Enré Caleb Boshoff

Home!

We were blessed to be able to come home today. Marésa is doing fantastic and has not needed any pain medication since birth (glory to God). She's up and about and able to fully enjoy Enré. Enré is also healthy and quite alert when awake (which is not very often!). He has quite a capacity for sleep, and there is a sense of tranquility about him, even while he's awake.

Enré hardly woke up for the ride home and only managed a frown at the rather rough positioning into the carseat for the first time! There's something about taking your child home for the first time. There is this sense that you've just been given an amazing treasure, and though no one notices it around you, all of the world looks different! You expect people to wave at you at the light and shout blessings at you, you expect the roads to clear for you because of your valuable cargo. It's exciting!

We had some special moments at home when Duvan met Enré for the first time. Marésa Mom & Grandma are visiting, so Duvan were hanging out with them on the lawn when we arrived. He was amazed at this "boo-pee" (Duvan's way of saying "boetie", meaning "brother") that we brought home, and kept showing him to us, wanting to touch and rock him. He kept pointing at Enré, making the cutest noises resembling "Mmmm-mmmmm", like when you're eating a really good sandwich, or chocolate ice cream. :)

Welcomed with a kiss. This is adorable!

It is thus official, we are a family of four.

Enré has not lost his momentum for sleep yet, and hung out most of the day in his new bed. This has allowed Mommy to catch up with Duvan and resting for a while.

We are stacked with emotion at the moment, and tread carefully through the hours. Living in a home and having visitors, and especially Duvan, requires us to go about our daily routine, yet here we are with this newfound joy that has filled our house. Praise to the Lord, His workmanship is magnificent!

Posted by boshoff at November 24, 2004 11:39 PM