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When Hannah first told us that she was pregnant, we were devastated, to say the least. I don’t know that there’s even a good enough word for how we felt. A lot of crying, a lot of screaming, the first few days were not pretty. It was really, really, really difficult.
We had our family over and just sort of cried together and tried to process it.
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When I found out I was pregnant, I felt very nervous. It was not expected. I felt very overwhelmed. My first thought was I was going to keep it. I never considered adoption, never thought that I could be so strong to do so.
I didn’t decide on adoption or keep whether to keep the child until after 20 weeks.
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“What if she doesn’t like us? What if we don’t like her? Are we going to have anything to talk about?”
Ever been on a first date with someone you’ve only ever talked to over the phone and read about on paper? If you have, you probably asked these questions (and many more) in the days/weeks leading up to the date.
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To Our Birth Mother:
Dear Alena,
We hope this letter finds you well and just know, we think of you often. We can’t believe Daniel is already a month old! Time has passed so quickly; he is healthily gaining weight, as you’ll see his chubby cheeks in the pictures. What a cutie!
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One Birthmom from the HEB area, made one selfless decision in April of this year, which changed a loving family’s life forever. In placing her child for adoption, she was able to make a better life for herself and for her baby. She chose a family of four near Austin, Texas; they were so overjoyed that each of the children wrote a letter to the Birthmom of their new baby sister,
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