Today we arranged to visit with the kids' birth family. This is a very important meeting for a few different reasons. First of all, we get to see their birth mom and 2 full siblings. It's been a year since we've seen Ty and Jr. Secondly, their birth mom is about to move to South Dakota so she can be closer to her family and go back to school. Lastly, we are going to meet the kids' birth grandmother, aunt, and uncle! I am so excited to meet their extended birth family.
We chose to meet at a splash park in Charlotte so the kids could play with each other. It was a lot of fun; I wish we had one closer to home!
We are all together! The kids didn't hesitate at all at the sight of their birth family. We've showed them pictures and talked about them a lot. I am so glad they were not shy so they could bond in this short time we had together.
Eden and Silas with their birth mom and grandma
Eden with her birth aunt and uncle
Gabe and Jr were inseparable.
This part of our day brought tears to my eyes. We went out to eat after playing and I told the twins I was going to the counter to order food and I asked if they wanted to come with me. Gabe said no and quickly ran to his birth mom to hold her hand. Seeing them standing in line in front of me, holding hands, brought up all these questions in my mind. What would their life be like if we hadn't adopted them? Where would they be right now? Would they be happy? I realized that none of that matters. What matters is that God gave me 3 amazing children from this unselfish woman who just wanted the best for her kids; what's interesting is that she chose me to fill a role she knew she couldn't. Me, an imperfect woman that can only repeatedly express my sincere gratitude for giving me 3 children. Thank you, God for allowing us to have a relationship with my childrens' birth family. I pray that we see them again.
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