| This was such a happy day. We had not dreamed just a few days before this we would be in California holding our baby daughter!! Everything was a whirlwind.....We had flown out of Memphis so early, arrived in Texas, then California.... Rental car, McDonalds, Glendora ~ Foothills Presbyterian Hospital. We found the room....walked in....and there was Sarah holding sweet Joy! We laughed and talked to Sarah and her mom, Rose. Then they told us we had a room next door...and that we should take Joy with us to that room to get to know her. It was strange to leave Sarah's room with her child, but we were giddy as we sat there gazing at this small wonder whom we would grow to love immediately! We had another great conversation with Sarah--She and her mom said they were so glad we were not "snooty." They were so glad we were so down to earth and easy to talk to! Rose cried as she told us about how happy she was that Joy would have a happy home from her very earliest days. Rose told us how she had been adopted at age 14....and she was so glad Joy would have us so much earlier. We loved Sarah---she was so sweet, and she had a beautiful smile. They directed us to "In and Out Burger" for dinner..so we gave Joy to her wonderful Georgia...and headed out for dinner! Back at the hospital, we fed Joy, practiced diapering her --double diapers to protect her hip! Georgia had sparkling grape juice and stemware for us to celebrate together with sweet Joy! It was such a memorable day and evening! It made us miss our Jack and think about Jessica so much!! How blessed we are!! |
2 comments:
She is SOOO tiny!! How precious that you have a daughter!
I may have missed something, but what is wrong with her hip?
Hey, Mindy! Double diapering her was just a precaution. Evidently premature babies have a risk of hip issues. So, to keep lots of pressure on the hip so that it would continue to form correctly, we had to double diaper her for three weeks. But after three weeks, the doctor told us her hip joints were great and we could now just use one diaper! :) Yay!
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