Home Sweet Home With Kyla Danielle

My how the days are already flying by! We arrived home with Kyla on Thursday after an exciting and emotional few days in the hospital.

On Tuesday around noon, we received a call from Danielle who told us her doctor had admitted her to the hospital because she was in labor! We were both at work, and I'm sure none of our coworkers had seen us move as fast as we did that day. We had to go home and pack up the car, then headed to the hospital. We arrived in plenty of time, were able to briefly see Danielle, and then the waiting began. We sat, and paced, and sat, and paced, and talked to some of Danielle's sweet friends, and paced.

At 10:44pm, our adorable little bundle of joy was born! She weighed just 5 pounds, was 18.6 inches long, and was absolutely perfect. We got to hold her for a few minutes and then got to watch her get all cleaned up in the nursery. Wednesday morning we watched her in the nursery and then were able to hold and feed her in the evening--what an incredible experience! Thursday morning we were able to hold Kyla again and then learned we all would be discharged later in the afternoon. We were so excited and a little nervous--it was just going to be us and little Kyla! And boy, those nurses don't give you much instruction--definitely not a manual! :)

We made a quick stop to see the grandparents and made it home that evening. We were exhausted and so glad to be home--especially home with Kyla. Our first few days have been simply amazing. She is such a sweet baby and really loves to snuggle--and we definitely cater to that request!

We feel incredibly blessed to have the pleasure of being Kyla's parents. God has been so good to us in guiding us through this journey and to adoption. Our experience has been amazing. God truly orchestrated all of the details and we could not be more grateful. Here are just a few pictures to enjoy.

First car ride

Meeting the grandparents

Meeting the grandparents

First bath at home

First nail trim

Snuggling with dad