A year ago today I was admitted to the hospital for close monitoring of the babies--especially Kaylie. I would later stay there for a month before delivering. I remember how sad I was to be missing the nice weather spring brings. I've been doing a lot of reminiscing lately as their birthday approaches later this month. Just looking back at the NICU pictures, to be used in a photo montage, opens a whole floodgate of emotions.
oh wow, you were admitted very close to the same day i was (may 17). i was enormously sad to be stuck in the hospital and missing out on so much and it really took me a long time to adjust to being in the hospital. with our 1st approaching, i have been reminiscing a ton lately too...it has been so long since i have gone through photos and i am terrified to even look at the pictures from their birth and nicu days. looking back, i realize how much more difficult it all was to deal with at the time than i gave myself credit for. what a year!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how it affects you. I was very emotional around their birthday. I think it is just being completely thankful for where they are at. Not all parents get that and I try to be thankful for it. Thank goodnes your babies are doing so well and enjoy the reminiscing even the bittersweet stuff b/c that is a part of their little lives. Thanks for the scrapblog help btw.
ReplyDeleteI know all too well how you are feeling. my boys were not born early, but still thinking about the past year is hard. I cried alot up until their first birthday.
ReplyDeleteLiz, that is great about the beach ball. You just never know how they'll react. My boys both cry when I put a new trash bag in the can sometimes and then other times they look at me like "what? it's just a trash bag". They're all hysterical!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing when you think back on it, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteAfter I just did my whole How we Came to be thing, I sat there re-reading it and getting teary realizing all I have been through with all of my kids.
Motherhood is such an amazing journey!
XXOO
Debi
ps Thanks so much for the offer for laundry. ;)
I am going to the laundry mat tomorrow so i can get it all done at one time. ;)
Would you ever be interested in meeting up though? Shoot me an email..