Caleb's First Day

Caleb is doing great!  He is sleeping well, waking to eat every 3-4 hours.  And boy can he eat!  We have to hold him back from eating too much.  He's passed all the usual newborn tests.

His first day has been eventful for us.  We spent the day in meetings to sign paperwork. We now have physical custody of Caleb!  That means we can take him home and care for him until the adoption is finalized (which will be 4-9 months from now).  Our social workers and lawyers, and hospital staff have been wonderful.  They're all committed to supporting adoption and have each done their part to make our journey as smooth as possible.

The birth mom is going great.  We visited with her right before she was discharged.  She's such a great young gal.  As our agency put it, we "hit the jackpot" when she selected us.  Not that we believe in luck, but rather in God's sovereign rule, we agree that we are truly blessed to have had our lives intersect with hers.  She has truly sacrificed for Caleb by putting his needs above hers.  If you could meet her we know you would agree.

In a matter of minutes we'll be discharged to go home!  We can't wait for Ethan to meet Caleb in person (they have already met over FaceTime).

Here are some more shots from his first day:

Our agency's social workers, Renee and Anita,
waiting with us for Caleb to arrive...

...and us waiting with them

Proud daddy getting ready for Caleb,
waiting outside the delivery room

Another shot of us right after Caleb was delivered.
Betsy was the first to hold him

The first time Caleb ate. He has a healthy appetite!

His wrinkly foot

Betsy talking with Mamaw (her mom)