Blogging for Preemies – a Daddy’s point-of-view

Published by Kerry | Filed under Causes

Would I have ever dreamed that we would have two amazing little boys?  No. 

Once we were pregnant, could I ever have imagined the struggle ahead of us?  Absolutely not. 

But the reality is that nearly 500,000 babies are born preterm every year in the United States, nearly 20 million worldwide.  Those numbers are not even the scary part for me – having gone through the heartache of having Max and Wes being born 10 weeks early was the scary part.  Every day you worry.  Every single day.  Hell, I still worry, even though our boys are doing so great. 

The day our boys were born, I wasn’t able to imagine that they would one day be our handsome, growing, laughing, smiling boys that they have become.  Seeing how frail and helpless they were was so draining for me (us), both physically and emotionally.  The care the boys received immediately after they were born was nothing short of amazing.  The care Kerry and I received from the hospital staff helped to keep us in the right frame of mind so that we could better provide for our boys when they needed it the most.  Today I just can’t help but be excited and anxious for which amazing milestone will happen next!  To go from hopeless to hopeful in a few short months is very sobering. 

Not all preemie stories have the happy ending ours has had, and we are thankful every single day that we are some of the lucky ones.  Today we blog for EVERY preemie – those we know, and those we don’t.  Those who have lived, and those who have passed.  We blog because of how much this has changed our lives.  We blog to raise awareness.  We blog because this was the path that was chosen for us. 

Jeff