUTIFUL baby!"  Well, during the most busy part of my day today, I received 6 text messages.  I did not know it at the time because I was seeing client, after client, after client.  When my day finally ended, I checked my text messages to find that one of those were from the young lady we have been talking to and 4 or 5 of them were from Mollie.  The young lady text both of us today around 2:15 this afternoon to let us know that she had her latest ultrasound today and the doctor said that the baby is looking great and everything looks to be going well.  Oh, and by the way, ITS A GIRL!!! 

We were a little taken back at first to be honest, just for the fact that we have been praying so much for our possibility of a little boy, Kolton Garrett, from South Korea.  We spoke with our social worker and she told us that while private adoptions are good, she did tell us that at the birth of the child, the mother still holds the right to change her mind and keep the child.  She told us that if we are interested in this, go for it but keep in mind that the mother has the right to change her mind and if she does decide to keep the child, we are still in line for the Korean adoption.  Mollie and I are excited but we have already prepared all our fundraisers for a boy named Kolton Garrett and as of now, that's the road we thought we were on.  We are wanting every one to know that any and all financial support is going towards our adoption, whether its a little girl from Tennessee or a possible boy from Korea.  We also would like to know some of your thoughts about this news since you all are family and friends.