Emme K, Our Little Miracle

Wow! Meet our sweet little miracle, Emme K, she joined our family on August 9, 2011. She was 6lb 2oz and 18inches long. The October 1st due date was a little off, so the surprise phone call on Monday, August 8th that Kayla, the birth mom was dilated to a two and 80% effaced sent us into a whirl-wind of buying a car seat, diapers, wipes, and formula. About 24 hours later we received a phone call to come to the hospital because Kayla was in labor and our little girl was on her way.

The past two weeks have been somewhat of a blur. From the overwhelming joy from holding sweet little Emme, bathing her, and feeding her first bottle to bringing her home on August 11, 2011 to find all of the love and support of our family, friends, and ward. To the now the sleepless nights and wonderful days of watching her sleep.

My wonderful young women decorated our house to welcome us home. Multiple people brought outfits, diapers, blankets, and meals to welcome Emme home. We are grateful for all of the love and support we have been given. We know that Emme is loved…we are sure everyone came for her not us!

Although our family is experiencing the greatest joy, another family is suffering a great loss. The sacrifice and selfless love that they showed to place Emme is something that we will forever be grateful for. We can only imagine the difficult decision that was made. It was an extremely noble act for not only Kayla and Ryan, the birth parents, but also their families. We will always have a very special place in our heart for their families.

Emme is a calm little girl, like any little baby, she eats, sleeps, poops, and cries. She loves lying on her dad’s chest. She already has him wrapped around her pinky. He would do anything for his little princess. She has many alert hours where she looks around; it is just most often from midnight to 4am. Yet, we still hold her and talk with her and play with her when she is awake, taking advantage of all the time we have with her.

Emme she is loved by all her cousins, aunts and uncles, and of course her grandmas and grandpas. Suddenly they have all come to our house, not for us, just for Emme. We walk into family parties and the question is, “Where is Emme?” “Can we hold her?” They can’t wait to have sleep overs, babysit, and play princesses with her.

Emme has done a lot in the last two weeks. Besides meeting many of her cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, she has been to her first bike race, the Tour of Utah, her cousin Elle’s soccer game, to Grandma & Grandpa K’s swimming, and even to mom’s school.

Emme is a great blessing and we love her. She has brought so much joy to us and our families. We can’t wait to continue to love her, watch her grow, teach her and have many more adventures throughout her life. Welcome home Emme K.