We're home!!

After all the waiting we are finally home and the drama is over!  I'll tell you how the last few days all played out in this post.
       We showed up bright and early Monday morning August 6th, 2012 to labor and delivery at shand's hospital.  We waited around and they took Angela (the birthmom) back around noon.  I was able to go into the c-section which was such a blessing!  Liam Gabriel was born at 12:29pm weighing 6lbs 10oz, 18 inches long, and healthy!  When I heard his first cry it was very emotional.  Everyone in the OR was super sweet and they even let me cut the cord!  For the first night we were able to have our own room with him, but the second day around 8 am they needed the room so we were in with the birthmother.  The rooms were double rooms so it wasn't like we were right on top of one another. She had also said she wanted me to take care of him so it was never awkward.  I kept asking if she wanted to hold him and she did a few times.  Her older son and daughter both came to see Liam and her daughter stayed the night, holding him every second she could.  The two days were filled with anxiety and the fact that we just wanted it to be finalized and be home.   The day she signed the papers we had to leave the room for about 3 hours.  It was killing us to be away from him and not know how everything was going.  Finally the agency called us and told us she had signed everything and he was ours to take home!  We were so happy.  Once we got back to the room the discharge was  not how we planned but it was for the best.  She was emotional so they had us go into the nursery to finish up discharge.  We felt weird leaving without saying goodbye but the agency handled that and gave her the gift we had gotten her.  She texted me later that night and I was relieved we were still on as good of terms as you can be in this situation.  The ride home was very surreal and we are so happy to be home!  Liam is amazing and we love him so much.  God has blessed us beyond what we ever expected and made this a very low drama, low emotional strain adoption. We hope you all know how much we appreciate your thoughts, prayers, and support during this adoption.

1 more day!

I seriously can't believe the day is so close!  We celebrated Duatin's mom's wedding this weekend and are flying back to Florida tomorrow.  We will plan on getting a great night's rest so we can wake up bright and early Monday morning August 6th to be in Gainesville by 7am to have a baby!!!  She is having a c-section so it could be anytime that morning.  I (Nicole) will be in the delivery room...what an amazing gift!  To be able to see my son born will surely be one of the greatest joys in my life.  After that we will be caring for him in the hospital but he won't legally be ours until Wednesday.  Our birthmother, Angela has been amazing thru this journey and very open.  She has allowed us at all her appointments and ultrasound.  She knows that us being Liam's forever family is truly whats best for him at this time in her life.  We can't be more happy about how this adoption has gone this far.  I will try and post as soon as I can on Monday to let everyone know all about our little bundle!!  Thanks again for all your prayers and support! 




Another fun fact is that Monday August 6th is also Duatin's grandmother's birthday and she will be turning 92!