Due Date

Dear Samuel, 

Today, March 23, 2015, was your original due date. It seems crazy to think that today was the day we should have met you for the first time. That today was that day. What's weird is that the past 3 months have been kind of a blur and all too real at the same time. It just goes to show that things in life don't always work out as you plan....that someone else is in control....and even if that plan isn't what we wanted or didn't work out, in the end it's God's plan. And His plan is perfect. 

Look at how much you have grown in the past 3 months. Your mom and I have had the privilege of getting a "sneak peak", as it were. In reality, December 6, 2014, is your birthday; but in theory, today is that day. 

Photo by Kevin Schultz. Thanks bud. 

We are so happy to have you home. It feels like we have added hours in our days now that we aren't driving back and forth to the hospital. Did you know there are 24 hours in one day? Before, it only felt like 18 or so. Although, I think you got some of those hours messed up. Sleepy time should be from the hours of 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and not 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. They must have forgot to tell you that in the NICU.

Other than not sleeping very well, life at home has been great. You are handling your brother's random outbursts of Thomas/Frozen songs well. He still hasn't grasped the concept of inside voices yet.

Overall, life has returned to a state of "normalcy" and I can't tell you how happy we are to have some. Even though we still have a long road ahead of us, I feel the worst of our journey is over. We can't wait to start the next leg of the journey that is life with you.

Happy Birthday, well sort of.

Love,
Mom and Dad