The Best News!!

On Thursday the 28th of June we received one of the most exciting phone calls of our lives. The match call...About 10:00 on Thursday morning as I was packing my bags for Beaver Lake my cell phone rang. It was a Kansas City number so I knew it was the adoption agency, but I thought it probably had to do with the video we are working on completing for the second time. I answered very nonchalant and then began to realize that this was our match phone call, a woman has chosen us to be her baby's adoptive parents!! He rattled off all the information and was incredibly kind. He told me that this is the favorite part of his job and not to worry because he will email as soon as we were finished with all the information so I didnt need to write anything down. He told me, her name is Nichole and she is from New York. He continued with more of the details and explained why she chose us as her match. He said that when she saw Mitch's loving face (her words not mine :-D), read that I was a teacher, and that we were young and energetic she knew we were the perfect match. As the phone call ensued I tried so hard to keep it all together and all in all I did very well(those who know me well realize this is a feat in itself...). After about ten minutes he told me that he was sure I would have questions, but he wanted me to chat with Mitch and to get back with him after I had some time to process. I thanked him over and over and then hung up. Was this really happening? Are we really going to get a baby and become parents just like that? I lost it, balling I called Mitch right away. He of course thought that someone had died or there had been a horrific accident and immediately left the office at the shop to have our private conversation. As I squeaked out, WE ARE GETTING A BABY, he automatically changed his mood from concern to overwhelming joy. What a great day! We had 48 hours to complete paperwork and get everything in order for our match. As we were planning on leaving for vacation in a matter of hours I was frantic but it all worked out beautifully and here we are today ready and waiting on the next steps. We have a conference call with our adoption agent, Laurie, on Tuesday morning and then we will see where we go from there. Couldn't be happier or more excited. Baby is due on August 30th and we will fly to Syracuse, New York when we get that OTHER exciting phone call. Hopes are high that all will work out beautifully and within a few months we will be Mitch and Ali Kiser, plus one :-). Full of Joy, Ali