In my original inquiry to the adoption group members, I'd asked about stork drops or immediate placement, and if anyone in the group had experienced one and could share a little about it including timeline, thoughts and feelings etc. Shaleena from Texas reached out to me about her incredible story:
The Adoption Journal: I’d love to hear more about your immediate placement story! That’s a very quick turnaround that must have involved a lot of quick decisions on your part.
Shaleena: Yes it was definitely crazy! We received a call on a Saturday around lunchtime that a baby had been born the night before around 10pm. All they told us was he was 6 lbs, 5 weeks early. There really was no decision that needed to be made, it felt more like we just got a call that our son was born and we didn't need to decide.
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| With their little one in the NICU |
We got to the hospital that evening around 5. The hospital was 2 hours away. Our agency had always called them "hospital calls" I had honestly never heard of "stork drop" until this post but figured it was our situation. 😊
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| Shaleena holding her new son |
We spent 5 days in the hospital with him then he came home with us. 💚 We also were not chosen by the birth mom, she didn't want to look at profiles or anything, told the agency to pick a family. He was definitely meant for our family and we can't imagine life without him.
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| So lucky to have found each other |
The Adoption Journal: Thank you so much for sharing your story and letting us see the pictures from that wonderful day. That one of you looking at him and wiping tears away gets me every time. I'm so happy that you found each other. ♡
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| The beautiful family on adoption day! |
If you missed the original post about stork drops/immediate placements, you can find it here. Have an adoption story that you want to share? See the Write for Us page.
