The Day After

The morning came and we were in her room with Zain by 7:00am. The day was full of sweet visitors, mostly K’s family. We were able to meet and get pictures of  Zain’s aunts, uncle, cousins, and great grandmother. His aunt who worked at the hospital was even the one to fill out his birth certificate.  Our agent came by to check on everyone and said she would be back tomorrow to sign the paperwork.

The day was wonderful as we got to learn so much about her and her family. Being in a hospital room together for an extended period of time will definitely do that! Derek and I held Zain all day until we went back to our room around midnight that night. Again we crashed after grabbing some food from the cafeteria and sending emails our for prayer. It was another incredible day!

Wednesday was a day full of ups and downs- it was the day she signed her consent papers. She asked that we stay in the room with her while she signed which was highly unusual. We were overwhelmed by her trust in us. I had another “out of this world” moment as I was holding Zain watching her sign her consent papers. I couldn’t hold back my tears as I just prayed for her then.  But I was even more moved when her father whispered to me that he was so proud of us.

There is just no way to describe how connected we felt to her family during our stay. It was almost like a marriage where you can just feel God connecting two families together. It was seamless and beautiful to watch happen.  Even though we had just met them I knew that her father would protect us no matter what happened and her mother was full of such compassion for us during her time of loss.  K wanted us to be a part of everything and made sure that the nurses knew it! They blessed us so much during this incredible, but sometimes uncomfortable situation.

The day involved K signing her consents and a celebration dinner that night. It was Derek, K, Zain, and myself huddled around a table enjoying a nice dinner, dessert, and sparkling cider. It was truly a time of celebration and laughter! At the end, K wrote on the empty sparkling cider bottle the date and why we were celebrating. This was probably one of my most favorite times!