Peter was 5 weeks and 2 days early, so as soon as he was born, he went to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). We asked them how long he would be there and they said 12-14 days. Well... he come home today, only being there for 8 days! We're are so blessed for answered prayers and blessings. It's so wonderful to have him home. We kept telling Kaylene that he was coming home and when she finally met Peter, she was all smiles all the time! She's also been very careful with him and started to sing to him as soon as he was home. Check out the pics.

Here is a collection of video clips put together of Peter's first moments. What's great about these, is I was able to catch on film both Jen and I's first moments meeting Peter for the first time, amongst other great moments. Enjoy!

Peter is now 5 days old and has met or beaten all the numbers by which they gauge a babies health, which ultimately will determine when he goes home. He had a hearing test today and past with flying colors. He's never had to undergo any special meds or even no lights for jaundice. We are so happy with his progress and hope to have him home soon. Here are pictures of him at 5 days old, enjoy!

I know this is long, but you've got to read every part for it to make sense:

Jen had been meeting her perinatologist every monday at 10am to monitor the progress of our baby son. Well this monday, a miracle happened! After her perinatologist reviewed the ultrasound, she told Jen that she noticed a small anomaly with our baby's heart that hadn't previously been there on other ultrasounds. She told Jen they were going to admit her to labor/delivery and have the baby looked at closer by a special baby heart doctor. Jen was flustered because she had the car and didn't know how I'd get there (20 miles away). She called me, told me of the situation and told me that she was scared. Fortunately our neighbor Joyce was home and was lovingly ready to help. She took me to the hospital and watched Kaylene for the rest of the day and night.

After many hours of waiting, a doctor came into our room, sat down in a chair with a very serious look on her face and this is what she said and I quote: "What I'm about to tell you, you usually only hear on TV shows or in the movies, your perinatologist saved your sons life!" WHOA! Jen and I were in tears. She explained that our son had an extremely rare disorder called "premature ductus arteriosus closure", happens in 0.006% of children in the US and cannot be caused or prevented by anything the Mother had/is doing. Every baby has this duct in the heart that closes after birth and signals for the baby to start breathing using it's lungs, instead of through the heart. Which means if it does close early, the baby starts to breathe and drowns in the amniotic fluids. She also explained that this disorder slowly closes this duct over a 24-48 hour period while in the womb.

SO HERE'S THE MIRACLE, the doctor told us she was amazed that our perinatologist saw this with her limited knowledge on this subject and with the equipment that is not intended to see this kind of thing. She also said that if Jen had been seen a day before, no one would have seen it and if it were a day after, our baby would have been a still born. SO... since the baby's duct was already in the process of closing, they had to rush her into the O.R. and get our son out ASAP. I am just amazed that this was not only discovered by someone who was definitely inspired, but that it was done at the very right moment, not too soon and not too late. All the odds were against us and God looked over us! Thank you Heavenly Father for this amazing miracle!

We named him after my younger brother Peter, who passed away at 5 months from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

I will never forget the woman who saved my sons life! Dr. Katherine Gesteland.

Peter Paul Wharff arrives into this world February 22, 2010 (four 2's in his b-day 2/22/2010) at 7:23 pm, weighing in at 4 pounds 14 ounces and 17 inches long. There's a longer story regarding how Peter came into our life which I will post later, but for now here are some more pictures.

Kaylene has always been amazed and has loved fire trucks and fireman. So when Jen and I found out that the Church was having an activity (for kids that aren't in school yet) to visit a Fire Station, we knew we had to take Kaylene. And boy did she love it. We had been telling her and as soon as we entered the fire station garage, she gave out a really big "WOW" with a smile on her face that couldn't be removed. So wasn't too interested in what the fireman/firewoman had to say, but when a fireman actually suited up, she got so excited and started jumping up and down. Then they let each kid a turn in the drivers seat and I don't think I've ever seen Kaylene so happy in my life! She loved it when a fireman slid down the fire pole and wanted to do also, but we explained that it was for fireman/firewoman only. And if things couldn't get any better, she was super excited to get her very own fire helmet and badge. So excited that she gave one of the fireman a hug and said "Thank You Fireman". Check out the pics to see all her excitement.