Yesterday, after 16 days in the NICU (not counting yesterday), we took our little guy home. Sixteen days feels like an eternity when you are split in two. Now I realize that there are people who have much longer stays in the NICU and some who don't leave with a baby. I am thankful we did. I cried driving home with him in the van. What an amazing day and I really think it was that much sweeter because I now know how hard it is to leave a baby and go home.
Oliver loves his baby brother. He asks to hold him and kisses him all the time. It is so adorable. He also "reads" to Dawson and shares his toys by piling them on his chest. My favorite is when he says something like, "Want a turn with the train Dawson?" The way he says Dawson is awesome.
It's amazing how your love isn't split when you have another child, it's multiplied. We give all the praise and glory to Him who saves.
Beautiful!! Welcome home Dawson!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the journey as God brings you through Autumn. There is something very beneficial and special in sharing our stories of lives lived in Christ. Look what the Lord has done!
ReplyDeleteLove ya - Jeffro
Oh and this for ya - "OLLIE!!!" (Yell it like you mean it, more fun that way)