On April 8th , I headed over to my parents to finish up a paper I was working on for my job. I felt rushed to finish it as I had no idea what was in store for the next two weeks. Our birth mom’s name was Dee (name changed for her protection) and she had a doctors appointment earlier that day. I knew there was a real possibility that they would keep her at the hospital due to the fact that she was experiencing headaches, backaches, and high blood pressure. The adoption agency let us know around 3:00 that we should be ready for all outcomes. Chris was at work, and I hadn’t been able to share the news with him.
At 7:30 my phone finally rang, it was the agency! Glenda’s voice on the other end said “Time to come to Florida my dear.” I was in total shock, and then shock gave way to total panic. I was so excited!
After trying to call Chris, I researched airfare to Jacksonville online. We found two one way tickets to Jacksonville for $780. After I booked the flights, I got a phone call from Chris. I hurriedly filled him in, and he raced home from work. I left to meet him at home.
We were probably a sight to see racing around our house, packing as fast as we could. We were dodging each other in the hallways, yelling from room to room about the things we should pack. Our daughter was about to be born!
Dad drove us to the Seattle Airport and we arrived just before 10 p.m. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 11:25. Once we arrived at the airport, Chris and I finally took a deep breath. The moment we had waited for was finally here.
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