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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Welcome Home, Kayla Jessica!

It's official! Last night at midnight, we welcomed Kayla home at about 12 midnight. We got a call yesterday afternoon from the NICU saying "Your little girl is ready to come home!" Turns out that she had 24 episode-free hours, and was cleared for release immediately. We spent the afternoon running around like crazy getting the house in order, and got to the hospital as soon as we could. After a feeding, lots of paperwork, some rest, and a car-seat check, we were on our way.



And finally...Grandma gets her hands on her granddaughter:



Kayla was also welcomed by her Aunt Kim & her Godmother, Jess:





Kayla had a good night at home. She was a little uneasy about all of the silence and darkness after all of these weeks in the busy NICU, but she adjusted eventually. Here's a picture of her taking a nap with Daddy. Funny that Daddy needed a nap, especially since he didn't get up ONCE with Kayla in the middle of the night!



She then enjoyed a nice day with her cousins, Christian & Penny:



And after all of that, she had her first bath with Mom & Dad:





And after a LONG day of sleeping, eating, pooping, and hanging out with all of her new friends & family...Kayla is finally ready for bed!!!



Good night everyone!

7 comments:

Andrea K said...

Kelly - Kayla is adddoooorrrabble! And you make motherhood look easy... Congratulations and hugs!

Grammy K (Penny's grammy)

Lauren Grace said...

I am soooo happy for you both that Kayla is now home!! I cant believe how much she has grown! You guys must be ecstatic! :)

Before you know it, it will be time for TJ to come home too!!!! :)

I miss you all!!
xoxoxo

Unknown said...

K&S-

Congrats!!!!! Out of sight, yes. But you guys are never out of mind!

Continued health and happiness to mommy, daddy and the new fearsome twosome!!

love,

Scotty B

Anonymous said...

One Down, One to Go. Soon TJ will JOIN HIS FAMILY. And what a BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FAMILY you are. Love you All.- Aunt Paul

Kim said...

What an adorable blog post Kel!! Looks like Kayla really enjoyed her little bath. I love the pictures :) TJ, you'll be home before you know it, big guy!!

Patty said...

Congrats on welcoming Kayla home. She looks beautiful and healthy! Her brother will be home with her before you know it.

And yes, welcome to the sleepless nights. I know what you're saying about hubby needing a nap, even though he didn't get up at night. What's that about?!? haha.

P.S. Thanks for the formula coupons, I really appreciate them!!

Anonymous said...

So happy to have her home!!!! Can't wait for TJ now. Love you all. Love Grandma