The Miracle of Birth

If you haven't already heard Jason is a Daddy!!  Sage was born on Monday morning and she and her new Momma are doing great.  Jason saw his little girl shortly after she arrived and was thrilled and we heard he has had a big grin on his face ever since.  :D

David has been saying for weeks that he felt Jason would have a big positive change once he saw his daughter and it appears he is right!  When we spoke to Jason Tuesday night he sounded almost like himself.   He is so proud and you could hear the happiness right thru the phone.  He told us things were only going to go up again from here and we pray this will give him the next jump start.
(Not that he hasn't continued working hard in therapy but it isn't easy and he still has far to go.)  When we asked about Sage's  hair he tickled us by saying, "She's a good combination of her parental influences."  Carolin told us he is holding her like a pro and wants to be at the hospital with his new family alot of the day.

Last night we got to go up to the hospital and see them in person.  We ran into Jason in the hallway and he very steadily led us right to Carolin's room.  As soon as we saw our new granddaughter bundled up in Carolin's arms we were in love!  She is 8 lbs of sweetness!  Though Carolin is having some pain from the surgery she overall feels good and she looks wonderful. Carolin agrees there is a lot of Jason in her face and apparently she is already sleeping with her arms up by her head just like he does!  David and I both got to cuddle Sage and then it was time for a few pictures.  It was very emotional to see Jason holding his daughter.  To think that less than three months ago we were sitting by Jason's bedside at the hospital Brain Trauma Unit praying so longingly for him to wake up and get to this moment in unbelievable.  These are truly miraculous pictures and a testament to his strong will to be there for Carolin and his child.

We have pictures with David and each of his children with their newborns in the hospital but up until recently it was still uncertain if we would get to have one with our beloved Jason.  After so much pain and so many prayers these past few months the feeling of joy to have these happy moments is almost overwhelming.

 

 

With each new life comes the promise of a new start.  And I thought what one of Carolin's close friends said is perfect - this isn't the start of a new chapter but the start of a whole new book for Jason and Carolin!