I got some exciting news last night, I am a great-aunt again

My niece and her husband have been on the "waiting list" to adopt a baby for almost 3 years now (they have a 7 year old daughter and then they were not able to have another baby after having her). They found out a few months ago that someone had chosen them to be the parents of a baby due the end of March! Of course this happened just after my nieces husband was downsized out of his job so they had a "few extra hoops they've needed to jump through" in order to be allowed to proceed but they got everything worked out

My sister called last night and said the baby boy was born yesterday afternoon at 2:45, he was 8#,8oz and those are the only details she had so far, my niece and her husband and their daughter were driving from their home near Chicago to the adoption agency in Indianappolis to pick up the baby. (It was a home delivery with a mid-wife so because the baby wasn't born in a hospital the adoption agency picked him up and they pick the baby up there.) We are waiting to hear about eye and hair color and what name they decide on. My niece has 2 names picked out but wanted to see the baby before she decides on which one, I hope my sister calls me from work when she gets more news. The birth mother has 24 hours to relinquish her rights so we are still hoping and praying she doesn't change her mind about this.