How did this happen so fast you ask??

I am sure many of you are wondering how this all transpired. Whew! What a crazy few days this has been! And I wouldn't have it any other way!
Ok, sooooo.....once upon a time (this past Monday to be exact) my parents were just coming in from a trip to Ft. Lauderdale for Nana's birthday. They called and asked us to meet them for dinner. (Yes, at Longhorn!) Right before we walked out the door, I heard my phone ringing. Not just any ring, but a special ring....Martine's ring! For those of you who don't know Martine, she is our ABOJ referral. She has also grown to be my friend through all of this. I answer the phone and she asked if I was ok. (oh wait, maybe I should have said that just this weekend we had an adoption possibility that didn't work out....this was only like the umpteenth one...-ahem, this might be a slight exaggeration, I can't rightly say;)-... ) Anyway, back to the story! Martine asked me if I was ok and I said "of course I am!". She said "you're not mad?". I said "NO!". She then said, "that's good because I think I'm gonna cry!". I replied, "Don't cry! I'm not mad!" (How funny that I thought she was going to cry b/c of ME being mad...lol) She then says something to the effect of, "I'm going to cry because I think your daughter is waiting for you in Florida!"....I then did a lot of screaming and jumping around and who knows what else! From there I called a few more people from the agency in Florida to get loads of info! We found out that our sweet Joss is a safe haven baby. This is a law where you can leave your baby at a safe place and not be prosecuted for doing so. Birthmom did not want to make an adoption plan and did not want to care for her so our baby girl is a safe haven baby! It is policy for a safe haven baby to go to the NICU for observation and testing. (For the record, Jossalyn's birthmom was admitted and checked out so drug use, etc. was ruled out.) We needed to wait for some results Tuesday morning. So needless to say, this Mama didn't do much sleeping Monday night! I spent a LOT of time in prayer! Tuesday morning, we got the call that all was well and we needed to head to Florida to get OUR baby! There was a great deal of deliberation as to who was going to come to Florida and how we were going to get there. We finally decided the best decision for us was for Nana, the boys and myself to drive down. We left Tuesday afternoon (after a crazy day) and drove to Jacksonville, Florida. We arrived there around midnight. Luckily the boys were able to sleep for a while in the car! We left Jacksonville a little before 6am and drove the rest of the way. At this point we thought Jossalyn was going to be discharged Wednesday afternoon! We drove straight to the adoption agency. When we arrived there, I was told her bilirubin levels were elevated and she would probably not come home (to the cottage where we are staying) until Saturday! (augh, you mean it will be even longer until we see Daddy-O!!!) Soooooo, plans were a changed a little...no big deal! We came to the cottage to check in and so I could drop everyone off and head to the hospital. Now let me just say, driving in Miami is NOTHING like driving at home! And, this hospital is bigger than big! It's ginormous! I was slightly overwhelmed but I made it there and found the NICU. (we won't discuss how many people I had to ask for directions..hehe!)
I walked in and was given my instructions (as if I had never set foot in a NICU before) and was taken to her....Jossalyn...my daughter! She was snug as a bug in a rug under her bili lights! It was almost feeding time so I was able to feed her and snuggle a while before she had to get back in her mini tanning bed! The Dr. introduced herself to me and told me she thought discharge day could be Friday rather than Saturday. That was great to hear BUT that would mean they couldn't get started on the ICPC paper work until Monday. I sent our requests to the prayer warriors and our family prayed last night and this morning (especially Jaxon!) and when I first got there this morning, I was told she could go home TODAY! YAY! I spent the day at the hospital with her snuggling and waiting until the agency came over with the necessary paper work then we got the ok to LEAVE! I wish I had had my camera out when my boys saw her for the first time. The smiles on their faces and the sparkle in their eyes was priceless. They have all fallen in love...especially Jaxon. It's great! I love it! We have to stay here until the ICPC paperwork is complete. We are really hoping that is by next Wednesday! There is a Daddy-O at home who is beside himself with anticipation!
So there is the long, rambly version....Sorry if you can't keep up! Now I must get off this computer! There is a sweet baby girl waiting for snuggles from her Mommy!