Wednesday, November 21, 2007

I've been reading a lot of "Thanksgiving" blogs, and felt I needed to put in my two cents. I'm so thankful for LIFE, specifically the lives of my two precious girls. Without going into too much of the details behind my children's births... I was in the hospital for a month before Makayla was born b/c I was on the verge of Preeclampsia (high blood pressure), resulting in a long labor that turned into an emergency c-section b/c of her low heart rate. I had the same condition with Brynley, and I delivered her at 35 weeks. She was in the NICU for 2 weeks. I realize I could have lost both of my little girls, and many women have during similar situations. I am beyond grateful for the wisdom of my doctor and the grace of God... Makayla was in the NICU for only a few hours and exhibited no signs of stress from a VERY stressful labor and Brynley was such a fighter, and did so well growing in the NICU. Its easy to forget how far they've come, but that's why we have pictures. :) Count your blessings, I'm trying to count mine more and more every day. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Makayla Rae- Born: August 25, 2005



Brynley Nicole- Born: August 3, 2006

6 comments:

Aimee said...

The have gotten so big! They are two precious girls and I am so Thankful to be their aunt:)

Kristina said...

Me too!!!! I love being their Aunt Teeny and I am grateful for them too! I am so excited to become your neighbor so I can see y'all and the girls more often! :)

Charlotte Pope said...

Amen! we are extremely grateful for makayla and brynley and love being grammy and grandpa! god is sooooo good!

Kelli said...

So precious! Can't wait to see you this week! :)

Kyla said...

Awwww! Children are the greatest things to be thankful for. I still can't believe how close together your girls are in age! I'm sure it's been a handful and so much fun at the same time! They will certainly be best friends! I've always thought your girls look just like you but that last pic. of Brynley looks like Jaron!

Liz*** said...

awww...such SWEET girls!