I sort of had to laugh at Lou's little cover up there for Levi... I made a mistake in the last post... he was actually born at 2:58:) He is really long and has sort of thin legs and arms... He feels like a little feather in my arms...
It took him about 45 minutes to open up his eyes and look at us... And he looks absolutely precious and different with his eyes open... I could literally eat him up!!!
I really wasn't that pale... I think Lou did some funky editing on this pic... see eyes closes again:)
I LOVE THE JOY, WONDER ON AND EXCITEMENT ON THE KIDS FACES AS THEY SAW AND WERE DISCUSSING LEVI FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SEEING HIM...
LOUIS EDITED SOME OF THESE AND PUT THEM UP FOR ME... WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE NEW FANDANGLED PHONES SO WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO GET HOME TO PUT UP ONES THAT WE AS MOM AND DAD REALLY LOVE OF LEVI:) WHO AM I KIDDING WE LOVE THEM ALL:)
I WILL TRY TO POST A BIT ABOUT HIS BIRTH WHEN I GET A CHANCE... BUT IT MAY BE A FEW DAYS... I WANTED TO GET UP SOME PICTURES FOR YOU ALL... IT IS FUNNY, I THINK HE ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY DIFFERENT THAN HE LOOKS IN SOME OF THESE PICTURES. THAT VERY FIRST NEWBORN LOOK... I LOVE IT AND IT GOES AWAY SO FAST... I AM SAVORING IT, KNOWING HE WILL LOOK DIFFERENT ALREADY IN A FEW DAYS... SIGH!!
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I AM OVER THE TOP IN LOVE WITH HIM... HE MAKES ME JUST MELT LOOKING AT HIM... AS MUCH AS HE ISN'T GENETICALLY OURS... HE TOTALLY SEEMS LIKE HE IS TO ME... HE TOTALLY FITS IN AND LOOKS KIND OF LIKE LOUIS TO ME AS AN INFANT...
HE HAS THE TINIEST BUTTON NOSE:)
HE IS REALLY LONG, BUT KIND OF THIN...
HE HAS THE MOST PATHETIC BUT ADORABLE TINY CRY...
(YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BOTH JOJO AND SAMUEL WERE 9.6 AND 9.2... THEY SEEM HUGE IN COMPARISON TO HIM:)
ALL THE KIDS WERE THRILLED TO SEE AND HOLD HIM... AND HOPE REALLY DID WELL, I WAS SORT OF WONDERING HOW SHE WOULD REACT TO HIM... :)
HE IS PERFECT TO ME AND FOR ME:) I LOVE SEEING HIM IN HIS DADDY'S ARMS...
HE HAS A FULL HEAD OF HAIR...
NURSING HIM IS LIKE PURE BLISS FOR ME AND PRAISE GOD HE IS DOING REALLY WELL WITH IT SO FAR.
HE HAD TO GO TO THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY TONIGHT... THIS MAMA HAD HER FIRST MELT DOWN SO TO SPEAK... MY EMOTIONS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE... HE WAS ABLE TO COME BACK SHORTLY THERE AFTER... HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING HIS TEMP UP... BUT IS DOING BETTER WITH IT TONIGHT! THANK YOU GOD! WE ARE PRAYING THAT CONTINUES... THANKS FOR PRAYING FOR THAT WITH US.
TRULY IT FEELS TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE IS ACTUALLY FINALLY HERE. WHAT A MIRACLE OF GOD WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF WITH HIM... I LOVE GOD'S CREATIVITY IN SHOWING US HIS POWER AND LOVE FOR US!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE HIS BIRTH STORY WITH YOU SOMETIME SOON...GOD WAS SO VERY GRACIOUS TO ME:)
I CAN NOT THANK YOU FOR PRAYING SO FAITHFULLY FOR THIS LITTLE GUY!
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He is precious! So thankful. I love the picture of just you & him. You have a look of pure joy and contentment. The waiting is over and you have your sweet Levi safe in your arms!
Woo hoo! We're so happy for you! Praise God!
He is so beautiful Sara! You look so over the moon! Thank you Lord! Praising God over and over! Enjoy and bask in each awesome moment. love you soooooo much! :)
Yeah! Sara, I am overjoyed for you. I found your blog through my friend Tonya. We lost our precious son, David, one year ago. God has given you an amazing and miraculous gift in Levi. I am rejoicing with you! He is precious.
Praise God! So, so happy for you guys Sara! I am rejoicing with you!
He is so precious! You all must be so full of joy to finally hold him in your arms! <3 God is so good! <><
He's beautiful!!! Oh, Sara, my heart is overwhelmed with joy at seeing his precious face. FINALLY! : )
I'm so happy for y'all. SO over the moon!
love you,
ebe
p.s. don't forget to get some rest! I made that mistake in the hospital. I stayed up all night every night just holding Hannah and soaking her up. It was wonderful, but mommies need rest too!
Sara, he's just beautiful! I saw these first thing this morning, but again I didn't have time to write anything before getting the kids up.
Words cannot truly express how excited I am for you and your family. Levi is such a gift and a blessing from God Himself. I'm praising the Lord for him and for the donor mom, too.
I can't wait to see more pics of him. I hope he's maintaining his temp. Don't forget that the absolute warmest place for him is skin to skin on your chest under some blankets.
I can't say it enough...
PRAISE GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE!
Love you friend!
Levi is just beautiful!! I love the picture of you and him...just precious! Continuing to pray for him.
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