We are Home!

It has been a couple of days since we have posted, but that doesn't mean we haven't had some memorable moments occurring! :)  We found out on Monday, that Mommy D had come back to the hospital and tried to get in to NICU to see Jaydon.  Praise the Lord they did not let her!  She ended up waiting in the waiting room, and had to be escorted by security to the ER.  She was complaining of being in pain.  Thankfully by the time we got there, she was no longer there.  I kept feeling like I should watch my back though.  When we got back to Jaydon's station, we found a note from Mommy D, saying that she was having a rough time, and that we should call her so that she could come see Jaydon.  Of course, we did not call her (I feel guilty, like we are being mean).  Legally, we could not have called her to come see him anyway, because at that point Jaydon still belonged to the state and we did not have say over him.  I do feel badly for Mommy D!  Never having been able to see him, will be something she will have to live with forever!  I can only imagine how painful that must be for her!  However, we, as well as others have tried to help her get some help, and she has chosen not to accept that help, and so for the safety of our family, which now includes Jaydon, we will not be having direct contact with her.

Jaydon was doing so well, that they let us room in with him, in a special room in the NICU, on Monday night.  It was not a room like what I had pictured, but we got to spend time alone with Jaydon and that was all that mattered.  I wish he wouldn't have had to go to the NICU, but I am thankful that he did so that we could spend some time with him alone that we might not otherwise have been able to do.  It was also much easier to keep him safe there as you have to have a passport to get in to the unit. 

Yesterday, Jaydon had to sit in his car seat and be observed with monitors for an hour and a half, to make sure that he could handle sitting in a car seat for an extended period of time without causing stress to his breathing.  Thankfully, he passed wonderfully!! We were dismissed from NICU yesterday afternoon, and then were escorted by two elderly ladies to our van.  They decided I should ride in a wheelchair with Jaydon, being treated just like any other mommy who had just given birth.  The nurses there were absolutely amazing!  These ladies provided us with quite the humorous exit, but I loved their enthusiasm.

So glad he likes to cuddle!

Where we got to room in with Jaydon!

Hi, Daddy!

Getting ready for the car seat test.

I think he likes his going home shirt. :)

Leaving NICU at 5 days old!

After we left the hospital, it was finally time to finally introduce Jaydon to the family.  No one but us had been able to see him at this point.  

Siblings together, finally!

This morning we headed for home!  We had a follow up appointment this afternoon to check on Jaydon's bilirubin levels, which praise the Lord have gone down!  He has even gained an ounce since yesterday.  Jaydon tested positive for cocaine being in his system, but so far has shown no signs of going through withdrawal.  The nurse prepped us for things to watch for, but so far....you wouldn't even know that he was a drug baby.  He is so content most of the time!  The doctor was even amazed at how well he was/is doing!  We prayed that God would do something that only could be explained as being done by Him, and He did just that!!

Welcome home, Jaydon!

We are now trying to get back into a routine and schedule, starting with getting back into school tomorrow.  In the meantime, we will enjoy little Jaydon and appreciate that he enjoys being cuddled!!

When we got back home, we discovered that a cleaning fairy had visit our house and had also left some clothes for Jaydon!  Now we have friends working on getting us some meals.  What a blessing!  We even had a friend drop by just after we had arrived home for a present for Jaydon.  So thankful for how the Lord continues to bless us!

I am also thankful that food is tasting good again!  There for awhile, when things were so stressful, food was just not that appealing!  You don't realize how much you miss food until you stop eating very much!  :)

Anyway the whole theme behind this adoption story - - God is working miracles!!  God has something very special planned for Jaydon!

This story is not yet done, however!  Because we do not know who his birth father is, they attorney will have to run an ad in the paper once a week, for three weeks, and then if there is no response, his rights will be terminated.  We are praying that no one will show up.  With the lifestyle of Mommy D, it would be pretty hard to try to determine who the birth father actually was.  Then we can officially finalize!!!

Thank you for your continued prayers and support!