Thats the pic we sent to family- Surprise! Baby #5. It was a better surprise for some than for others ;). I have been wanting to write about Ty's first months for awhile, I have started to work on it several times but for some reason I am really struggling! It's been making me really emotional to go back to the pictures of his birth and the following weeks. Maybe its because he is my last baby and I am still sad about the things we missed, while at the same time being extremely grateful that he ... VIEW POST
Ben
Since I keep mentioning Ben in my blog posts I thought I better give a little background. At the end of my pregnancy with Ben my Dr noticed I had excess amniotic fluid. We did ultra sounds and couldn't find anything wrong but when Ben was born it was quickly obvious that something was seriously wrong. He sounded like he was trying to cry through water. I held him for just a moment before he was taken from me because he couldn't get a good breath. Jonathan remembers hearing the R.T. counting the ... VIEW POST
Had a Bad Day
Chest draining tubes, an IV in his main artery in his groin, how bruised and swollen his body was, (more than double his normal size from all the IV fluids.) To me that photo is a strong reminder that no matter how much we do, our lives are in God's hands. Within the next year my 19 year old niece Maddy drowned, and my best friend Lonni lost her 9 month old daughter Sarah to EB. If I try to make sense of it all, it doesn't. Ben lived, he has some permanent damage form this episode but I believe ... VIEW POST
Dad’s Perspective (had a bad day)
Jonathans version of Had a Bad Day (I just found this and I love his perspective. We had the same, yet very different experience 7 years ago.) Hey everyone, Thanks for all your prayers and concern. I just got back from the Hospital to take a shower and change my clothes and thought I’d drop you a line. I was going to do this yesterday, and actually started an email to you all, but I had to rush back to the hospital, but I’ll get into that later. I know most of you know the story, but I’ll give ... VIEW POST