Happy Homecoming Day, Claire!!!!!!!!

Claire, you were the first of your sisters to come home. It was a very bitter-sweet day but we were so happy to bring you home after 21 days in the NICU.

Last year on this date, it was so hard. One of the hardest days of my life EVER. Tim and I brought one of our daughters home and left two in the NICU, one of which I was so worried wouldn't make it through the night. It was bad. That bad. So bad, I started reading the post and just stopped. There's a part of me that NEVER wants to remember or relive those few weeks when I thought one of my daughters might die. 

It wasn't the exact exciting homecoming we had planned for our sweet Claire-bear, but it was wonderful to have one of our daughters home, and by our side throughout the night. It actually made the night easier to have something to focus on, instead of what was really going on in the NICU with Natalee. I can remember the night like it was yesterday, the tears leaving the NICU and our sweet nurse, one of our favorites, Stephanie being so kind and loving. Bless her caring nature and being with my sweet sick little girl all night and taking my many phone calls throughout the night.

Claire, you have slept in our home, your home for 365 days and for that I am so thankful. You came home at 4lbs 8oz and now you weigh 17lbs 8oz!

I don't kn0w if I ever posted these photos...I'm sure I did, but here they are again.

Just arrived home! You were so tiny!! We have a baby in our room!!!

In complete disbelief that one of my daughters in right next to me, finally!

And tonight, as Claire goes to bed as her hammy little self, so sweet and so perfect in every way!

Happy Homecoming Day Claire!!!!!!!