Miqueias… your eyelashes are just incredible…. I am severely jealous of this 12 day old baby, haha
In his words:
“When we discovered that we were going to have a baby, we had a rollercoaster of emotions going through our bodies. Although we were mostly excited, we also had fear because maintaining a pregnancy was not easy. We had already lost one of our little angels at just over seven weeks along prior to finding out about this pregnancy, and the pain that comes with losing someone you are looking so forward to meeting is something we did not want to encounter again. Yet we knew we had to keep trying because this was both our dreams.. to have a family one day and share in the joys that only a child can bring to this world.
Our GYN had told us after our loss that we needed to wait six weeks before we could begin to try again (due to surgery to remove the fetus) and also, we could not dwell on the past, and “try to be relaxed”. So we went out and bought a little puppy to help us along. Well, this little guy must have been God’s assistant, because with not even six weeks (as the doctor had asked) we went back for an appointment. To our surprise, we were expecting again!
The first eight weeks were the longest of our lives. The eight week point came along and our angels heartbeat was still beating strong, then the first trimester passed and still beating strong. We hit 17 weeks and found out we were going to have a baby boy, there was no way we were waiting to find out the sex… we had plenty of surprises already.
The second trimester came and went, then the third, and before we knew it we were at 39 weeks! We had a c-section scheduled as little Miqueias was breech. The night before he was scheduled, we had to run to the hospital as my wife’s blood pressur was high; once we got there, they set up a heart monitor on Miqueias, and took a bunch of tests on mom. Mom had calmed down, but the little one had not.. and the doctor said we could not wait until morning, as mom’s body was no longer tolerating the pregnancy. At 4:03 am on April 24th, 2012.. little Miqueias came into this world at 8lbs. 3 oz with a length of 20 in.
People often ask “do you believe in love at first sight”.. I can’t speak for every parent out there, but for us, there is no question that it exists.”
