 |
The Official Site of the Purdys, Washington's finest Kentuckians |
|
Home
About Us Haley's Stuff Kelsee's Stuff Jason's Stuff Our Adoption Page Our Travel Page Photo Galleries Sign our Guestbook Contact Us © 2002, The Purdys |
|
As many of you know, Kelsee and I were approved in early July to be adoptive parents. Well, surprisingly, we were notified a couple of weeks ago that we've been matched with a birth family in Idaho. However, the adoption is still tentative. What that means is we are the selected family to receive the child, but the birth mother is still hesitant about placing the child up for adoption. This is common with adoption, since giving up your child is a difficult decision. The birth family can change their mind at any point along the way until a couple of days after birth. So the chances we will actually get the child are about 50/50 all the way until the end. Needless to say, we're excited, but it's a guarded excitement. The baby (we're not 100% sure, but we think it's a girl) is expected to be delivered by c-section on September 27. This is because the baby has been diagnosed in utero with Dandy-Walker syndrome. Basically, DWS is an illness where the brain doesn't quite develop as it should, and fluid is gathering in the brain (this is called hydrocephalus or "water on the brain"). The child will potentially be born with problems, though the extent varies dramatically (from minor developmental delays to severe disabilities). The baby will have an operation within 24 hours of birth to have a shunt placed to help the fluid drain. This often times help eliminate major issues. For more info on the illness, go here: http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/pednsurg/disorder/wpdandy.htm We'll be talking with the birth mother for the first time on Friday via a conference call. We'll update with more info then. Anyway, below are a couple of adoptions links that may be of interest to you:
|