Off and on today I debated about what I was most thankful. But then I got news about a sweet newborn girl who has been diagnosed with a disease that killed her older brother at 18 months of age. She is the daughter of Mommy's friend. She is in the same NICU that you were. She has some of the same nurses that you did; that her brother did. So, I couldn't help but think about how all of those women, in one way or another, helped us through our confusing, exhausting, and sometimes terrifying journey with you during your two weeks on earth. Even the simplest gestures, like a hug or a smile or encouraging word, were cherished at our time of greatest need. And they had plenty of them to give. From letting us bathe, diaper, and hold you whenever we wanted, to explaining every procedure and test so patiently, to allowing us to play music for you, to bringing us gifts for you, to making a scrap book for you and a sign with your sweet foot and hand prints on it, to taking photos when we weren't even paying attention, to helping us make foot and hand impression keepsakes, to making you comfortable as you struggled for breath on your last day with us, to a hundred other things...we are so thankful that they took such good care of you. Of us. We are thankful that they are with little Eliza now.
As you and Seth play in heaven, please say a prayer for his baby sister. Her mommy and daddy want her to get healthy and keep her for many, many years down here. May God hear our words and direct the nurses' and physicians' hands.
I love you.
Love,
Kelly you are in my thoughts and prayers every day. You are an amazing mommy!
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Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this post, Kelly. Thank you!
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