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Seven Days to a Miracle
A Story of Adoption
By Stefanie O'Neill
Once the call comes, we are given a room. We are told how to care for him, and then we are left alone.
We stay for five hours. The entire time, one of us is holding him, and the other is taking pictures or excitedly talking on the phone.
We finally leave and decide to get a hotel room where we can get our final full night of rest. We order pizza, and I am asleep by the time it arrives. Brian wakes me, and we eat in silence. Finally, he says, "I can't believe that we are parents."
I agree. I try to go back to sleep, but I can't.
The next day, we go back to the hospital. We sign the papers and go home. It is anti-climactic. Shouldn't a band play and a thousand white doves be released?
The night goes well. He wakes about every two hours and drinks about 2 ounces each time.
He is beautiful. I can't believe how perfect he is! I spend hours just staring at him and admiring what amiracle he is. I cannot get enough of him.
