This is the Moment....

We woke up early this morning to head the rest of the way to Memphis, TN around 6AM. I hadn't slept much and was really tired but I didn't care because today was the day I had been waiting for and anticipating! We were going to meet our son!!!
We got to the hospital and as we pulled into the parking deck "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and Hyde came on the radio! (HOW CRAZY IS THAT?) Then went to meet the birthfather in the lobby. We met the birthfather and went upstairs to the NICU where the baby and birthmother were. The baby had ingested some of his feces during delivery so they were keeping him on watch for his breathing. We went to the room and then there he was!!! He was so tiny I couldn't believe it. He was only 5lbs 9oz, 19 inches long!

We decided to name him Jackson Clyde Wurmnest. However we will be calling him Jack! We were able to hold him and talk with the birthparents. I didnt' know what to say to them because all I wanted to do was hug them and thank them over and over!! This gift was soo amazing and I would forever be in their debt. They stepped out because it was very hard to do what they were about to do.

We spent time with Jack and then Chad was able to change his first diaper EVER! Then the birthparents came back in and we ended up moving to the less critcal part of the NICU. After some time Chad and I went to lunch and when we came back up we met with the social worker, Reneka. We also had been on the phone non-stop with the Tennessee lawyer and the Illinois lawyer retaining their services and getting coordinated.
Around 2:00 the birthparents left with lots of tears but they were confident in their choice of us as Jack's parents. Chad and I made phone calls, held Jack, fed Jack, and just reveled in the amazingness of it all! around 6:45 we went to go find a hotel and grab a quick bite. We ended up staying at an extended stay hotel with a studio apartment. The nurses had suggested that if one of us were staying at the hospital that night that it should be Chad since I looked like I was going to drop over with lack of sleep. So Chad went back to the hospital and I stayed and slept. I was still so excited I couldn't sleep like I should of but got a little bit of sleep. It was such an amazing day!