Hi everyone... It's been a rough road the past few weeks. We had hoped that we would have a little boy home with us a few days ago, but it didn't quite turn out that way. To make a long story short, the birth mother that we had been working with for over two months decided after the child was born that she was going to parent the child.
It was a complete shock to all of us involved including her parents. Just 24 hours before the birth, everything had been great. Lisa had been staying with the birth family for 7 days, and they had become very close. Suddenly (and for whatever reason) the birth mother became cold and emotionless towards us. She shut us out of the entire experience. We stayed in the hospital for 2 days, but the situation would never recover for us.
Ultimatly, Lisa and I were able to hold the little boy for about 3 minutes each in our attempt to say goodbye to the child that we had grown to love. It was extremely painful, and we both felt like we had our own child taken from us.
With that being said, Lisa and I both have a personal faith that has led us to believe that this is not the end of the road. We believe that we are one step closer to the child that God has already chosen for us. We have learned a great deal about each other, and we have become quite close through all of this struggle. We were able to pray for the little child, and for the family. We know everything is going to be ok.
So... Thanks to all of you who have provided us support on our journey. We are going to take another step forward, and hopefully there will be a new little Glastron fan in our home soon!
With love,
Brian and Lisa
