Day 6... Going Home!

Day 6... Going Home... oh how we have longed to be able to say that... Sweet Blake had had enough with sleeping on the orange couch and I was with him.  We were headed home with our new little bundle of joy and we were ready to start our new "norm" as a family of 4.  We called the nursery first thing in the morning and asked for our baby but they said "you must pay first"... clever huh?  But Blake had to run to another city in the morning which was an hour away so I wanted to wait until he got back... so we finally got he process of leaving started around noon... paying bills, getting birth certificates, packing, changing clothes, saying thanks and goodbyes... and we were out of there about 1:30 with Asher and headed home to big brother who was anxiously awaiting.  ViVi and Grandad kept wanting updates bc they were being inundated with questions from Pierce... he was watching the clock and expected us to be home when the small hand got to 1... we were a little late but he was so excited to see us home that he forgave us real quick.

When we went to the nursery to get Asher... all the nurses were really sweet and came to say goodbye and cuddle him one more time.  They first unwrapped him from his cocoon and he was not happy... we got him dressed in his outfit from ViVi and Grandad... loaded him in the car seat... stopped to make an appointment and take a picture and we were off... here is the process in pictures...

These sweet nurses... they really loved him and were so kind to us.  I remember one morning when a nurse brought Asher into our room... she picked him up and gave him the biggest cuddle and put her face right in front of his and was just speaking the sweetest words in Korean... and I thought she was going to kiss him and I think she wanted to but thought it was probably best not to in front of me... it did make me wonder how many times has he been kissed on but then it made me so happy to see how well they took care of him when I was not there.

Leaving floor 2 and 3... finally... heading downstairs to level one... what a milestone.

Waiting for our birth certificates... we got one in Korean and 8 in English... :-)

Proud Mom and Dad... lets go home.

"Is he buckled in good"... you better believe we checked this several times... what is it about the first trip in the car... that is so nerve raking... 

Nice and Cozy... I think he likes his car seat...

Home at last... 

When we got to our door we had a surprise waiting for us.. a sweet home made sign from Pierce... can't wait to get my hands on him.

Our new family of 4... so blessed.

What a miracle you are to us little Asher... when Pierce was born we sent out baby announcements that said "A baby is a piece of God that we get to hold" and we are so blessed to get another chance to hold a little piece of HIS marvelous creation in the palm of our hands. SO IN LOVE!