Conquering Chaos by Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra

Author:Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra [Lowell, Catelynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781618689238
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Published: 2015-03-02T23:00:00+00:00

A First Preview of Adoption

Tyler:

When I was fifteen, my sister found out she was pregnant. She’d graduated from high school just three days before. It was not a happy surprise. She was a popular girl and a high achiever, and she had big plans to head for college and make something of her life. On top of that, she was no longer with the father, who had major anger issues. Nothing about the situation was ideal, to say the least. When she found out she was pregnant, she was freaking out.

She told my mom what was going on, and after my mom had her own freak-out, they started to discuss the options. In my sister’s mind, there was no way she could take care of this baby; there was no chance the father would make a suitable parent, and besides, she had all of these plans for her life. So when my mom suggested making an adoption plan, my sister jumped for it immediately.

My mom helped her get the whole adoption set up. We drove down to Florida and met the couple who were hoping to adopt the baby. Everything was ready to go, right up to the day my sister gave birth.

Catelynn:

I was there at the hospital for the whole intense experience. The adoptive couple was there with the car seat and everything, ready to go. They fed Tyler’s niece her first bottle, and they were all set to go home. We hung out with that family for three days. But Tyler’s sister had struggled with her decision, and in the end, a new boyfriend talked her out of it in the hospital. It was devastating for the couple who had gotten all their hopes up. But it happens that way sometimes. Tyler’s sister was a nineteen-year-old girl who’d just given birth and was recovering from her C-section, and she was vulnerable to those second thoughts. She just couldn’t go through with it.

Tyler:

I remember the couple breaking down in tears. They were devastated. It was a tragic moment all around, but at the same time, I had my sister’s back. Whenever she’d seemed indecisive, I was really worried about her being pressured one way or another. I was always telling people to back off. In the end she just didn’t have enough peace with the adoption decision to resist this guy talking her out of it. She had to go with what she felt at that moment or risk regretting something forever. It was a rough moment, for sure.

Catelynn:

That entire experience was fresh in our minds when I got pregnant. We’d both had an up-close and personal look at adoption, and that was our main inspiration. When we realized we wanted to look into adoption for ourselves, Tyler’s mom called and made an appointment for us just like she’d done for his sister. Soon enough we were sitting down with Dawn, our adoption counselor.

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