Tuesday, September 9th at 8:42am in Murrells Inlet, our lives changed forever...
Two months ago, Derek and I walked into the waiting room of a hospital with so many emotions. We sat in the waiting room waiting on Weston's birthmom.
I snapped the following picture thinking that it showed so much of this journey. The highs and lows and that we would be leaving this hospital as a family of three!
The next day was one of patience, excitement and heartbreak! We waited in our hospital room until around 2pm. Then we went into our birthmom's hospital room and filled the next 30 minutes with hugs, tears, wishes, promises and prayer! It was a moment that I will never forget! I will never forget the love in that room for a three day old precious little boy who has a giant part of all of our hearts!
Love yall!
Our birthmom came in with her mom and we were beyond blessed that they are like family to us! Hugs were exchanged and fears were settled. Conversations began and it was as if we had known each other forever. God had made this moment perfect in his timing! The years of tears and longing to be a mom had been leading up to this moment of reassurance that we were never forgotten but given this perfectly planned gift!
(Yep, the tears are flowing again!)
We were called back for the c-section to begin! I sat in the surgery prep area while the staff got her ready. The nurse came back to get me and I was literally pushed in the door because little did I know but he was almost out. I sat on my stool and held Weston's birthmom's hand as we watched him take his first breath and heard his first cry! Along with his first cry were our cries for him as well! He was 7lbs 4oz and 20 inches of PERFECT!
Here we are holding our sweet miracle for the first time!
Yes! I had been crying happy tears!
We spent the next three days praying and loving on Weston. Praying for the birthmom and for our patience! Those three days were full of walking a delicate balance of wanting to spend every second with Weston and knowing that his birthmom needed time with him. Time to tell him all of her hopes and wishes for him and to express the love that she will always have for him! We definitely did love on him during those three days and we stayed in the hospital with him on Thursday night. It was the sweetest time!
A sweet nurse came in and prayed with us after we left the birthmom's room. Her daughter had given the sweetest gift to another couple a few months earlier so she came in to reassure us. We joined hands with her around Weston and she prayed the most precious prayer!
Our whole experience in Murrells Inlet was one God moment after another and it was amazing to see His promises unfold & my doubts be wiped away.
At 3pm on Friday, September 12th, we brought home the sweetest gift! We cried, laughed and celebrated all the way home because of our Murrells Inlet Blessing!
Karilyn
