|Issaiah Love|
"Hi my love, today you're getting out of the hospital. Mommy and daddy finally gets to bring you home." I tell Sire pulling him out of the crib and hold him.
"We're going to get you weighed and since you're like me we know you're going to exceed expectations." Foreign encourages rubbing his back. I smile feeling tears streaming down my face. My head shakes trying to calm myself down. I can't wait for the tears to stop.
"You turned mommy into such a waterhead."
"You okay Sai?"
"Happy tears. I wonder if I can get a shot to stop all of this."
"Daddy Foreign can make it all better."
"Is that right?"
"Mhmm, come here." Foreign pulls me in close to him for a kiss.
"Knock knock."Nurse Erica comes in ready to evaluate Sire. "Is Sire ready to be evaluated?"
"Yes he is."
"Alright before we get started I'm going to give you guys an overview of all the tests that we ran on Sire."
"Okay."
"So since he's been in here we've monitored his weight, temperature, and his eating. He's in the green for all of them which we love to see. Now we're going to do the car seat test to make sure he can handle it. We're going to have him sit in his car seat for a total of 90 minutes. While he does that I'm going to have you fill out some forms. Sounds good?"
"Sounds great."
For the whole hour and a half we fill out papers and watch Sire get his test done. I make sure to encourage him to keep him calm. We need him home with us and the only way to do so is if he's calm. There are a few times where he gets fussy but Erica lets it be known that it's normal.
"Congratulations, he passed his test."
"Look at you bug, you passed your test."
"We're going to get him discharged and loaded up in the car."
"Sounds good."
"I'll go get the car while you finish up here."
"Okay." Foreign kisses my forehead and Sire's cheek before he leaves the room to get the car. I pull Sire out of the car seat and hold him while Erica tells me about what else needs to be done for Sire following his departure.
I'm so happy that my baby gets to leave and finally come home with us. We're about to be a real family. Foreign pulls up with the car and I place Sire back in the car seat. Foreign takes it upon himself to buckle Sire up. I climb in the backseat to sit with Sire. Foreign hops in and passes me a bouquet of flowers with a card. I swear he just wants to see me cry.
Sunflower,
Words cannot express how blessed I am to have you in my life, but I'll try. Thank you for giving me our son. I appreciate you so much for everything you've given me. God knew exactly what he was doing when he brought you into my life. I appreciate your parents for making you for me. I can't wait to give you the world and so much more. I love you with my whole heart and soul and I can't wait to see what God has in store for us.
Foreign.
"Thank you for this babe."
"You deserve it and much more."
"You're going to make me cry."
"No crying today. I want us to celebrate Sire coming home and make this a joyous day."
