Luke Allen Coming Home

Luke Allen certainly made his grand entrance into this world a little earlier than expected. Because he was premature, the doctors wanted to be extra cautious and make sure everything was OK before sending him home. Needless to say Baby Luke extended his stay with his awesome nurses until late Sunday afternoon. The reason for his extended stay was because the doctors wanted to see him either maintain or gain his weight and they noticed a touch of jaundice which is usually normal for premature babies. (I think he just enjoyed his nurses and wanted to get all their loving before coming home to a house full of hugs and kisses!) During Luke Allen's extended stay I was fortunate to get a room that is provided for mothers who are breastfeeding called the baby/mama room. This room is free of charge and by what the nurses say is very rarely available. Although I was blessed to be able to stay along with Luke Allen and go down every three hours to bond with and feed him throughout the night, I remember pouting inside when the doctor broke the news that they wanted to keep him a little longer. I wanted Luke Allen home with Me, Bobby, and Landon. All that pouting did not get me anywhere but to the room where Luke Allen was staying. In this single room there were 2-3 nurses and about 15 very small babies. As I looked at each baby I noticed that several of them had been there for months and still weighed less than what Luke Allen did when he was born. Over half were still hooked up to some sort of machine and wires for monitoring. Wow what an eye opener this was for me. God was showing me through these small miracles what all I should be thankful for. I had a healthy baby boy and concerned doctors who would not just release my child until they knew for sure that he was OK to go home with his family. I love the way God works sometimes!PS. Please pray for each of those small miracles and parents in the Convalescent Nursery at Pitt Memorial Hospital. I know that God has his hand and warm embrace around each of them. Landon was asleep when we first came home with Luke Allen. This picture is right after he woke up. He wanted some of Aunt Casey's loving too!
Proud Mommy getting ready to carry Luke Allen into the house for the first time

Luke Allen's first experience in his car seat. The nurses have to make sure that you have are carrying your little one home safe and sound.
I just don't know what to think about this!!