A most perfect day for our little family!

All right our little bundle of bliss has arrived!!!!! This morning at about 7:30 we got a call from S's mom that S delivered the moon babe at around 6:45. Both were doing great and S was getting ready to shower and fill out some legal paperwork so that we could come visit and help take care of the moon babe. We were told we would get another phone call in a bit later telling us when it was ok for us to go to the hospital to visit our new addition. (I know you are all dieing to know what gender and the name but I am going to make you keep reading to find out!) So we tried to sleep for a bit longer since we had slept little due to watching the super bowl which started airing at midnight! But knowing that our little one had arrived was painful in trying to get any type of relaxing done.

So I jumped in the shower and packed up our stuff to check out of our hotel because we had to switch our rooms to accomodate the moon babe. Lindsay didn't want to wait at all so we didn't even check out we just left for the other base as soon as we got word. When we got to the hospital we weren't quite sure what to expect, we knew that we were visiting with both S and the moon babe and we were excited for this. I thought I was going to be a ball baby but I just got a little teary walking in. S had some soft music playing and she is such a relaxed and put together person anyways that we all fell into a nice casual relaxed conversation. Lindsay and I got some copies of the paperwork we would need, I got to put on a "parent" wrist band that matched the babies and Lindsay held our new..........................SON for the first time! It was very heartwarming and undescribable really. He was a little over 7 pounds and 21 inches long, his name is Erik James.

We continued to visit and take pictures and such and then left S to spend more time with Erik and fill out more paperwork (pretty much it's never ending). We came back a few hours later when he had been moved into the nicu until he is released into our custody. Tomorrow we fill out more papers and we will get to stay at the hospital with Erik until he is released on wednesday to leave the hospital with us. When we had come back to the hospital we spent lots of time just staring at him, rocking him, gazing into his dark hazel blue eyes, and then we got to feed and diaper him. It was our dreams coming into fruition! I haven't really shed too many tears yet but writing this out is getting them going......man. THis afternoon was one of the most blissful I have ever had. Spending time with Erik helped me start to feel bonded to him and all I can think about is when we get to go back. I feel blessed that the hospital is going to let us stay there tomorrow night so that we can be there constantly.

If all goes well we will be heading back to the states this weekend to spend lots of quality time with our families! We can't wait for little one to meet his cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents for the first time! He is such a mellow and relaxed baby....I totally think he got that from S and for that we are grateful! He didn't cry at all when we changed him or played with him....I think we got super lucky with everything!

All right, spread the word-the Moon family has officially expanded! Love you all and we will keep in touch as things continue to happen in our happy lives. Also please continue to pray for S and her recovery as we could not be parents without her and her selfless sacrifice!

Sommer