Shhh...it's a secret.

We are cautiously optimistic and 100% in prayer for a birthmom out of state who has chosen us to parent a baby girl due in October! We have loved each phone call and email we've shared with a woman who is QUITE SOMETHING and are wildly trying to come up with a plan of attack as we happily tip our apple cart right over...

L'il Squirt has a heart condition known as complete AVSD and we're learning SO about cardiovascular make up, open heart surgery, Down syndrome infants and the interstate adoption process. I still can't change the freaking ink cartridge in the computer, but if you want to know about cardiac valves, heart chambers, congenital heart disease or pulmonary hypertension--I could talk for hours. (Not intelligently, mind you. But, boy, could i talk!)

We're lucky to have some nurses in the family who have been so great about giving support and ideas of things to consider in the upcoming weeks and there are DS moms out there who have saved my sanity and sleep countless times. (One of my favorites is Jane. I knew she was an angel sent from God when she used an expletive within the first two minutes of our phone conversation. Trust me, folks. I firmly believe in faith and the power of prayer, but there are also aspects of all of this that deserve a loud and healthy "Holy S***". I knew I was in good hands when she delivered each of hers passionately and perfectly on cue.)

We'll keep you posted as things progress but these posts may, indeed, be on their way to becoming quite a bit more colorful...