Our Family is all together at last

Today we got to go pick up our little Willa! She has been in the NICU for 9 days, at times it felt like a really LONG time and yet it seems to have gone by in a flash. Maybe its the little sleep I've been getting, who knows. Parts of this past week are just a blur to me, hopefully now we can back to some sort of routine. Although I know that it won't be the exact same.

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has been praying for us and will continue to pray for us. I was very ready to have her home. Part of my concern was that she would be in at least another week, with the job Casey has coming up next week I was worried that I wouldn't get to go see her as much as I had been. But God worked all that out too.

We got home with Willa around 1pm, we ate lunch and then she was ready to eat again too. I fed her and we all were able to take a nap. Willa slept for about an hour and a half before waking up. Eli slept about 2 1/2 despite having a crying baby in the house.

After nap and feeding Willa again we came downstairs, Eli just kept looking at her not sure what to think. When I laid her in the pack n play he cried and cried. So I picked her up and sat on the couch. I encouraged him to come sit with me on the couch and finally after avoiding direct contact with her began to come closer saying "Baby" and or "Willa" finally he crawled up onto my knee and sat there looking at her and grinning. He's still a little rough with her but I know he'll learn we just have to be patient. Daddy went and got the camera and took a few pictures. Just in time too because as Eli was getting ready to get off Mommy's lap I asked him "Can you give Willa a kiss?" he quickly leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss! Was so sweet and Daddy caught it on camera! I think he's going to be a GREAT big brother!