# @movinwithmandy on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DfDIeaLoyvU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79789377-movinwithmandy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/aab93a31be.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-28T19:05:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Amanda Howard (@movinwithmandy) — https://gondola.cc/movinwithmandy

## Caption

Grief and joy can coexist in adoption. We have never felt so much joy, while also feeling the weight of what becoming parents means for his birth family.

We have so much love and respect for Ellis’ birth parents. Their strength, courage, and love for him are things we will never take lightly.

And here we are in Target, running on no sleep, brains fried, trying to figure out what we need while being out of town and wondering how this all even happened.  Overjoyed and overwhelmed all at once. 🥹

We felt every emotion under the sun, but the one constant was God’s presence. Through the anxiety, the tears, and the smiles, He was near. We didn’t know what we were doing, but we trusted Him to lead us through it. 🤍

#adoption #adoptionvlog #adoptionjourney #adoptionstory #newmom

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## Tags

adoption, adoptionstory, adoptionjourney, adoptionvlog, newmom

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