And then there were 4! SURPRISE!

This is the story of how Rayann and her birthmom entered our lives! Our lives have been changed so drastically in just a matter of one phone call! 

Halloween night at 5pm we were at Smiths buying candy for the Trunk Or Treat when my special "JeanMarie ringtone" started going off. As I picked up the phone I thought, there's a birthmom because why else would she call on a holiday right before the festivities start. But I still couldn't figure out why she would be working at that time. I answer and she says the usual how are you and then asked what we were doing. We told her we were getting ready to take Grant trick or treating and she said, "Well, would you be willing to forgo your Trunk or Treat to come to the hospital and meet your new baby girl?!" I immediately started crying and my voice became so high pitch only dogs could hear! I said, yes and then my brain started whirling. Who what when where how????? Baby was born the night before and she just met birthmom and she picked us! Birthmom wants to meet us to introduce our baby to us. We calmly put the things from our cart down and walked out of the store. The drive to the hospital was weird. I don't remember it almost at all but it felt like we'd never get there. When we got there it felt like it had only been a minute. It was really weird. Because she was on the labor and delivery floor and they don't allow kids, we had to wait for our friend Cindy to get there and watch Grant before we could go meet her. While we waited JeanMarie told us how it all went down. The hospital called her about the situation and JeanMarie brought down every profile they had. Bm went through a few and got to ours and wouldn't put it down. She said she refused to look at anything  else. Later BM said it was just a feeling that she knew we were her parents. This happened at around 2:30. (We had no idea anything was happening at that point in our lives). Around 2 pm we were driving home from a friend's Halloween party when out of the blue I got this feeling so I said to Joe, I think I'm REALLY ready for a baby now. Like REALLY. Not just ready. And weird, feeling like I wanted a girl. I have always wanted boys. We talked about it and about Anayah and about how we need to get our profile going with Catholic Charities so that we can get on as soon as we can after our agency closes down in December. And thoughts of how our lives would change if we had a baby filled my mind. I thought about it off and on all day. It has truely been a miracle day. When we met BM she was  so positive about everything. She is a strong amazing woman. We talked for a while. I just wanted to get to know all I could about her. I wanted to be able to build a relationship with her so we can keep things open in the future. A while later they brought in Rayann. My head is reeling at this point. This is our new daughter. We knew nothing of her until half an hour ago. And was she gorgeous! She was perfect! And in perfect Joe and Chantelle family fashion, she has squishy cheeks!!! That's the part I love the most! All of our kids are united in their cheekiness! Haha! 

This is our first time meeting her and touching her. It has been a whirl wind adventure and it has been so worth it! She is the perfect addition to our family! I can't wait to bring her home and be able to introduce her to Grant and everyone else.