Family is a non-negotiable for me and my sisters and I had been talking for months now about how they were so excited to be in the waiting room in anticipation of the first look of J.J.  They shared stories about how when I was born almost 40 years ago, they were so excited to be able to see me through the nursery room window where all the babies were taken, now an uncommon practice.  As his due date approached, they would mention more and more about how they couldn't wait to see him.  So when we started seeing the pandemic evolve, the news was sharing segments about hospitals in the U.S. starting to restrict guests for labor visits and in some places, they were starting to consider even prohibiting a partner to join in the delivery room!  When we reported the labor to the hospital, they reminded us that no additional visitors would be allowed.  My heart sunk a little bit because I already had envisioned bringing my Dad into the postpartum room and introducing him to his first boy grandchild that he has been longing for ever since he raised 4 strong-willed women. :)  Not to mention my sisters, my best friend, my niece, J.J.'s Padrino, and all the close friends who were excited to welcome J.J. at the hospital and in our home.  On the drive to the hospital, I had to force myself to re-imagine that initial vision and consider how we could use technology to include everyone in the process.  You would think that the hospital welcome would be the only aspect we would have to be flexible about, and then we learned that we would have to self-quarantine with the baby in our home for at least a few weeks.  So what did that mean?  J.J. would not be able to meet the family and friends in person to receive that physical love they have been bursting with to release for an indefinite amount of time.