Chosen At Birth

It is Cam's 26th birthday. I remember when we were waiting for him to be born. He was due in August and did not arrive til a month late. Ron and I had just had our hearts broken the April before when our 1st adoption fell through after we had Logan for 2 months. All our hopes were on this new baby and he was taking forever to come into this world and into our anxious arms. Finally, the Friday before he was born they said they would do a c-section on the following Monday at noon. So we knew when we would get to meet our new son.

At 12:15 they called as I sat cleaning my purse and doing manicures with my friend Ann. Had to keep busy! The nurse held the phone out so I could hear the little guy crying and boy was he making a racket. Then she informed me that there was only 1 baby in the nursery and he was all mine. Little did she know that I was thrilled by his healthy lungs. Within an hour, Ron and I arrived to meet our son.

After we thoroughly washed our hands, the nurse had me sit in the rocking chair and put a chair next to it for Ron to sit in, then handed me the precious little bundle. She assumed we had no experience with newborns. Wrong, we had practiced with Logan for 2 months, so we were seasoned veterans. As soon as she was comfortable that we wouldn't break him, she left us alone. She was barely out of the room before Ron snatched him from me and unwrapped him to have a good look at his boy. What a perfect baby Cam was. Okay, so he was a bit wrinkly from being waterlogged an extra month in the amniotic fluid, but he was pretty perfect to us.

We couldn't wait to get him home, and they agreed to let us pick him up the very next day. Although, we were still reeling from the lose of Logan, we had high hopes that this was God's plan, and that Cam's adoption would go smoothly. I mean really, how much heartache can 1 couple stand. After all the ups and downs of infertility and the loss of Logan, we felt like the worse must be behind us.

The rest is history. As we have learned 26 years later at our son's birthday, life has  had a lot of aches and pains as well as incredible, unbelievable joy. I thank God that He has not given us a crystal ball to see how life is going to unfold. Better than that he has walked beside us through all of it, the ups and downs of life with 4 heaven sent, chosen children.

6 1/2 years ago, at Ryan and Cameron's weddings, the song I chose to dance with them to at both their weddings was 'I'd Choose You Again' by the Forester Sisters. And I would. I would choose to love Ron for a lifetime and I wouldn't change how we formed our family, through adoption. I don't need a crystal ball because God has plans for me and He sees the big picture of my life, and I never walk alone.

In Him,
Joyful Mom
9-17-2010