Our First Meeting

Just got out of our first meeting with Elijah. The nurse met us and was so good about explaining everything that was going on. There are many sensors, and feeds hooked up so we were a little intimidated at first, but felt reassured as she explained the function of each one, and why it had to be hooked in or taped on to our baby boy.

It took a while of just looking at him laying there to realize that this is becoming more and more real with each moment. At first he was lying on his stomach, so he was pretty still. Then the nurse turned him over and he got excited. He stretched out his arms, kicked his little legs and let out a few faint cries. In fact he set off his machine so much he woke up the baby next to him. I have a feeling he will be a fighter, and an instigator.

We were able to reach our hands in the incubator and touch him. He reached out and put his tiny fingers around my finger. Though tiny, by comparison to his hand they are very long. Meagan got to change his diaper and I got to put a crochet hat on his head. I asked Meagan if this could be the normal, she change him, I dress him, and I was assured that would not be the case.

We know that we have between 4 and 8 weeks till he will come home. The time between now and then will be spent traveling 5 and a half hours to see Elijah, getting a nursery ready for an infant, and work, school, church responsibilities.

Please continue to pray for us as we progress on this adoption journey. Long weeks are ahead but we know it will all be worth it when Eli comes home.