Cousin Madeline and Michael meet Liliana

Liliana, Ryan, and Andrew had their first visitors the day after she came home…

Cousin Madeline and Michael couldn’t wait…I can see why!  Oooh she’s so cute!

Michael feeding his new baby, giving Aunt Jenny a break.  I wonder what he’s really thinking. 

How about another one Uncle Joey?

And Madeline LOVES her new cousin…at first she didn’t want a girl because she wanted to be the only girl.  I think she has changed her mind!

Everyone wanted to feed her…she was not as thrilled with the formula or bottle!

Mommy gets her chance!

Another one for the funny face album…I’m not sure if he’s just being funny or going CRAZY with 3 children!

It’s the former, Matty can handle ANYTHING!  My hero…

We sure do miss the Bobbitt’s when they leave, but this time we had little Lily to entertain us!

He can’t keep his eyes off her…

She could do nothing and we would be amazed…

She’s already opening her eyes for those cool big brothers!

It’s official!  The Ireland Family is in LOVE…

who wouldn’t be?  Look at that face!

Liliana Faith is here: Part 3

On the afternoon of the 2nd, Matt laid hands on Lily and prayed for her healing as she grunted to breathe.  By that evening, she was resting quietly on her belly and all her vitals were stable with no more grunting.  God had healed our little girl and we got to hold her…YEAH!

By 5am on the 3rd, the NICU nurse surprised us by wheeling in our precious little girl.  She was doing better and we would get to take her home, but on an apnea monitor.

Daddy & his little girl…

Now this is one HAPPY mommy!

I think she’s happier in our room!

The boys sure were!

Grammy loving on Lily…

Uncle Billy and Aunt Megan meet Lily…

The boys get to hold her…FINALLY!

The most beautiful, innocent love!

They were enamored…

…but I think Daddy was the most in love!

One of my bestest friends, and next door neighbor Katie came and got some Lily love!  She also did a fun little photo shoot in the room!

She does a FABULOUS job!  There will be lots more from her….trust me!

Going home day fell on WVU’s first football game of the season, so Lily had to dress up!

She wasn’t too interested, but that will change too!  She is an Ireland you know!

That night it was finally time to go home…

Yeah! 

All ready in her car seat!

WELCOME HOME LILIANA!

Such proud big brothers!

What a beautiful end to a miraculous weekend! 

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”  James 1:17

We thank you God for all of your blessings…but today, we are thankful for these Godly children and the love you gave us to make them! AMEN

Liliana Faith is here…part 2

After some time in triage, I was admitted to L & D to have a baby…YEAH!

Our labor room looked like a hotel…

After 6 hours, it was time to push…

We were soooo happy!

Alright, let’s do this!

After 3 contractions, we had a beautiful little girl

God’s perfect example of the love of two people!  It still amazes me what a miracle children are…we could have ten more and would still be astonished at the miracle of life!

Very soon thereafter, we realized she was having difficulty breathing, the NICU nurses and respiratory therapists checked her out.

They allowed us to hold her for a couple of seconds, then whisked her away to the NICU…we were terrified but trusted the Lord to protect her!

Matt had dibs on the camera so the only picture we got of first was of me…I make up for it later-trust me

Matt sat there with pure faith while they worked on her, he is my rock and my angel!  He kept me calm.

I was so happy they allowed Matt to go with Lily to the NICU, I wanted her to know and hear our voices immediately…probably best she heard his first, my sister tells me I’m loud!

Her new little nest in the NICU…

It was one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to endure  looking at that empty bassinet, but we knew they were taking good care of her!

Eventually, we crashed…

The boys meet their sister…

Grammy and the boys came early that afternoon and were surprised Lily wasn’t there, we explained what happened and they couldn’t wait to see her.

The NICU staff allowed the boys to visit Lily for 10 minutes, but they were not allowed to touch her…they were in love at first sight!

Grammy gets her girl…

Once my legs came back after the epidural, I was able to wobble to see her…FINALLY!  I say wobble because I really couldn’t feel my legs yet but I was able to wobble to the wheelchair and fake it for the nurse!  I just couldn’t wait to see her!

There’s just nothing like a Daddy’s girl!

We didn’t see any of the wires, just one perfect little life that God had trusted us with!

To be continued…