Pure Bliss

Where do I begin...It has been pure bliss. We have been enjoying every single minute with our new son, so much so that I have not had a chance to communicate to all of you who have been following our story.
I was going to write about all the challenges we have endured so that you all could get the picture of what we have been going through but I have decided to leave those details out. I am mainly going to share the incredible joy Jess and I are feeling.
The first night we came home with our child was difficult. It was about 7:30pm and we had been at the hospital since 12 noon waiting. We were told Kelsie would be discharged by then, that was not the case. That day was filled with so many emotions but the most difficult part was the transfer of our little son from Kelsie to us.I will paint a picture for you. Kelsie needed to leave the hospital in a wheelchair with the baby in a car seat in her lap. There was an entourage of people around and someone was videotaping, Jesse was told to take the car seat from Kelsie's lap and place it in our car. Kelsie was hysterical, her pain almost unbearable for us to witness. Jess put the car seat in our car and then Kelsie sat in the back seat and sobbed while she said goodbye to the child she just gave birth too. I can not imagine what that must have been like for her, but watching it was extremely difficult. There was absolutely no way for us to keep it together. Tears flowed uncontrollably from our eyes.Our hearts ached so terribly for Kelsie. As we drove away although it was one of the happiest moments for us, our hearts were so heavy for Kelsie. We cried the whole way home, sad tears. Tears for this young girl who was placing her child with us. The whole night we talked about what Kelsie must be feeling. With no questions asked this was the hardest thing she has done so far in her life. Her bravery and courage are something we will never forget.
It took us until Friday after Kelsie had signed the paperwork for both Jess and I to feel completely safe and let our guard down.However Kelsie has until Feb 2nd to change her mind. We have been consumed with every little breath our son takes. As I mentioned he is a big boy and doing big boy things or so we think . I suppose it is a first time parent thing. He rolled over on his side today, he found his thumb and has been sucking his finger, and he holds his bottle. Before you know it he'll be going to the refrigerator and bringing his bottle to us!
Last night our son had his first bath and he loved it! I'm not sure if it was more exciting for him or us, but we took tons of picture cause it is one of those things we'll want to remember.
The hospitality here has exceeded all expectations. Every night we have a home cooked meal either by Darci or Deb, great company, use of washer/dryer, and a basement all to ourselves. Tonight we were invited to Deb's for a Thanksgiving dinner. She thought it would be appropriate, and boy was it delicious.
I must go feed the little one... but I will write soon.
Stay tuned.