Emma Grace was born on May 15th at 4 AM. She weighs in at 5 lbs 5 oz, and is a little doll-faced wonder. She is also the newest addition to the Bedard household. She is Justus' biological sister. We are the proud parents of 4 kids now!!
For those of you who are completely shocked by this news, please be assured that you are not the only ones. We found out that Kelly was pregnant not that long ago, maybe 2 months. Kelly had always planned to put her up for adoption, and it wasn't until yesterday morning that Steve and I made our final decision. Kelly was just as suprised as everyone else when we offered to take Emma into our home.
I've had dreams about her, which is how she got her name. Everything has fallen so neatly into place, and I must say that I feel so blessed to be able to welcome another child into our family. This is the end of the road for expansion though...no more additions unless they are of the fish or animal kind! It's always been a dream of mine to adopt a sibling group, and feel blessed that Justus and Emma are the ones who will be ours.
It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride of emotions this last few days. For those of you who feel inclined to pray, please do so. Both for Emma and for Kelly. I have great admiration for a woman who can put herself and her feelings aside and to do what is best for her child. While I do know that Kelly has made mistakes, let me be the first one to say that I'm proud of her (and all the other moms out there) for making that sacrificial decision to give her child(ren) over to someone else.
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You are making an incredible gift to all by opening your home and lives to two little ones. Way to go!
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