One year ago...

One year ago today we finally got to bring our little baby home with us! It was so exciting yet so nerve wrecking. He was born at 2 lbs. 9 oz but when we took him home he was a little over 7lbs. We had to have him hooked up to an apnea monitor to make sure that he continued to breath. We had all sorts of medicines to give him and certain formula to give him with a certain nipple. It was a little overwhelming at first that is for sure. It was so fun to have him home with us. But I will never forget that first night at home. Mark had taken Ethan in the back room to change his diaper and we were going to watch a movie. Only Mark had asked me to come look at Ethan. He had an umbilical hernia that we were told to "watch." Well all of a sudden it looked much much bigger. So we ended up in the emergency room in town with a bad experience. Good thing was we didn't get med flighted some where (which is honestly what we thought was going to happen!)

Here are some pictures from that glorious day!

He really didn't like the car seat at first....

It wasn't long after we got in the car before he was fast asleep....

One year later he is not on any machines and no medications! The saying "they grow up fast" is sure true! We are so thankful for this little boy in our lives!