preemiemom
06-04-2001, 01:40 AM
Hi! My name is Sandra. I am 36 years old and a proud parent to Micheal Timothy a preemie born December 1, 1999 weighing 2 pounds and 6 ounces and 14 inches long at birth.
It was a long a perilous journey to finally conceive (being a diabetic), maintain a healthy pregnancy (high risk) and finally deliver Michael (by emergency c-section, apgar score at birth was 1). It was difficult spending our first Christmas with him in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit but we made the best of it. I decorated his incubator with holiday bows and put a big picture of us near him. I knew that he couldn't see it but knowing it was there made all the difference in the world.
I first held by son when he was about 6 weeks old. I cried when the nurse placed this tiny person in my arms because I had waited for 10 years for this moment and it felt like it lasted forever... That was when I reallly felt like a was his mother. He may have been only a few pounds and only 14 inches but his measure in my heart was ENDLESS!!!
Michael stayed in the hospital until the January 19, 2000. About 52 days and I was so overjoyed the day we got to take him home! He has medical problems due to his prematurity including developemental delay but every milestone no matter how small it is, Tim and I cherish it because of how special Michael is to us.
On June 1, 2001 our miracle baby became 18 months old. That morning I awoke and looked at my son with love and thankfulness in my heart that I have him in my life. Being a mother to him has taught me what it means to love someone unconditionally. I know now what it means when people say that "God only gives you what you can handle"...I just look at our son and see that for someone born so small...he filled an enormous space in our hearts...
Love, Sandra jean Lombard
It was a long a perilous journey to finally conceive (being a diabetic), maintain a healthy pregnancy (high risk) and finally deliver Michael (by emergency c-section, apgar score at birth was 1). It was difficult spending our first Christmas with him in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit but we made the best of it. I decorated his incubator with holiday bows and put a big picture of us near him. I knew that he couldn't see it but knowing it was there made all the difference in the world.
I first held by son when he was about 6 weeks old. I cried when the nurse placed this tiny person in my arms because I had waited for 10 years for this moment and it felt like it lasted forever... That was when I reallly felt like a was his mother. He may have been only a few pounds and only 14 inches but his measure in my heart was ENDLESS!!!
Michael stayed in the hospital until the January 19, 2000. About 52 days and I was so overjoyed the day we got to take him home! He has medical problems due to his prematurity including developemental delay but every milestone no matter how small it is, Tim and I cherish it because of how special Michael is to us.
On June 1, 2001 our miracle baby became 18 months old. That morning I awoke and looked at my son with love and thankfulness in my heart that I have him in my life. Being a mother to him has taught me what it means to love someone unconditionally. I know now what it means when people say that "God only gives you what you can handle"...I just look at our son and see that for someone born so small...he filled an enormous space in our hearts...
Love, Sandra jean Lombard