Emotions

To start this blog off, I want to apologize for not posting anything new since the first of May.  The last couple of months have been pretty calm.  Now the last three weeks have been VERY exciting.  We have had three false alarms and finally, we received the call we have been waiting for.  IT'S TIME TO GO TO FLORIDA!!!

Emotion.... Webster.com states the below:

Definition of EMOTION

1

a obsolete : disturbance b : excitement

2

a : the affective aspect of consciousness : feeling b : a state of feeling c : a conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body

 

My definition of Emotion is simple:  ADOPTION - Getting the final call.  Since Wednesday, June 27th, I have felt every emotion known to man.  I've been so happy, I felt I was jumping out of my skin.  One night I was telling Johnny I was terrified and scared to death.  All other emotions have fell somewhere in between.  What about Johnny you ask, well he has been very,very quite.

 

So here is the latest.  For the past several weeks, our birth mom has been experiencing high blood pressure.  At one time they were concerned for Preeclampsia.  This condition is near to my heart, as I almost lost a cousin and a dear friend of mine to this condition.  This is serious condition and I did not want our birth mom to have it.  Due to the danager of Preeclampsia, our birth mom was admitted to the hospital on two different occasions for monitoring.  This was very scary for Johnny and I as we were literally waiting on that phone call in the middle of the night.  With God's help, the blood pressure came down and on both hospital stays, our birth mom was sent home.

 

On June 27th, her blood pressure was still high, even with medication.  At this appointment, she was 37 week and 2 days.  The doctor stated that since she had not dilated, he would send her home, BUT he wanted to induce her on Monday, July 2nd.  So about 11:30 AM on Wednesday, Johnny and I got the call we have been praying for, for so long, it's time to come to Florida for the birth of our daughter.

 

WOW... those words were sweet words, once I confirmed that birth mom and baby were okay.  At this appointment, Baby Gracie had an estimated weight of 6 lbs and 8 oz. 

 

As I'm typing this blog, we are 99% packed.  Our plans are to travel to Florida tomorrow and rest Sunday.  Monday our world will change forever and we will start a new chapter in the Long family.

 

There are so many people that mean so much to us, but if Iwould list them all, I'm afraid that I will miss someone.  Please know that if you have supported us by prayer, encouraging words, financial donations, gifts or simply a card, you have helped make this journey possible and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  We have stated from the begining that this adoption is all God's doing.  He is just using us.  We still feel 100% about this statement.  If it was not for our Saviour, this adoption would not have taken place.  We give him all of the praise and glory for this precious child, Morgan Grace Long.

 

Below are a few pictures we wanted to share with everyone.

 



These ultrasounds Pics were taken at 36 weeks and 2 days.

 



Gracie's Crib with the BEAUTIFUL Orange Bedding.

  

Gracie's 1st Rabbit "Bugs" and her Orange / Brown Bedding.



Once we hit Florida, one of us will update the blog with details about meeting the birth mom and her family and of cource, the wonderful birth of Morgan Grace.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and for following the journey of Morgan Grace.

 

May God be with you, as he has been with us.

 

Love,

 

Misty & Johnny