1. Pray that we can find a place to stay in R.I. This is not something we can plan out because there are so many variables (when he is actually born, how long he stays in the hospital, how long it takes for R.I. to allow us to come home, etc).
2. Pray that the baby will be healthy at birth.
3. Pray that his time in the hospital will go well. Apparently this hospital is not "adoption friendly", so I am a little nervous that I won't get very much time with him.
4. Pray that Josiah and I will be financially wise in the next few weeks as we try to prepare.
5. Pray for our family to stay focused on God's plan and bonded together, especially through the transitions. We don't usually transition well, and we also don't like being in situations with a lot of unknowns. But we are charging forward, excited for what God has in store for us.
One thing Josiah and I talked about last night that has encouraged us is the reality that this baby, even though we have only known about him for a few weeks, has been prayed about for two years. Ever since we started this process in 2013, we (any many of you) have prayed for the child we adopt. So even before his conception, he was being lifted up in prayer. We whole-heartedly believe that God has been with him each day of his pregnancy.
We have chosen to give him the name Titus. Titus was a man in the Bible trained by Paul to be a young man of faith who helped others find Christ. Secondly, the name "Titus" in Latin means "saved". To us, this is a great reminder of how God brought him from a rough beginning to a more stable life. This is also exactly what God does for each of us if we let Him. If this adoption becomes final, Titus will always be a great reminder of what God does to save and rescue His children.