Thursday, December 19, 2013

Haven the California blessing

This is my good friend Amanda.

On December 10, I was given the amazing opportunity to ride to Northern California with Amanda to pick up her baby Haven that she will be adopting.  It was a very eventful trip and we had a good time, but also it was such a blessing to me to be able to witness something so lifechanging.
 
 
This was right when we first got to the hospital.  Haven was born around 3:00 am and we got to the hospital around 6:00 pm.
 
This was her outfit on day 2, the day we thought we would be able to take her home. But Child Protective Services had other plans, like check Amanda's background and other things to make sure it was all on the up and up.  For some reason they really thought we were going to hand the baby back over to her parents when we walked out of the hospital.  I am pretty sure after the long drive, among other things, that wasn't happening
 
Finally after 3 days (2 nights) in Paradise, California, Amanda signing her baby out of the hospital to take home to Idaho. 
 
 
Isn't she the cutest?  She was so good on the trip home, didn't cry at all and only ate two or three times.  We also didn't encounter any bad weather or nasty roads, which I truly believe was Heavenly Father watching out for us!!

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