Being Sealed as A Family
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Chosen
In late February 2014, Gary and I were contacted by a 21 year birth mother who was due to have her baby on April 4. She was pregnant with her second child and was not in a position to take care of the child she was carrying.
Throughout March, we went through ups and downs not knowing if she was going to choose us as the adoptive parents. We had little contact with the birth mother, which led us to believe that she may have other adoptive couples in mind or if she was going to keep the baby.
About two weeks before the baby was born, the birth mother contacted us and schedule a face to face. We were elated with joy and excitement!
On March 22 (Gary’s 30th birthday), we drove to the birth mom’s dads’ house. Gary and I were excited but really nervous to meet this brave girl. We visited with her and her dad for about 3 hours. Everything went very well! Toward the end of the visit, we asked what gender of baby she was having. She said with great joy- “A BOY!” She told us that she was 100% sure about us as the adoptive parents. She informed us that the doctor had her schedule to deliver in 10 days!
On Monday, March 31, Gary and I drove to the hospital (3 hours from where we lived). It was the most incredible, emotional, special day for our family! We had the opportunity to be in the delivery room with the birth mom during the birth. She requested that I cut the umbilical cord (what an amazing experience!). Brighton was healthy and strong. Our sweet birth mom signed the adoption papers and placed Brighton with us at 24 hours after he was born. She wanted a closed adoption at first when we first met her, but then changed her outlook on open adoption when she got to know Gary and I. We were prepared for either, but were hoping for openness. We agreed to phone calls/ text messages, pictures, and occasional visits. Gary and I frequently visited with our birth mother in her hospital room while she physically and emotionally recovered. We laugh and cried together as we all went through this amazing experience. We spent 3 days in the hospital, bonding and loving every minute with Brighton.
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