3 Years Old!

Our little miracle is 3 years old today! What a blessing, words cannot describe how grateful I am. I remember this night 3 years ago so clearly up until she was born, then things are a blur. Carlos was in PR visiting his family and I was having contractions. Since I was only 25 wks I ignored them thinking it was nothing. When they didn't stop I called the doctor and was told to go to the hospital. I have high blood pressure and that caused my placenta to rupture. At one point my blood work showed my blood was not clotting, Ariana was breach and they had to do a c-section, but were concerned that my bleeding would not stop. I remember laying in this room all night (with nothing for pain, since they wanted to do as little as possible) and looking out the window, watching this clock in Camden and praying and praying.

At 7:10 Ariana was born...naturally...she was fiesty from that moment, they didn't have time to get the anesthesiologist in so they could do a c-section. All I remember after she was born was a white haired man squeezing this balloon like thingy that basically was breathing for her and them brining her over so I could see her and they took her away. Brenda, my sister in law was there, she called Carlos and gave him the news...his flight was leaving PR. I can't imagine what he felt.

Ariana had awesome nurses and doctors at Cooper University Hospital. I will always remember Katie, Donna, and Ann - her primary nurses who cared so dearly for her. The amazing respiratory team that dealt with her breathing tube issues. She had laser eye surgery at 2 mo that saved her sight...Thank you Lord for Dr. Wasserman! And Dr Ian Jacobs, her ENT who performed her airway reconstruction a yr and a half ago at CHOP. And for our family and our church we are so grateful for their support through all this.

Ariana was in the hospital for 3 months before coming home. I remember coming home without her and seeing a little dress we had for her and crying. She's just an amazing little girl. For her I'm so grateful. God has been faithful and good to us. Hebrew 13:5 "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." Only because of His mercy and grace can I write...

Happy Birthday Ariana! Baby Girl...We love you so much!

*Last Post for this blog...we now have a family blog where I will put updates on Ari.

http://ourblessedblendedfamily.blogspot.com/