Happy 2nd Birthday, Jacks!

The past few days have been a whirlwind! This past Saturday, we celebrated Jackson turning 2 with family and friends. He had such a wonderful day celebrating. His favorite show is Bubble Guppies, so of course that was his theme! When he hears the theme song he will race from any room in the house to sit in front of the tv and flaps his arm with excitement.

On Sunday, that was his actual birthday! We started the morning singing to him and then went out for donuts!! Both the boys loved that…I mean, who doesn’t enjoy sugar that early in the morning!

His birthday is also a day where I take time for myself. In the past 2 years, I have cried thinking about that day more than I can count. In a previous post I talked about our delivery. It was the scariest moment of my life. One thing I did not mention was what one of the labor and delivery nurses said to me upon being wheeled over to L&D. They got me on a hospital bed and started taking all my vitals. Then, she started checking for Jackson’s heartbeat. When I heard a sound…

Me: “Is that his heartbeat?”

Nurse: “No, that is your’s.”

Me: “Well, I know I am fine, find his!”

Nurse: “I am trying….”

You are trying?!?! Are you kidding me right now? That is what you are going to say to a woman that is 37 weeks and 4 days along and is bleeding for unknown reasons?? At that point, I lost it and started crying uncontrollably. Lots of nurses and dr’s entered the room and started hooking me up to machines, asking what I had eaten last and when, etc. Then, finally my dr arrived and asked if I had questions and all I could choke out was, “Can someone please call my husband!?”

It is a day that started off incredibly scary and brought us a true miracle boy. So, I take time for myself to celebrate life, because on that day both of us or one of us could have lost our lives. It is hard to tell you not to take days for granted and to live life to the fullest, but try. Life is not a guarantee, enjoy the big things, celebrate the little things and just be thankful for another day on Earth!

Happy birthday, sweet Jackson! You are a true miracle and we thank God every single day for you and everything you are teaching us and will continue to teach us!