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So it's been a little hectic. My parents are here from California, having driven to Idaho to drop their 11th child off at college then drove to Tennessee to see their favorite (my dog smokey) child. I'm up at 226am typing in a blog while i have my thoughts. when i wake up i may have a new nephew via my brother Bennett and his wife Jennifer! if not through the night, i hope soon. anyway, Christopher let me know our birthmothers name is COURTNEY and what we should include in our 'follow up' letter to her. Without telling you the details of the letter, i'll sum up that we expressed what we felt about hearing she chose us and asked some questions, invited her to ask us questions and especially let her know that ALL of our family, friends and strangers are praying not only for michael and i to be able to be parents but that they pray for her and her son. i felt the spirit confirming that to me as i typed the letter and i hope/pray she will feel that when she reads it and meets us soon. I do not know when we will but sometime before her due date of Oct. 25th if all goes well. We are feeling very upbeat now about it all. we asked christopher about what would happen if charmaine came back around and he said although against policy to place twice in one year with family services, it's possible for an ammendment in this circumstance. we are grateful and have peace about that cause it feels bad to us that we can just 'move on' from a very real child to us. we have been grieving the thought of losing her (as any potential parent morns a child) so we appreciate those of you that are respectful and understanding to that. with that said, we really are happy and living day to day. we don't want to 'prepare' like we did for the first one but are now ready for what we need to do at the last minute. I'm greatful that Courtney is due with some notice so have something to look forward to rather than wondering each day if i'm going to get a call. i'm much more at peace at the moment. ok, i've got to go. hope you enjoyed the update.