And Kate came home! I was on maternity leave. We introduced her to family and made her part of ours. We went to the doctor's appointments. Life was wonderful!
On day 27 the call came. The director of our agency called to tell us that the birth mother was thinking about changing her mind.
I literally fell to the floor. I called my partner and had her come home. We got the name of a lawyer to talk to so we could see what our rights were. The director set up an appointment with the birth mother. Life was crumbling right before our eyes.
The lawyer (who is wonderful and we worked with him for the adoption of Phoebe) told us we could fight. But after lots of money and time we would most likely lose. The adoptive families have no rights.
The director of our agency met with the birth mother and was making some progress in helping her to see that the baby was better off with us. We thought things might eventually go our way.
On Oct. 31, with a glimmer of hope, we went to visit family for the weekend. The next day, as we were visiting my partner's grandparents the phone rang again. We needed to bring Kate back and return her to her birth family.
We got in the car for the longest ride of our lives.
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I have read all the posts, and I feel my heart catch in my throat. I can only imagine how you two felt during that car ride. Can't wait to read more!
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