The day after Julia was born, she had a few visitors at the hospital--the first ones being her parents of course! We were called at around noon on Saturday and were told that "this is the call we've been waiting for" by our agent. She said that the baby we had been praying for was born last night and the birthmother reviewed profiles this morning and chose us!!! We were both so excited and couldn't wait to get to the hospital. Our agent had to run home and grab some lunch (she'd already been at the hospital for hours with the birthmother) and get some paperwork and told us she'd call us as soon as she was leaving her house again for the hospital so we could meet her there. We ran to Babies-R-Us and raced through the store throwing baby stuff in the cart as fast as we could. Both of us were talking on our cell phones at the same time, trying to get a hold of our parents to tell them the news. After we loaded ourselves down with diapers, wipes, a pack n' play with bassinet attachment (since we have no crib), blankets, and whatever else we could think of, we went to Parkwest Hospital and anxiously waited for our agent to call to let us know she was on the way. We got to go up to the nursery just in time to give her a bottle for her 3:00 p.m. feeding. The hospital was great and gave us our own room and let us spend the night and keep Julia with us in the room the whole time. It was indescribable to be able to be there from (almost) the very beginning (= After many phone calls, Jeff and Christie were the first to see our new baby girl. Later, Andy and Jodi Roskind came by (video camera in hand) to see the new arrival and were loaded down (thankfully) with some baby supplies and gifts. Lastly, her Pappap and Grandma Roof arrived to see her around 8:30 p.m. after driving from Springfield that evening. We can't wait for everyone else to meet her, especially her Grandma and Grandpa Wright who we know are anxious to be able to make the trip themselves.
