The Post

Okay,
i started a really, really long post all about the birth of our Miracle baby…
But i won’t bore you with all the details. Suffice it to say that we went to the hospital, i was induced, it didn’t go as planned, and i had a c-section. A1came on a Friday, and we brought her home on Sunday. Chuck, Peggy, Amanda and Kenny had the house all decorated in Pink ribbons with Welcome Home written on them, and Beef brought our little bundle in the house for the first time. After a quick visit, our dear friends left us to be a new family. It was definitely surreal having a little one in the house. We ate some take-out food (which poor Beef had been eating since i was induced), and all of us drifted off into peaceful, exhausted sleep. After a few hours, Beef brought her in for a feeding, and proudly announced that he had changed a dirty diaper. This is a big deal, because he adamantly denied that he would do such a thing… my how that little angel changed this big, strong, manly man!
After feeding her, we took turns holding her and just staring at this precious little being who had instantly changed our lives. On Monday, we took A1 in for her first check-up, and she had jaundice, but was otherwise on target for her development, gaining back all the weight she lost in the hospital. We had Monday and Tuesday to ourselves, to adjust to life as parents, and Beef’s mom came for a visit. This was nice, because we had a “professional” mom to help us figure a few things out. During her stay, we didn’t do much outside the house, but we did get out and about. A1 had her first diaper rash, her first gas bubble, and lots of feedings, diaper changes and a couple of baths. Grammy went home after a week, and we were sure sad to see her go. i do not do well with “goodbye”, and of course, i had all these hormones changing places in my body, so it was hard for me to watch Beef take his mom to the airport. Later that day, we took our Little A1 into my work, where all her “aunts” fawned over her, and held her. We also went to some of the baby stores to pick up items we were finding necessary after the first week. That Friday, we took her to the doctor for her two-week checkup, and were pleased to find that she had grown a quarter of an inch and gained a pound of weight. She continues to grow daily, and has changed so much since her birth. The jaundice is almost gone, and we are please with that as well. Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray that A1 will develop and grow perfectly according to God’s will. This week, we picked up my mom from the airport, and for the first time in our married life, she was able to come to our house. We did a little more running around, taking Nanny here and there, and having her “firsts” with A1. It has been fun to watch her with my daughter. i never thought i’d see the day, and love to hear stories about how my mom took care of my sisters and i when we were babies. Beef continues to grow as a father, and he loves our A1 so perfectly, so tenderly. i couldn’t ask for more for my sweet daughter! i am still waking in the night with her, but she is sleeping more. I had to stop breastfeeding, which is a HUGE disappointment to me, but my sweet and supportive breastfeeding friends and family assure me that i gave her the best, and she will be fine. As our parents say, we were formula fed, and we survived! It’s just hard when that was such a precious time for A1 and i, and i knew i was giving her the best start in life. To tell the truth, i’m still not “over it”, but i am doing the best i can, and i have to just hold on to that for now. Nanny is feeding her now, and i’m happy that the Grandmas and her daddy have this chance to bond with her too. So with that, i will post pictures, for those of you who have been waiting patiently. My apologies for the tardiness of the posts… i’m sure you know there have been other priorities in my life now! My how being a parent changes your ENTIRE world!!! i couldn’t be more blessed! Thank God for this opportunity and our Miracle! i still look at her and think about all the times i prayed, all the tears i cried, and all the moments i wondered if this would ever happen. NEVER give up hope. NEVER! God has a plan, and even though we don’t know what it is, He does, and it is ALWAYS the BEST!
Thank You God, thank you friends and family, thank You Jesus… for life, love, prayer, Eternal Life, and Miracles!