“I knew I couldn’t sit around and wait any longer. The feeling was urgent. Our baby needed us now and no one was going to fight harder for that baby to join our family than me.”
‘I’m so happy, but honestly a little confused. I really thought we were going to have twins… Exactly one month later, we were contacted by our second attorney. I just knew someone was missing.’
‘Our attorney told us we shouldn’t get our hopes up. It doesn’t happen like this and it would not turn out in our favor. I didn’t know if we would hear from her again.’
“We were contacted by several women. Then I got a Facebook message from a woman who had seen our post.”
‘I received a message from an expectant mom. She was someone from my past. Someone from my childhood. Someone who for years had silently followed our journey.’
“She was due just three weeks later and asked us if we would adopt her baby. I knew although the connection seemed way too close to home, there was a reason this relationship was created all those years ago. There was a reason this connection resurfaced.”
‘The doctors looked at my parents. ‘We have no idea how this child is still alive.’ At that moment, the relief was greater than the fear. They were finally going to help me.’
“We didn’t know how hard it would be on my body. And what if I got pregnant with twins? That would make an already high risk pregnancy, that much more high risk.”
‘I let out a loud cry and immediately the words ‘I’M GOING TO BE A MOM’ poured out. My husband was in the other room and screamed ‘WHAT!’ We sobbed for hours. We couldn’t believe it.’
“I will never forget the moment our doctor told us. I was terrified what his next response would be. What happened? I broke down in tears. I was a healthy 26 year old. I could not understand.”
‘After Michael came to us, we agreed to a sibling visit. The second he caught a glimpse of his brother from across the playground, he ran with all his might, and jumped into his arms.’
“We were hesitant about taking in an older child. There’s only a 13-year age difference between me and Dayshawn.”
‘The name on his chart was ‘anonymous’’: Couple overjoyed to adopt their ‘little prince’ from India in ‘fairy tale’ journey
“Are we nervous? Absolutely! Are we 100% prepared? Not at all. Do we know that Ian will be a perfect fit for our family. Without a doubt.”
‘Her mother abandoned her two little brothers and they had nowhere to go’: Mom’s journey through infertility, foster care and ‘mamahood’
“It’s beautiful, painful, frustrating, and so many other things. Infertility has broken me down and made me a different person.”
‘I snuggled my baby one last time and kissed him goodbye before placing him in the arms of his Mother, Kara.’ Woman documents selfless teen pregnancy journey
“I had to ensure my baby would have the best life I could give him.”
