Mike meets his son and leaving the hospital

Daddy and Son Finally United :)

On November 23 (2 days after Jase is born) Mike came home to see us for his 3 day Thanksgiving break from deployment. His flight came in at 11:30 pm and he didn't arrive at the hospital til 1 am- my 20th Birthday, crazy lol. I love seeing Mike hold and love Jase; they really do look so cute together. My favorite moment was when jase was laying with Mike on the hospital bed and they were both sound asleep. I'll never forget how amazing my eternal family is and how lucky I am to have them both. I love you Mike!!! I'm so grateful you got to see our son before going to Afghanistan and I really enjoyed these 3 days with you- definitely the best 3 days of my life!

I love this picture!!!! Look how Jase is locking his fingers with both his hands together as if he's praying; I love it! He surprises me more and more each day and makes me smile every single second. I'm so grateful to have Jase especially with Mike leaving to go back on his deployment off to Afghanistan because Jase really does keep me strong and happy when I'm down. I love you buddy with all my heart!

Here's Jase of the morning of heading home for the first time; we finally get to leave the hospital after being there for 3 days lol. Aw it looks like he's almost smiling :) Jase is definitely great at getting pictures lol with his eyes closed, shirt in his mouth! I love it, I love it, I love it! Jase I'll definitely never get bored or down with you in my life :) By the way, it's a winter wonderland and -10 degrees outside when we took Jase home; a huge snow storm came through while we were in the hospital. What a great way to first see the world lol.