Mother’s Day: A Tribute to Birth Moms
I usually take a break from blogging for the weekends, but I wanted to give a little shout to all the Mothers/Mommies/Step-Moms, etc., but especially the Birth Moms out there. You all are very special indeed. I’m going to share something very near and dear to my heart (shocking). I want to say thank you to a woman I’ll call Amber (name has been changed). Without you I wouldn’t be a MOM. I don’t know where you are now, but know that you’re never far away from my heart.
“Amber” gave us a wonderful present in late 2001, a telephone call. In the telephone call her mom said, “Amber is pregnant and would like to know if you both want to adopt her child.” My husband and I were like giddy school children, shouting at the top of our lungs, “YES, YES, YES.” So over the next few months we prepared for our little bundle of joy. Dale was excited because we would A. have a child, B. I wouldn’t have to undergo anymore rounds of fertility medications, tests, etc. which all proved to be futile and C. no more dealings with DSS and pricey international adoption agencies (which were truly out of our budget at the time).
Our little bundle was born in January 2002, with several health complications, some of which still affect him today (someday we’ll talk about those a little more). He is our pride and joy, but we remind him everyday that “Miss. Amber” loves him very much, that she is special and that she grew him just for us.
The story wouldn’t be complete if I did not take the opportunity to thank my extroverted mother-in-law, for without her too we would not have our son. See, she loves people, thrives on them. If she saw someone with a protruding belly and no wedding ring, they were fair game (yes I’m embarrassed to say). One day her attempts paid off and we were blessed with someone extraordinary.
“Amber” - there’s not a Mother’s Day (or day) that goes by that I don’t think of you and thank you for your precious gift to us. We love you very much!
Birth Moms - we love you! If it weren’t for you, there would be so many of us without our little bundles. You are miracles!
Moms - HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
Becki 
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Big Thank You!
Happy Mother’s Day to you! You are a real supermom!