Writer's Block

A lot of things are swimming around in my head as an interesting way to break the news we finally got tonight. Unfortunately, none of them are making any sense as I try to formulate coherent thoughts into intriguing analogies.

Our prospective birth mother decided to parent her little boy today.

We are fully prepared for small people to join our family. We have every color of onesie washed and ready. We know which bigger car we'll buy. We know how we'll handle daycare, extended leave and trips to the pediatrician. Diapers and bottles are at the ready, the plants are watered, the house is clean. And, we are prepared to name them.

Again, all for nothing.