Coming Home

Rhae got to come home so much sooner than we ever thought! I was sure she would be in the NICU for weeks and had planned on being in Birmingham until she came home. She came home on 4/15/2008 when she was just 6 days old. It was such a long trip home because I was so excited about bringing her home. After all, she was going to meet her Aunt Mandy (Mae Mae) for the first time! I think this was the most exciting part of it for me. As excited as I was, I was also scared to death. Rhae and I had gotten to room-in for 2 nights, but the nursery was always there if I needed them. I didn't know what I would do if I got home and couldn't figure things out! But, God is good and made sure that things went smoothly for us. Actually, it was sort of strange how all of a sudden, things seemed so normal...normal in the sense that it was what we did everyday and wasn't what I thought. Of course, Rhae wasn't near as bad as we expected either, so that made a huge difference. I later found it funny that even when I picked up Halle, I would pick her up using the same technique I did for Rhae! It just came natural.