Yes, I finished my mantel this weekend. I just got those weird red things...Matt things they look like they came out of the Grinch movie...
Yes, yes, I am lax in my blogging. I know, I know. My good friends like to remind me all time that I'm sucky blogger. Maybe I will get better once I have my official LID. Tick tock Damnit. I called GWCA last week and they seemed to think I would get it this week. Why? I don't know, maybe they are just putting me at bay. I will call again tomorrow. I'm like a kid in a candy store. However, I think I am pretty much out of 2007 in regards to getting Larkin. A girl can dream right? Maybe I should focus on the tummy tuck instead for 2007??:)
So we are off to Michigan this week to the inlaws for Thanksgiving. It should be a great time as Parker loves to see his grandparents and I have fun just enjoying the weather in the Midwest. I also get to see my Aunt and Uncle who are coming up from Chicago...to see Parker, not so much me. It is nice though that he has extended family. I do not have any grandparents left and came into the world with only one...grandparents are amazing and I always get pissy at my friends who take theirs for granted.
Let me tell you about Matt's Grandparents. Matt's Grandfather is "Gomp" and his Grandmother is "Gommie". These are two very amazing people and very kind. It is great to see Parker with his grandparents, let alone his great-grandparents. Well, the story goes that when Matt's parents called Gommie and Gomp to tell them Parker had been born, Gomp was so upset that he hung up the phone. We didn't find out about the until about a year ago but it hit him really hard. We didn't show them pictures of him while he was until the hospital until just earlier this year. It was very hard for them because they just didn't know what to think. So after Parker had been in the hospital a few months, Gomp sent this little gift to the house. It had a little boxing glove ornament in it and a note that said "Keep on fighting Champ". Well, you can see Parker holding the little ornament above and I really think that it is the true testament to a good, strong support system. It is amazing to me to see what was three years ago and what now is today. I am in awe of my child everyday for everything he went through. I am in awe of myself and Matt for dealing with that head on and never thinking negatively. I honestly feel like I can tackle anything after going through that.
I remember waddling down to the NICU by myself the Friday after he was born. He was born on a Wednesday by the way. Matt had spent every night in the hospital with me and that Friday was the first night he went home. I made my way down the NICU, albeit very slow, and then I was alone with Parker for the first time. As alone as you can be by a bunch of nurses, doctors and sick babies. I sat down at his bed warmer and I cried. I cried. I cried. Peter, the wonderful night nurse came over to me and said, "First time down alone huh". He gave me some Kleenex and let me be alone with my son. For the next 84 days I watched the miracle of life, science, gifted nurses and doctors, and love and support heal my son. I realize how fortunate I am to have a 26 weeker with no lasting problems in excellent health. Read the statistics sometime and you will be shocked at how lucky we are.
So tomorrow I am off to my annual Obgyn appt. My doctor is my hero and I love him for saving my child's life. I am done birthing children as I can go through it again. I did mourn my pregnancy and it still stings like a bitch to go through the maternity ward. But will I ever complain? No, my son is healthy and I am the mother of a daughter not yet conceived. By some miracle, I found my daughter in the American Way magazine of all places. I found women who turned out to be some of the most wonderful women I would have never met if I didn't read that magazine. These women all have a story, all of have their own fertility issues, and all have an amazing sense of humor. I am very thankful.
So my friends, those who didn't think I could be very emotional or sincere, I am thankful for may things this season. I am thankful that I am going to be a mother again, I am thankful my son is happy and healthy, I am thankful that my husband is graduating with his PhD, I am thankful for my health and for finding my friend in my head and being able to proactive about it, I am thankful one of my best friends who has had so many fertility issues is finished with her first trimester on Thanksgiving, I am thankful that my parents are an active part of my son's life and I am thankful for all of my new friends. I love you all. Happy Thanksgiving!
