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Healthy Child
April 21, 2008
As I sit here thinking, I always update on how Megan is doing, Kaitlyn and Dylan; however, I never thank the lord for my healthy kids. I was reading something on primordial dwarfism and realized how incredible lucky I am to have such healthy kids. I think we take that for granted sometimes, or even the fact that we are able to have children. I can't have anymore but I thank god everyday for the three I do have. Time is passing by so quickly.
So instead of writing an update on Megan:
I'm going to write her a letter since this is her diary.
To our little miracle,
The baby they said wouldn't live. I remember a doctor telling me that you didn't exist. My hormone levels were low and that no baby had developed in the sac. They recommended that I get a D&C and go on with my life. I wouldn't have it. I felt like something was there and if there wasn't then, something would happen naturally. They did a sonogram and there was a baby but no heartbeat. I ignored their advice again and waited. Two weeks later I got my first picture of you and your strong beating heart. I thought, GOD is great, our little miracle. I proceeded with the pregnancy and starting extreme nausea at 6 weeks gestation. Under advice, I had a permanent line inserted into my arm and was fed from a tube at night for several weeks. The weeks turned into months and you were growing and I got an infection in the PICC line and was forced to have it removed. The nausea continued but at 27 weeks I went to the bathroom only to find blood everywhere. I thought I was delivering you right there. I rushed to call the doctor and it was determine I had a placental abruption, they put me in the hospital on bed rest. I went into labor with you the first time at 27 weeks 2 days. I was given multiple anti-contraction drugs by IV and Chris and I waited. We waited and was sent to the NICU to look to get an idea of what to expect from a baby of this gestation. We waited some more and the drugs actually turned things around. It stopped my labor that was coming every 2 minutes. I was put on strict bed rest and forced to stop caring for Dylan and Kaitlyn. It was one of the most trying times of our lives. I ended up having another bleed and then finally had you. You were absolutely perfect. 7 lbs 14 ozs of miracle. I nursed you and didn't stop until you were 17 months. You were my last baby, with the complications, the doctors told me not to have anymore children. I remember your dad saying he dreaded getting phone calls from me from the hospital. He thought, each time they did an ultrasound that they would find our little miracle gone. Once again God was good. How were we so lucky? You brighten my day, your smile and now your words make our lives complete. Thank you for giving us hope.
Love
mommy
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