Hard to believe that on this day, in the wee morning hours 4 years ago I was unexpectedly preparing to meet 2 of the greatest miracles and blessings of my life!
It’s fun to remember waking Bubba up from his air mattress bed on our bedroom floor, calling my mom because I wasn’t sure that back pain of the such was anything to worry about, and thinking - Wow, okay, here we go! Six weeks early but, okay, here we go!!
Before I could blink an eye, it seems like I was being wheeled into a NICU to meet the two loves who had been calling my belly home for so long!
I remember my sister coming to me before I saw them, prepping me for the NICU and what I might see on the babies. I remember Bubba smiling from ear to ear, so anxious for me to see them.
And then I saw the most gorgeous babies I ever could have imagined. Perfect. Healthy. Beautiful. Ours.
Charlie with his head full of dark hair was immediately seen as looking like a Rutland. Although he was 6 weeks early, he was a healthy 6.2 lbs and needed no help breathing!
Wylie was the first cry I remember hearing in the operating room. She was a wee bit stubborn and ended up on bubble CPap to help her breath. But 12 hours later, she was her good ol’ self and had the tubes out of her nose!
And once that happened, these two loves were reunited in a bed and cozied up right beside one another like they had been just hours before!
The day I held these two babies in my arms was a true dream come true. These babies were prayed for and loved before they were even a glimmer in our eyes! The day they entered the world was one of the best days of our lives. Hands down!
Bubba and I were truly given miracles and to this day we are so thankful for every “bad” day we had to go through in order to experience the joy and happiness of their arrival.
Charlie and Wylie, with every beat of my heart and with every ounce of my soul, I love you more than you could ever know! Happy Birthday to 2 of the most wonderful people I know! I pray this next year of your lives be full of new learnings, new discoveries, precious memories and more happiness than you can stand!
We love you Lots and Lots!
2 comments:
Nothing like a good cry before bed! Mercy Kasie! But really, it is so hard to believe and remember when those two were so tiny. I have a distinct visual memory of babysitting them in their early months! My how they have grown...Thank you for sharing your sweet babies with me :)!
This post sent a lump straight to my throat. It sent me back to days of Bunco.. to really really tough memories and to celebrations as well. It made me say over and over "God is good all the time! And all the time God is good!" What blessings these and all children are. Love you Kasie. Thankful for the memories and for this present day.
Lydia Maloney
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