Don't be confused by the title; no I'm not Scrooge or writing to complain about a bad Christmas or something - in fact Christmas this year was wonderful all around. The title is in commemoration of December 27, 2008 - one year ago today Finn decided it was time to get the heck out and Stacy went into early labor. This kicked off a 10 day period of what I can only describe as sheer terror followed of course immediately by his nearly three month hospital stay.
I had planned on writing some moving entry in memoriam of that horrible day gone by but couldn't quite find the words that seemed fitting. I would type some memories and feelings but it didn't really convey things as well as the original entries did. Instead what I will be doing every day from now to Finn's birthday is reading the old posts from one year ago - this will be a better commemoration of what happened than any new posts could possibly hope to be. If you're interested I invite you to join me in doing this. As such, and to get us started, take another look at what I said one year ago today as a reminder of where we were at then and how far we have come now:
"Well, so this is my first post and unfortunately it doesn't get to be a fun one. Stacy went into early labor this morning. Needless to say if you've been looking at the ticker our little baby boy is really LITTLE.
At this point, they won't be able to stop the labor or delivery but they're trying to do everything they can to delay the delivery as much as possible. That will give the baby extra time to continue to develop and he needs every hour and hopefully day that he can get.
Right now I'm writing this from Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The eventful day began at 4:00 am on our trip to North Memorial Hospital - I only passed one car in a no passing zone - didn't go over 45 mph and only ran two red lights. When it was determined that the baby was going to have to be delivered and it is only a matter of when the decision was made to transfer to Abbott this morning at 10:00. This was a bit safer of a trip in an ambulance with lights and sirens - Stacy in the back and me in the cab. No they didn't let me drive or even hit the siren or horn buttons.
The good news is that Abbott is associated with one of the best childrens' hospitals around and is connected to them by tunnel. Immediately after the baby is born he will be transferred over to Childrens' Hospital's NICU where hopefully if things go well he'll stay until he gets stronger and gets discharged at would have been between his 36th week or delivery date.
It will be a bit of a rollercoaster and we will try to keep everyone updated with all the ups, downs, twists and turns."
Well, I hear Finn crying right now - even when he cries or is sick like he is now a look back in time to one year ago helps us to keep it in perspective and realize that the worst thing of today is nothing compared to what could have been the worst thing of that day.
1 comment:
I have been thinking about you all day today; almost called but you are right Jimmy-the words did not come. Instead today I focused on memories of this year especially the recent ones with all of you at my house for Christmas. Once again I was able to watch the miracle of Finn on my living room floor. I particularly remember watching you walk through the foyer, him spotting you immediately from his location on the living room floor, and then the long chatter of Da Da Da Da that followed. He also noticed every move Stacy made and every sound she made. What difference a year makes. The strength and endurance you have shown as a couple over this past year has been remarkable. Your little one would not have been so healthy without that endurance. And Stacy-seriously-you will be SO off limits in terms of molasses cookies, pepper sticks, and turkey soup at any Xmas in which you may be expecting again. :)
All my love and the best to your wonderful family in 2010.
DeAnn (Ne Ne)
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