One Year Ago Today

I was sitting in my (former) office and my cell phone rang. It was the number for our social worker, we had just finished our home study two months ago, so I figured there was some paper needed. I had a few minutes before my next scheduled client, so I answered. She said, "If you are interested there is a little boy you have been matched with" WHAT? My co-workers heard me scream and rushed to the door. She told me she would send me the official referral and all of the documents she had on him.

I called Jim and asked him to call her back, there were so many thing I did not ask. Jim was in just as much shock (we thought we would wait 10 more months). I just assumed on the day I got a referral I would leave work early to go get the referral papers, look at pictures etc. But no, I headed in with the client and told myself-nothing just happened, get it together.

We waited another month for Parker to have a hearing test, when we got the good news we accepted his referral.

Look at this baby picture, I get tear in my eyes just thinking about it. Where did he go that day?, Did his birth mother hold him? Will she ever have any idea of what a darling, sweet, handsome boy he is? For whatever reason we were matched so early it turned out perfect. Adoptive parents always talk about the right fit, this was no exception. Parker we love you!