It’s Been a Really Hard Wait

“It’s taken a long time for mybaby brother to come into our family,” my son said.

I put my fork down and paused. Three weeks ago we got the phone call we’ve been waiting for; a birth mother chose us to become the parents of her child. We’ve talked about names, about what it will look like when the baby comes, about how things will be different, about how Luke will help. Excitement and a joy reverberate throughthese table conversations.

There was no anger, no frustration, no angst in the simp...