About a week before we left for Alberta Maribel crawled into my bed while I was getting ready for work and I said,
Me: Hey Maribel guess what? (we like this game)
Maribel: What?
Me: Guess who we’re going to see when we go to Canada?
Maribel: Oh who Mommy?
Me: Your baby brother Dayce.
She smiled super big so I continued
Me: And guess who else you’re going to see in Canada?
Maribel: Who?
Me: Your Birthmother, Tia.
She gasped her super happy excited breath and threw her arms around me and said, "I’m so excited!" While we held each other for that precious moment I knew telling her was the right thing. I wonder if my mother felt this when she told me I had another mother?
The Beautiful mother who blessed me with a beautiful daughter.
Maribel love's her Mommy Tia and that really made me so happy. I've wondered if some adoptive mothers have the hidden fear of the first meeting. No fear from me, just love and gratitude. So much gratitude.
Maribel and her little brother Dayce
This little meeting really melted my heart. They clicked right away and my heart was over joyed. She loves her little brother so so much.
Me and my birthmother Joann
That weeked we also had the chance to visit my birthmother which was also M’s first time meeting her kokum and the rest of my birth-family. She clicked with her cousins right away and just made her self at home with her extended family. My heart was seriously starting to overflow at this point.
Me, my Kookum, My birthmother Joann, and little Maribel
4 Generations
Now take a look at this photo and tell me that this could have been planned only by our Heavenly Father.
Adoption is such a beautiful thing.
Happy Mother's Day!
>^..^<
9 comments:
Your post made me cry a little..not gonna lie. How wonderful for Maribel and yourself to have all this extra love to share.
So beautiful, Jenny. Thank you for sharing.
Ewwwww, Autocorrect just changed your name. Sorry about that Jenn!!,
That's just beautiful! I think it's so fabulous that you've met your birth mother and family and it's a gift that M can do the same. I am huge advocate for adoption, especially when people celebrate the adopted child's biological heritage. We have considered adoption because we both firmly believe in it. I'm so happy for you and M!
One can never have too many people in their lives who love them. I had the opportunity of being with a friend when she was given her first adopted baby. Such joy! I also saw the birth mother leaving the building and my heart ached for her. What a blessing the plan of adoption is! What I want to know is....Where did M get all that red hair!?
You are such a wonderful person Jenn- Maribel is blessed to have you. Love Jess
I had no idea that M is adopted- I think you look so much alike - though I've always wondered how she got that great red hair - though now I'm still wondering! lol
I got warm fuzzies reading your post - adoption is such a great gift to give and receive.
Jenn, you are truly an amazing and beautiful person. It's no wonder M fit right in with her and your biological families - with a Mommy that has as beautiful a soul as hers does, how could she not?
Thank you all so much for your kind comments. <3 My mom always raised us girls to remember just how special adoption is and how it blesses everyone invlolved.
To answer the question of M's red hair, we believe it came from her bio-great grandma who had red hair. I also believe that Heavenly Father had something to do with it too since I have ALWAYS wanted a red head. :D
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