Three’s Company

this was us leaving the hospital!

I was in a staff meeting at Living Faith Community Church when I received a call on Monday from Jamie that Nicolas was being discharged! I was filled with emotions of anxiety of being a dad 24/7 now, pride of this little one being so strong and of course the excitement that he will be out of the neo natal intensive care unit. in about a week ago, Nicolas was on a breather and now he is ready to come home.

As we settled into home, it was a time of adjusting to feeding (Nicolas would coo…and babble to let us know that he is hungry). he has some play time after each feeding where he opens his eyes and he has this very intense face (why so serious) and his eyes traces side to side as if he is being shady. he makes funny bodily noises and during the third day at home, one diaper change, he peed into the air, some hitting his face and outfit…a few hours later, as I was wiping his cute butt, he farts in my face…the next change, his eyes was open facing me and he gave me a smile which made it all worth it.

the nights are tough but jamie and are having a system of feeding, changing and resting. i am energized throughout the day and i recite psalms throughout the day as a part of my devotion. balancing ministry, life with a new child and of course making sure Jamie and I continue to remember to connect and remind each other about the love and faith that has brought us to this moment.

today we went to the pediatrician for nicolas’ first visit and he gained .5 lbs! we have to go back since he is a preemie and the doctors told us to be vigilant in not exposing him to too many visitors since he has underdeveloped immune system. So, it will be a little longer before he is introduced to our community.

each night when we look at him, we are reminded that he belongs to God and to our community. how his start began with a community that placed us on this journey that is filled with so much prayer and support. the facebook wall posts, the emails of others who had preemie babies, the food drop-offs and the volunteers to help with cleaning has humbled us to wonder what in the world did we do to deserve this kind of love. We are so thankful for this.

well here are some pictures for you!