I flew into Salt Lake City around 6:30pm and drove directly to A Act of Love Adoption Agency to meet Brayden and his birth family for the first time. Brayden and Elisha were just being released from the hospital that evening. These were some of the first pictures taken of Brayden out of the hospital. After holding him it was hard to say good-bye and go to my hotel alone. When I got on the airplane in afternoon I thought that Brayden was going to be placed with me tonight. By the time I reached SLC the agency called me and told me that since our background checks hadn't cleared yet we would have to wait. The agency decided to put Elisha, Ben and Brayden up in a hotel so that the baby wouldn't have to go home with her. It was a little hard to see them so attached to Brayden, but I felt peaceful about the decision we had made to accept this baby. I just kept saying to myself, "It will be OK. You can do this."
Brayden in Elisha's arms
Brayden, Elisha and Dominica (Elisha's 2 year old daughter)
Holding Brayden for the first time.
He was so tiny, warm and beautiful. He was perfect.
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