What It Means To Be Loved

In March of 2010 we found out that my wife and I were going to be having another baby. We had mixed feelings at first, because we have had a few miscarriages in the past that were tough on the family. Our worries were put to rest when ultrasounds came back looking very well, and we prayed every day for a healthy baby.

We found we were having a girl and we were so excited and scared at the same time, because we were so used to having boys. At 30 weeks my wife started having contractions, and again we prayed that God watch over our little girl! 34 weeks my wife had an accident and fell which broke her tail bone as a result. This didn't help the contractions, so much for bed rest!

39 weeks the doctor did a scheduled C-Section. This was the smoothest delivery of the 3 my wife has had. Everything went great, which is something we weren't used to. God heard our prayers and protected our little girl for 9 weeks!!

16 hours after Riley was born my wife woke up in the middle of the night and in the dark room she noticed something wasn't just right with our little girl. She picked her up and called for the nurse, because my wife could tell something looked wrong with her, and her lips looked very dark. When they turned the lights on to see her, she was so blue, her lips and nose were black, and my wife thought, "she was gone!!" The nurse grabbed our little girl, and ran out of the room calling for help. We thought she was gone and we were never going to see her again. After seeming like a lifetime had passed, the nurse came back into the room with our little girl. She said that the doctor worked on her for almost an hour to get her to stabilize on her own. She told us that Riley had to go to the NICU so they could find out why she stopped breathing, and so they could try to stop it from happening again. They took her and we prayed for our little girl to be healthy.

The NICU doctors came to the conclusion that she was a 36 week old baby and not 39 like the ultrasounds had shown. Riley recovered faster than the doctors anticipated and they released her to come home after 5 days. She had a long road but God walked with her and pulled her through every step of the way, and I know he will be with her always.

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[Berlitz9999]

i want someone to dedicate this song to me... :.(

[Jesussavesall2]

the drs told my parents i wouldnt make it i was born with a lack of oxygen to my brain and when i was born my face blue they said i would never walk but God knew the plans now im 23 walking working man the lies of the devil is trashed and i thank my parents for everything they did to help me have the best life i can ever have i was dignosed with Cerebral palsy

[aquababe98]

this is such a touching song. it made me cry.

[TinnyBatGirl]

Cute and it is amazing:)

[mrssummit49]

:) amazing!!

[sek17514]

Amazing story / cute kid

[pjcondichjr]

Congrats Erin!  She's beautiful!!

[Handzofpraise1967]

I dedicated this to my daughter Brandi. Love you my little miracle girl!

[warce33]

Beautiful God Bless her...and you as parents...it is very difficult

[ro5e5dragon5]

how beautiful god bless x