As I held my precious boy in my arms last night to rock him to sleep, I
could feel the unconditional love and trust my little angel has for me. He
had his arms wrapped around me and he kissed me on the cheek, at that very
moment I sensed a warm peaceful spirit. I realized then in my heart that my
prayers for a child have been answered, and that there is a guardian angel
watching over my son. He is a beautiful little boy with dark hair and big
dark brown eyes. We adopted him when he was four days old and we named him
Eric Daniel.
For many years I dreamed and prayed about becoming a mother someday. I knew
that if I couldn't have any children of my own that I would adopt. My
husband John and I really prayed about this every day during our morning
devotional time. One Sunday morning a lady from church approached me and
told me she had a granddaughter that was planning to give her unborn baby
up
for adoption. We met with the young birthmother for dinner and I showed her
a profile I had put together, which included a resume and pictures. After
dinner we went to our house and showed her the nursery that we had already
set-up in a neutral angel theme.
Less than two months later we completed our home study and we were approved
by the adoption agency just two days before Eric's birth. It was a Sunday
morning and we were at church when we got the news and rushed straight to
the hospital. It turned out we didn't have to rush because we waited about
eight hours before they took Eric by caesarian. What an awesome feeling it
is to finally hold your newborn son for the first time!
The next morning when we went back to the hospital we found out that Eric
had to stay in the hospital because of an infection he had. During the time
he was in intensive care, we got to hold him and feed him, so we bonded
instantly. On the fourth day, Eric was released from the hospital and was
able to go home with us, what a wonderful day that was! When we got home I
fed Eric and changed his diaper (yes, I was immediately baptized by our
newborn son) and I placed him in his new crib. I just stared at this
precious angel, I couldn't believe after all these years that I was now the
mother of this beautiful child.
Looking back at the whole adoption process, I have no doubt that God heard
our prayers and I believe it was God's guidance that helped us through the
adoption. It took 10 months for the adoption to become final, on that day
we
stood before the Judge declaring Eric legally ours, I had tears in my eyes,
and when I looked over at my husband John, he had tears too. That was a
very
special day for us. It has been over two years now since we were blessed
with Eric and I truly have enjoyed every day that I spend as a mother. I no
longer take any day for granted. I look at Eric now and I thank God for
giving me the opportunity to take care of such a precious life.
I plan on telling Eric someday that he is adopted and his birthmother loved
him enough to choose to give him life and to give him to a family who
absolutely adore him. Eric will always know that he is very much loved and
cherished. I sure may not have given birth to him, but he grew inside my
heart. He is a gift from God.
