Charlie, day 1

I think we might be in love!  This little bundle is a wonder.  He’s sooo quiet–at least so far!  He makes the sweetest little baby cooing noises, and he’s been sleeping a lot.  He’s squeaked a couple of times when they poked or prodded him, but otherwise he’s been pretty chill.

It seemed like we had a rotating door of nurses and social workers in the room today.  Charlie had a bunch of tests run on him, and you’ll be pleased to know that he’s already scoring well!  He passed his hearing test with flying colors.  Kim’s cousin Holly lives about 10 minutes from the hospital, and she stopped in to see us this evening.  Aunt Donna (who was here until late last night) rolled in to see how everybody’s getting along.

Kim and I have been having fun with Amanda and her mom.  But let’s be honest, how can you not have fun with a healthy baby in the room?!

One of the coolest parts of Charlie’s arrival is MIdwife Molly Means.  She is a friend from way back, and was Amanda’s midwife before we even knew that she worked here.  When Amanda mentioned that she had chosen a family from State College to adopt her baby, Molly told her that she was from State College, too.  When she learned that we were the family, Molly volunteered to come in–even on her time off–to deliver the baby.  What a cool little reunion!

I think the openness of our adoption is new to the nursing staff.  They have been a little perplexed to know how to handle such a good relationship between birth mom and adoptive parents.  It’s been kind of funny at times to see them try to figure out the dynamics of our relationship.  All I can say is that it works.  Amanda knows that we love her, and she loves us.  And we all love Charlie.  It’s pretty much a love-fest up on the third floor.

We think we should be headed home some time tomorrow.  Charlie is doing well, and Amanda is getting around a lot better than we expected.  I’m sure that there will be some tears tomorrow when we head back to State College with Charlie, but Amanda is linked to Team Sublett now, and there’s no changing that!  We knew that this adoption was going to be different than our others, and we’re excited to see what God does in Amanda’s life, too.

To all of you who have been praying for us and Amanda, thank you.  We’ve received so many offers of car seats and strollers and clothes and food and baby-sitting (and dog-sitting–thanks Mike T!), we are really feeling the love.  Please keep praying, and we’ll see you at home!