Looking Back

One year ago today, I was almost seven weeks into my hospital stay and anxiously and nervously awaiting the next day's events. I knew my babies were being born the very next day and while people kept commenting how exciting that was, I was not excited. I was terrified! I was giving birth to 4 preemies and I had no idea what the outcome would be. I had no idea whether they would be healthy or sick, whether they would need ventilators, whether they would be in the hospital for a couple months and all I could do was be nervous. On top of that, it was finally a reality that I would have to take home FOUR babies soon, scary!!

But, then the next morning, those beautiful and HUGE babies were born: Brooklyn 4 lbs 7 oz, 7:53 a.m.; Gage 4 lbs, 7:54 a.m.; Westin 5 lbs, 7:54 a.m. and Kynlee 4 lbs 2 oz, 7:55 a.m. Once I heard the first cry, I cried too and I was in love and to some degree finally felt the first little bit of relief I had felt in months! A year later, I can't imagine life any other way and I am forever grateful that they came into my life and I will be forever grateful for their amazing health and the beautiful little people that they are! Can't wait to celebrate many, many more birthdays! But, if we could slow time and celebrate them a little farther apart that would be great. A year just isn't long enough to enjoy each stage!