Real Stories

Last Thursday eve we attended our 1st Support Group meeting. The purpose of the group is to have a place for both waiting families and those who have placed to exchange stories and hear where others are at. We were one of 3 other waiting families in attendance and there were 5 that had placed over the last year and a half and they all had their new additions in tow! So cute! SO many little ones with such inspiring stories about how they got there. The amazing part to me was that each and every story was SO different from the next. So families had just been placed like 3 weeks ago and some were still waiting after   15 months for finalization! There truly is no norm and that is actually comforting for me because it leaves lots of mysteries and keeps my expectations in tact. We will have our own unique story to share as will our child.  Just as in a pregnancy , you really don't know what you are gonna get!