I Get To Be The One 3/17/13
Chris
Last Sunday, on Parents of Preemies Day, I stumbled across a song on Spotify while listening to music in Hattie's hospital room. It was special because the lyrics are so appropriate to how we feel, especially on that day.
"I get to be the one" by JJ HellerWell hello, Little baby. Your eyes have never seen the sun You should know Little baby That I am the lucky one
I get to be the one to hold your hand I get to be the one. Through birthdays and broken bones I'll be there to watch you grow I get to be the one.
Don't feel alone now, Little baby. Do you hear me singing you a song I can't wait to show you Little baby How to crawl How to walk And how to run
I get to be the one to hold your hand I get to be the one. Through birthdays and broken bones I'll be there to watch you grow I get to be the one.
When I first played the song for Melissa, we both nearly cried: we are lucky and blessed to get to be Hattie's parents. This song has become a sort of theme for us and we listened to it throughout the week just about any time we weren't at the hospital. Even when we're not listening to the song we notice that we often hum the tune and sing it to Hattie.
Hattie is 10 weeks old today. She celebrated the occasion by trying on her new blue jeans (newborn size, not preemie!). She looked so stylish and of course Melissa and I played the role of paparazzi and took tons of pictures.
I kangarooed with Hattie this afternoon, again enjoying a nice afternoon nap with my little girl. She weighs 2,424 grams or 5 lbs., 5.5 oz. She is 43.5 cm. or 17.13 in. long. Her feedings continue to get better. Of her eight feeds, she ate three full feeds from the bottle, ate a couple of partial bottles and breastfed part of her 1:30 p.m. feed.
People keep telling us how strong we are. Thank you sincerely for the compliment, but we don't think we're doing anything special. We are caring for our daughter in the best way we know how. We are loving her with all of our might. Of course we are tired, utterly exhausted, worried and anxious. But mostly we are thankful. We are thankful for God's plan and His purpose. We are thankful He is our God and can be trusted. We are thankful for each other, our strong support system, our faith and especially for Hattie. She has taught us so much about love over the last two months that it's unexplainable. She has taught us to relinquish control and enjoy every single tiny thing that life throws at us. Hattie is amazing and we are excited to see what God has in store for her.
