This is my story thru adoption, and life after...

NICU GRAD ✿ Oh little one... I got the update just now that I have been praying for baby girl, you are finally out of the hospital. I can only imagine how happy Andy and Elizabeth are to finally get to go home with you. What was supposed to be a 10 day trip here turned into a two month stay. I'm glad I got to see you each week and cuddle with you, I will always remember how right it felt. One thing I know is that you are in good hands, I couldn't have chose a better family to raise you. They are absolutly perfect. Sunday I get to say goodbye... Tears are already falling down my cheeks thinking about it. You were in my arms for a moment, but you will forever be in my heart. ❤

 I parent these two children of mine. Alex is 7 years old. He struggles with ADHD and anxiety. He started some medication to help him pay attention in school. There has been pros and cons, just like everything in life. Natalie is 2 years old. She was born with CMV. We have had some delay in her development due to her ears. She has had tubes put in, Alex is old enough to understand the situation. He asks questions and I answer them honestly.

When I signed the reliquishment papers I wrote that I wanted frequent updates about medical stuff while they were in Utah. Elizabeth was very good about it. Georgie needed surgery to connect her esophagus to her stomach and fix her trachea. They did the surgery and it went well. Since her skin was so saturated due to her being in my belly and not being able to swallow or digest anything, her wound would not heal on its own. They had to do some sort of packing it with skin cells or something, but eventually a week before she got out I was told it had finally closed. Since she was so large when I delivered, the doctor had to help get her shoulders out. So her left shoulder has nerve damage and she cant move it. Elizabeth does some exercises with her helping her move it. They said she could get anywhere from 60-100% movement back with it eventually. Well about a month into her stay up at the NICU they found out their was a leak in her esophagus, which needed another surgery to fix. Well b...