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…