Home / Video / This Is Birth This is birth: An adoption journey By Motherly December 21, 2020 Rectangle Inside this article Related Stories Table of Contents Toggle Related Stories An adoption journey: Watch this husband and wife finally become parents after a seven-year journey. “We waited over 12 hours at the hospital and as soon as Ethel was born, Rob and Sarah got to hold her and do skin to skin immediately. They had been waiting SO long for this moment (not just the 12 hours), and it was the most beautiful thing to witness. When she grows up, Ethel will be able to watch this film and be reminded of how wanted and loved she is.” Videographer Alyssa Kellert Photo + Film Related Stories Adoption This viral video shows the beauty of adoption-and will make you 😭 Baby Shopping Guide 12 baby memory books that you’ll actually fill out Birth 18 emotional photos of partners meeting their baby for the first time 😭 Categories: This Is Birth, Adopt & Foster & Surrogacy, Adoption, Parenting, Relationships, Video Inside this article Related Stories Related articles Adoption These parents flying home with their adopted baby got a surprise in-flight baby shower February 14, 2020 News Joss Stone is shocked to find out she’s pregnant—weeks after adopting a baby boy January 2, 2025 Viral & Trending Hope you’re not wearing mascara while watching this mom’s viral TikTok about the phases of motherhood November 26, 2023 Viral & Trending We still love this mom’s emotional tribute to her second child: ‘You didn’t make me a mom. But you sure made me a better one” November 5, 2023 Parenting 12 emotional photos of the moment when you first felt like a mother Updated October 4, 2022