"Autumn Wright was just 15 when she discovered she was five months pregnant with a baby girl. At the time, the high school sophomore in Florida, was living in a household marked by instability, addiction and financial strain. "Initially I wanted to keep her," Wright, now 31, tells TODAY.com. "I immediately loved this baby growing inside of me." Even at 15, however, Wright, understood the weight of her circumstances."
"Jourdan and Cam Hathaway, who live in Orlando, had endured five late-term pregnancy losses and were longing to become parents when they met Wright at an Applebee's in 2009. Jourdan still laughs remembering how nervous she was that day - so nervous, in fact, that she showed up wearing two different shoes. Cam, for his part, was certain he was going to be sick. They had no reason to be."
Autumn Wright discovered she was five months pregnant at 15 while living amid instability, addiction and financial strain. She immediately loved the baby but sought a more secure life for her child. Wright and her boyfriend explored adoption agencies but found prospective parents unsuitable. Wright's grandparents connected her with Jourdan and Cam Hathaway, a local couple hoping to adopt. Wright agreed to meet them on the condition that she remain part of the child's life. The Hathaways had endured five late-term pregnancy losses and met Wright in 2009. Wright chose the Hathaways to raise her daughter. The path to adoption was not entirely seamless; there were moments of doubt.
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