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Our first adoption had some challenges as well, but we were rather naive and just rolled with the punches. This time, some people outside the dynamic interfered; some "friends" of the birth parents convinced them that it was evil for them to place their child for adoption, despite the fact that they both are in rehab and unemployed. The father does not want to raise another child, and the mother is ambivalent, but the bullying of their "friends" convinced her to pull out of the adoption about three weeks short of delivery. Not so much worried about any "omen", but rather it becomes hard to trust again. Just trying to find a place of humble trust in God that He will provide for us what we need in the way of a family.
May God bless your dear hearts and that precious baby with a lifetime of love, joy, and healthWell, we spoke with the Pediatric Cardiologist yesterday. Our baby (who we plan to name Luke) has a form of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and will need several heart surgeries in his first few year of life and we will only now what his life will be like as he grows and develops. If all goes well, he may have a fairly normal life with some mild limitations of extreme activity/exertion. There is also risk of bigger problems, but we will be prayerful and work to give this child the best life that we can. Continued prayers are appreciated.