Some hard days ahead

Well, I honestly wish that I could say otherwise, but yesterday was a difficult one (and that might be the understatement of the year...:-)). When we got to the hospital, we were able to say hi to the birth mom before she delivered. At 8:48, she had her baby. At about 10, we were finally able to go back to see him and his mother. He was 6 lbs., 13 ounces and 19 inches long. I may be biased, but he is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen! He has the cutest little dimples and a head full of curly hair. It was definitely love at first sight!! We spent the morning more excited than we probably have ever have been! As the day went on, however, the excitement wore off as we began to see signs of the birth mom really struggling with her decision. Apparently, her mother went in shortly after birth and offered to take care of the baby. She was originally very supportive, but kind of went a bit crazy yesterday. This, of course, has the birth mom pretty upset and has made her decision much more difficult. By the end of the day, she was still leaning towards us adopting him, but is still very uncertain about it all. In all honesty, I am dreading what today might bring. I'm not sure I can handle the ups and downs that we experienced yesterday again! But, I also trust that God will not give us more than we can handle. Please, if you have a moment, send a pray up for this birth mom. She has such a difficult decision ahead of her. I told Seth last night that I can't even imagine what she is experiencing! Thanks to all of you already for your love, encouraging words, and support! We are so very, very blessed to have all of you walking this road with us!