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...Equals one precious child. As our mission strayed severely off course we began dealing with the reality that he was coming and coming very soon. As the Dr had predicted, Chandler was born within 24 hrs. In so many ways that was the longest 24 hrs of my life and in some ways it was the fastest 24 hrs of my life. Either way you look at it, it became one of the best days of my life. Though it was not his due date or even near his due date, it was his birth date. It was the day the Lord ordained his life to begin and I am so thankful for that. As the NICU nurses stabilized him, I was granted one quick peak before they whisked him away. It was not as I had imagined..I was at a hospital I had never even been to before..my wonderful doctor had not delivered him as I had hoped....it was far from the peaceful, calm serene moment I thought it would be....a room full of people and machines.... no bonding moment....just a peak....a peak? 9 months of loving and incubating this precious miracle and I get a peak? What about the wonderful memories of holding him for the first time...counting fingers and toes?? Breece and I with all of our ooh and awes??? This scene was a far cry from the picture I had envisioned. My heart hurt.....and there was nothing I could do.
We were able to really see him for the first time at 8:00 am...he was already 2 hrs old! Our hearts were filled with more love than we had ever known possible. For the first time I really began to understand my Heavenly Father's love for me. We detailed every inch of his body as the reports from the doctors and nurses were provided. We had no idea of the road ahead and really at that moment did not care. Though nothing about this moment was as planned according to us, it was planned by Him and we are so thankful for that. He chose an extremely special entrance into this world for an extremely special child!
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.....Equal one precious child! 30 days in NICU....a year on a heart/breathing monitor.....developmental delays....sensory issues.....atypical neurological wiring has created a very interesting 10 years. You know what....we would not trade even one second of it. These small pieces to this priceless individual are microscopic. Chandler makes this world a better place. He is a Christ loving, caring, fun, energetic, empathetic, intelligent, obedient and absolutely amazing person. I count myself so blessed to have been chosen to be his mother. He has had such a wonderful impact on the world around him.....I can't wait to see what the next 10 years hold for him....and the 10 after that....and the 10 after that.....and on and on............
Happy Birthday Chandler!! We love you so much!
I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD."
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