This is the picture I sent to Richard of you early Friday morning, tucked in snugly in the blanket your Aunt Alisha gave you and with Glissner the Giraffe watching over you (She was your first stuffed animal, one Dad gave to Mom on their very first Valentines day together).
Nurse Kelly and you. After Mom got there on Thursday, you decided to start eating! You ate so good all day Thursday, and through the night (Mom stayed to make sure you did) that Nurse Kelly said she was going to trust your continued good behavior and take out your feeding tube, so that you would look even more handsome for when you met your Daddy.
In the morning before Daddy and Grandma arrived the nurses showed Mommy how to give you a bath for the first time. You were not a huge fan, but were very patient while she learned.
Daddy finally arrived, and Mommy helped him scrub up and get on a hospital gown. (And got everything set up for her videocamera to run so she could make a movie of it later - Nurse Kelly filmed). Then she took him into the NICU and handed him his son. This is the first photo we took together as a family.
Daddy was a little overwhelmed at first! He couldn't actually believe that the baby he was holding was his son! For keeps!
However, in another of Mommy's favorite pictures ever, you gave Daddy some very big hugs and snuggled right in, and he fell in love you very, very quickly.
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