Meet The Grandparents...And Everyone Else!

Tagg came home with us from the hospital on Monday afternoon after all the legal papers were signed. He's officially ours! Well, we have to go to court in 6 months for it to be legal-legal, but this is pretty close!

After driving about 5 miles an hour in the slow lane on the way home (and we thought that was just a scene from Knocked Up!), Scott and I got home and looked at each other and said, "There's a baby in our house! We have a baby!"

The whole family got to come and meet him and hold him and he was welcomed with so much love. The Grandmas and Grandpas are thrilled, as are the new aunts and uncles. He must have felt like he was facing the paparazzi, there were so many cameras going!

Morgan keeps looking at everyone who visits like "Uh, are you taking him home with you? I know he's not staying here forever...right?" She's actually been very good with him and even condescends to sleep in his general area now - as long as he's not crying!

We've been trying to find some of his cute little outfits that actually fit him. For some reason, we all thought he was going to be a little bigger than he is. So cute and tiny! He's a good eater and a good sleeper and just gets cuter every day. He makes the cutest little squeaks and moans and has a thousand little facial expressions. We're all amazed at how long his feet and toes are! We pretty much just sit and stare at him all day long!

We are settling into our routine at home. Both of us are amazed at how much we fell in love with him and how fun it is to be a parent. We've been peed on, spit up on, had some serious diaper blowouts and a few sleepless nights ... and it's the best thing in the world. We just couldn't love him any more! I feel like I'm on the verge of tears all the time because he is such a miracle to us.

Thanks to everyone for your support and well wishes. He's a very lucky baby to join this family and network of friends!

Welcome, Baby Tagg!

Tagg Davis was born on Saturday, July 26th at 10:48pm. He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19" long. He's perfect and healthy and wonderful in every way!

Baby Mama was a trooper throughout the 14 hours of labor and delivery. It was so amazing for her to let us share in the experience. We actually heard his first cries through the door of the delivery room, and she put him in Lisa's arms just an hour after he was born. They invited us to stay with them in the hospital so that we could feed him, change him and bond with him for the first two nights. Lisa even got to give him his first bath. It was a really incredible and unique experience. The recliners in those hospital rooms are not built for two, but it was well worth the back ache! The first night we both got peed on, spit up on and changed some nasty black tarry diapers - and it was all amazing!

We bonded so closely with Tagg's birth family - mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and cousin were all here. They felt like family from the first moment we met them and that feeling was just reinforced over the weekend as we shared such a powerful, emotional experience together. We feel so blessed to have them in our lives. It was hard knowing that our greatest joy is tied to their heartbreak but they made the whole experience so easy and special for us. We kept laughing about how many things we all have in common and how right this all felt.

Tagg's birth parents bought him a darling going-home outfit and made him a "We Love You" bear at Build-A-Bear which we keep in his room so they're always with him. He is, of course, wearing a little NBA uniform and the bear is actually bigger than Tagg...for now! We hope they know how much love and affection we will shower on this precious little boy. We are truly looking forward to having them in our lives, and in Tagg's life. It was so unexpected and special to meet and bond with such wonderful, loving, courageous and generous people. There will never be enough thanks for the gift they have given us — the gift of our family. We are very blessed and Tagg is truly a miracle!