Meeting our Birth Mom

We got to meet our Birth Mom Saturday and it went better then expected. In the beginning everyone was a little uncomfortable and nervous, but as the hour and half went on we all relaxed and got to know each other a little bit. She is as sweet as can be and a very good mother to her nine month old daughter. She has a had a hard life and is just unable to provide for herself and two children. The highlight, for me, of our time together was asking her if she'd pick Tucker's middle name. We felt like she deserved that and that he would always be honored that he had a name from us and from his Birth Mom. She was blown away. You could tell she was not expecting that, but that she really wanted to do it. She invited me to go to the doctor with her Thursday. This is the first week of her every week appointments and I'll get to hear Tucker's heartbeat! I'm so excited I can hardly wait for Thursday to get here. Everything we have hoped for our Birth Mom has offered. We haven't had to ask for anything but she has said that she wants us to hold him first, to cut his umbilical cord, to stay at the hospital with him, that our families can come and visit in the hospital just anything we've thought we'd like to happen, but would've never expected she is graciously offering. At the end of our meal together we exchanged phone numbers and got to visit a little while yesterday. She is just such a sweet blessing! I really think in time we made add her and her daughter to the family as well! This is another answered prayer. I've been asking God to give us the opportunity to be a blessing to our Birth Mom like she has blessed us and the Lord gave us a teenager who only has a foster family herself to love and encourage. Continue to pray for our Birth Mom as she faces the last days of her pregnancy!