I saw this meme on Facebook and it made me laugh so much because this SERIOUSLY was me in 2001:
I was pregnant and was not due until December 27. I was hoping to eat my fill on Thanksgiving and maybe even Christmas as well!
Turns out that God had a different plan because I gave birth to him via emergency C-section on November 2, before Thanksgiving! I didn’t even have Thanksgiving dinner that year because I was at the hospital to see him in NICU. he was there until December 3.
I put him in his portable bassinet under the Christmas tree and whispered in his ear for him to grow! He slept for all but 20 minutes for two weeks when he came home. I had to wake him up to feed him.
I have recently been seeing so many March of Dimes fundraisers on Facebook and they show a picture of a preemie baby with a breathing tube in their nose. Seeing those makes me wince a little bit that was such a painful time and I only now am realizing it. Sean was on oxygen the first 24 hours and they told me that was really good for his eyes. Being on oxygen for multiple days can make them blind.
I can’t eat turkey anymore, but seeing this meme made me laugh and remember my plans of gorging myself on Thanksgiving. That didn’t work out.