emma was dismissed to us in the care-by-parent room. we spent hours just looking at her, holding her, loving her. we took so many pictures of her and then realized they weren't capturing just how tiny she really was... so we took a picture of her next to jimmie's shoe!! what a little bundle she was! it was so awesome to see her in her own clothes, without any cords to hold her down. we didn't sleep a wink that night... we kept checking her breathing, counting her pulse, watching her sleep... but we sure didn't mind!
after being in the care-by-parent room we were able to bring emma home!!! as we were leaving the hospital the doctor looked at her and said, "This couldn't have happened on it's own - it's as if someone reached in and remade her heart!" we couldn't agree more! this baby who wasn't supposed to be home for several months was coming home with us! we hadn't thought at all about the possibility of bringing her home so soon. we didn't even have diapers for her yet, but we had each other!
our family with emma at 5 days old
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