I would like to take a moment to honor my mom...
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~Washington Irving
Mom, I would like to thank you for every ounce of help the past 7 months...you have certainly sacrificed A LOT in order to help me and my family and for that I am forever grateful. Thank you for every meal you have cooked, all the vacuuming and laundry you have done, every doctor's appointment you have gone to with us, knowing CB's medical history just about as well as I do, watching Jackson when we couldn't be with him, sitting with Jax and C so I could shower and brush my teeth, picking up things from the grocery store, cleaning bottles, making bottles, sleeping over at our house, sleeping over at the hospital, being with me for EEG's and MRIs and everything else they have done to my daughter, not getting mad at me when I call you at 3am because one of the babies has a fever, being by my side every step of the way the past 7 months...most importantly, thank you for teaching me how to be the best mom to my babies. I love you more than ever!
For my first Mother's Day...
I want to make a promise to myself to soak in every second of my babies. The past 7 months have been such a whirlwind of seizures, neurology appointments, EEGs, changing medications, changing doses of medications, blood draws to check levels of meds in C's blood, researching everything under the sun about epilepsy, hospital stays, surgeries, etc. and now that we are all able to breath I have realized how much we have missed because we were in crisis mode. We were there physically living the moments but mentally we were not truly appreciating them because we had big, heavy things going on. I can tell you exactly what day Charlie Claire got admitted to the PICU for the first time and what day she stopped her (dreadful) steroids but I can't tell you the first time Jackson or Charlie Claire smiled, slept in their crib for the first time, or the first time Jackson rolled from his back to his tummy...I was there for every single one of these "milestones" but my mind was not so, I promise myself that I will really enjoy and soak in every second of my babies...
I have a lot of reasons to smile today and most of them are because of these two little faces....and of course my most fantastic husband...without him as my partner, I would not be able to be the mom that I am!
Jason's note....
As Kristin thanked her mom, I will take a minute to also thank my mom on her first Mother's Day as a Grandmother. The last seven months have been tough on myself and Kristin. I am completely amazed by all the support we have received from our family and friends. It is times like these where you appreciate everything your parents did for you growing up. I would like to say Thank You to my mom for making me the man I am today. I am just now starting to realize and appreciate all the sacrifices and lessons she taught me as I was growing up. She has a been great mom and a better friend. She is always there to help anytime anywhere. I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!
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