?It?s a boy!? said the doctor as our first child was born. Since nobody new what the sex of the baby was prior, there was a lot of excitement to hear the news. A few minutes later I went out to the waiting room to announce the arrival of our son Jaden. My dad and father-in-law were there to share the joy along with my sister Shariann. They congratulated me and quickly went to sending out text messages and phone calls to other family and friends. After making a few phone calls myself, I put the news of Jaden on facebook where other family and friends joined in the celebration.
The first 24 hours as a father was a crazy time. Excited about the arrival of my son, yet scared like you wouldn?t believe. What do I do? How can I be a good father? Jaden?s crying, how do I get him to stop? Many questions like that flooded in as well as the overwhelming emotions that go along with holding your first child, watch him look into your eyes, and grab your finger. Not to mention the lack of sleep we both had wasn?t helping us. Diana was on 2 hours of sleep and I was on only 3 hours out of 48.
I decided to talk with my dad about it. He shared how he had those same feelings. I found out from some friends they experienced the same thing. Needless to say I slept a little better that night and woke up feeling more confident. Looking back I wished I had done one thing different; read a book or watched a dvd on what to do with a newborn. I think having information to fall back on, whether or not it will be useful for your child, would have been better than having nothing at all. I actually started reading this large magazine sized pamphlet on what to expect and what to do with newborns. This also helped me relax and feel more confident in what I was doing.
We went home two days later only to rush Diana back to the emergency room. After 9 hours in E.R., she was moved to a more relaxed climate in the telemetry section of the hospital. I stayed with her the first night and my brother and sister-in-law came up to help out another night. My mom and mother-in-law took shifts on watching Jaden at home. I eventually came back to help the last two nights at home with Jaden while Diana was in the hospital. Diana has recovered from her scary experience in the E.R., but she is now on some medications for a time to make sure everything remains normal. It is great to have her back home and she gets to hold her son again. Being able to share in the moment of her holding her son again was priceless. It touched my heart to see her so happy as she missed him every minute she was away.
A crazy week wasn?t it? Thanks to all our family and friends for their thoughts and prayers. We can look back now and see how God answered those prayers and made a difference. We were able to experience the results of ?I don?t know how, but your heart has fully recovered and show no signs of strain.? Usually you hear those words from other people lives on a TV program title ?Miracles? or something. If you want the full story, just ask us sometime in person.
Thank you to the people who have provided food and will do so in the future. It is such a huge help. To family and friends who sacrificed their time in whatever form, we appreciate it. Thanks for checking in on us and wanting to help. We know some of you still plan on coming up and helping, which we are?truly?greatful and appreciative. Now time to get some sleep before Jaden wakes up 
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