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We are able to talk to the birthmom yesterday.  She had her 30 week appointment so we got to hear about it.  Everything is going great!  Apparently, Oliver moves around All. Of. The. Time.  Even the doctor commented about how active he is.  :-)  We asked if it was possible if she could record his heartbeat, which she said she would try.

We were able to ask some questions about her that we thought of like what she liked to do as a kid, what her heritage is, and anything she knew about the birthdad.  She was completely open to answering anything, which was amazing.

She, too, asked us a few things.  She very much wants us to be a part of the birth. She even thought about what hotel we should stay at so we could be close to the hospital.  :-)

She asked if we have started his nursery, which we coincidentally started 2 days before.  She became excited when we talked about it and even when we talked about the view from his room.

As the conversation started winding down, I opened up to her in the awkward manner only I can do.  I told her that words can never express how thankful we are for her and for Oliver.  We could never repay her for her allowing us to be his parents.  We shared with her that the amount of courage she has is amazing and we completely understand how hard this is for her.  Again, she said she was happy she could make our dreams come true.

Another remarkable conversation with a brave lady.