it's their first mother's day together, because decades ago genoa allen gave up her son for adoption.he couldn't look for him, but that didn't stop the son from looking for his natural mother. surae chinn has the story you'll only see on 9. >> reporter: she was just 19 years old when she gave up her 2--week-wold son for adoption. they were reunited and today the rest of the family got to meet andy. the first mother's day jenoa has had with her firstborn son. >> this is andy. he's my firstborn. daniel, my second born. caleb, third. >> reporter: genoa allen's family picture has never been complete until now. >> we love you all so much. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: a few days ago, on a bridge in richmond, virginia, the birth city of her son, genoa allen met her firstborn again, a reunion that took 41 years. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: today is a rebirth for andy and his new found family. >> this is your cousin roger. >> reporter: and four brothers he only met a couple of days ago. >> your first picture with all of us. >> i absolutely love it. >> reporter: so many firsts to make

. >> reporter: genoa allen is just moments away from a reunion that until now she had only dreamed of. she's about to meet her son for the first time in 41 years. >> when i was 19, i got pregnant and was single. placed him for adoption. we didn't have contact after that. >> reporter: all those years apart, this mother had never stopped thinking about her son. every time she moved or changed her number, she would alert the adoption agency hoping one day her first born child would reach out to her. little did she know late last year, he had begun looking for her. just a few weeks ago, he found her and she got the call. >> he called me on his 41st birthday, which was april 19th. >> reporter: they've been in touch since and arranged their first meeting here at the estate in richmond. the city he was born in. after 41 years, the wait was over. andy gadd met his birth mother face-to-face. and like a true gentleman of the son, he didn't come empty- handed offering his mother a flower. >> wrong side. my heart kind of fell out of my chest and my stomach went to my throat and it was just simply