The night before

We are so excited to bring Emily home tomorrow. These are a few things I'm looking forward to:

-Holding Emily without any cords or wires

-Introducing Emily to Logan and Audrey

-Having our family all together for the first time

-Not having to drive 5 times a week to visit Emily


We are ready. Luke and I took the required "Infant CPR" course last week and Emily passed her car seat test yesterday (she has to sit in her car seat for an hour without alarms going off to demonstrate she can sit upright without any problems). Bibs and burp clothes are washed, clothes are folded and hung, bottles are sterilized, preemie diapers are purchased, car seat is installed, and moses basket is clean and waiting for a new occupant.

This feels so different from the way I prepared for Logan and Audrey. When I got these things ready for them, I was hugely pregnant and ready for labor. In a way, I feel like we're adopting a baby that isn't ours. And when I think about Emily being "our" baby, it seems surreal. But maybe this is a more accurate picture... because all of our children (even those in heaven) aren't really ours. First and foremost, they are God's children. Emily is a gift, a loan, and we are so thankful for the opportunity to bring her home and nurture her, but ultimately her life is in God's hands.



Emily is coming home without any monitors or equipment. She has no major follow-up appointments scheduled at the hospital and no red flags for any medical problems. She is a success story. A gift. Thank you, Jesus!