Meeting Mom

            Our new home for the next week or so was a hotel room. Not ideal for a new born baby, but we did the best that we could. The next day and a half was spent staring and holding our new son. We were still in awe of how this had happened and instantly our lives had changed. This was the definition of love at first sight. Who knew you could love someone so much so quickly.

            Wednesday was the day we were nervous for. We would meet Brayden’s biological mother at the agency. That morning Justin and I didn’t say much. We just went through the motions and tried to mentally prepare ourselves for our meeting. What do we say? Do we bring Brayden in the room with us? Should we let her hold him? All of these questions with no answers. We were so nervous, but yet somewhat comforted knowing that Brayden’s biological mother could not change her mind. Once she signed the papers, he was ours.

            On our way to the agency I sat in the backseat with Brayden holding his little hand. I’m not sure who was comforting who, but I felt little squeezes from our guy and knew everything was going to be alright. When we arrived Justin and I hugged each other, took a deep breath and entered the building.

            Once we were in they welcomed us and said “She’s waiting in the office for you”. Justin and I looked at each other wondering if anyone was going to watch Brayden while we went in there. Nope. He was coming with us.

            When we entered the room I immediately cried. For some reason we instantly knew that everything was going to be just fine. She hugged us and thanked us and we did the same. I asked her if she wanted to hold him and she said of course. As she was holding him, she told us her story. This woman was one of the most selfless people I had ever met. She had decided to give him a home with a mom and a dad. She wanted her son to be loved and taken care of and she knew she couldn’t do it. It was about the baby and what he needed. She said before she makes big decisions she always prays and she prayed during this process and over the papers that the right people would be Brayden’s new parents. When she saw our book she said, yes that’s them. She said she couldn’t be happier with who the agency had chosen for her.

            She could tell how much we loved him already and she knew that everything was going to be alright. She said she felt at peace and comforted and knew that she had made the right decision for her boy. As I took Brayden in my arms she looked at us and said you love him so much already. This is exactly what we wanted and we know we don’t have to worry. We get to share with Brayden Micah that his mom loved him so much that she wanted him to have a mom and dad that would love him and be able to take care of him the way he deserved.

            We continued to talk and the time came for when she had to leave. Before she left we took pictures. A nice keep sake for her, us and Brayden. We gave our last hugs and shed a few more tears and said our goodbyes. We promised to keep in touch and she said we could call anytime with questions. She would be more than happy to provide information and help out. We were completely amazed at how beautiful this woman was inside and out. She truly was so strong and wanted what was best for her son.

            Just before we got into the car, Justin and I let out a huge sigh of relief and felt a huge weight lift off of our shoulders. The meeting went so smoothly and now Brayden truly felt like he was ours. Our prayers had been answered in so many ways. We were ready to go home and start our family and introduce our new addition. The little boy who stole our hearts as soon as we put him in our arms. Little Brayden Micah, our answer to our prayers.