Isaac James Tate made his appearance April 24, 2014 which was a Thursday and the most exciting and beautiful day of my life. James and I pretty much convinced ourselves that he would come on time.
James and I were planning on flying out a week before May 31st (original due date.) I had a feeling that I should fly out sooner. We received a text from my dad who lives in Michigan on April 24th in the afternoon. His text read CALL ME 911. I was at work when I saw the text. I called him right away and he told me that our birth mom will be going into labor today or tomorrow. My heart dropped and I could barely think. I left work right away and called James. We were both crying on the phone with excitement.
When I finally arrived home from work I packed right away. James was on the phone with family members telling them the exciting news. I am sure they were in shock just like us. I already had baby boys clothes washed and folded for packing. My dad called and said that our flight would be leaving Utah tomorrow morning. I was a little bummed that we couldn't be there right away.
James and I tried hard to help the time go by faster. We cleaned the house, ran errands, and I even made a simple blanket. My dad ended up going to the hospital. He gave us updates and then told us that our little boy was born at 6:33pm EST. He set us pictures and James and I started to cry. It was late and James and I were wide awake It felt like Christmas Eve and we couldn't wait till the next morning. That night James and I only got two to three hours of sleep. We woke up and left our house for the airport. Time was going by so slow.
James and I arrived at the airport and my mom (Minon) surprised us. She was on the same flight to Michigan. It was fun to see her there and for her to come out and support us. Of course our flight seemed like it was 10 hours instead of 4. I feel so lucky that I have James as a husband and best friend. I couldn't imagine going through this with anyone else.
Ok so we finally arrived in Grand Rapids, MI. James and I stopped at the welcome desk and got our parent/guardian badge. We walked up to the NICU at the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Walking down the long hallway to the room our baby boy was in was nerve racking. I kept thinking to myself what if he doesn't like me. I was still in shock that this was finally happening and trying to let it set in.
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We walked in and saw our baby boy. James and I both cried and asked to hold him. I could barely see his face because my vision was blurry from all the tears in my eyes.Seeing our son for the first time, made me feel so much love and eagerness to protect and care for this little boy, he has brought a whole new meaning of motherhood to me. With everything James and I went through it has been well worth it and you deal with it all with love knowing that it is all for your child. I can't wait to see my little Isaac grow and develop. He is my everything and I love the little family that James and I have been blessed with.
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