Perspective
First of all, we just want to thank everyone for all of your prayers and words of encouragement this past week. We have felt wrapped in prayer and love during this time that has certainly been hard. But, really it is pretty easy compared to what other people are going through.
Up on the 4th floor of the hospital, in our room, things seemed so bad. As I walked through the halls I would hear other babies crying. They got to stay with their parents, right next to them. It didn't seem fair that I had to walk all the way down to the 3rd floor to visit Oliver and feed him. Then come back to our empty room. It wasn't fair to watch other families leaving the hospital with their babies. It wasn't fair that Oliver had to be poked, pricked and prodded so many times. It wasn't fair that I couldn't hold him without a million wires connected to him.
But then, as I entered the NICU, my whole perspective changed. Oliver's problems seemed like no big deal compared to all the other babies. Just like the nice mother who took this picture of us tonight...
...her twin boys were born on Friday at 26 weeks. They only weighed about 2 pounds each. They were hooked up to everything imaginable and they won't be coming home until after the new year. Wow, so really waiting a few extra days to take Oliver home all of a sudden seemed like no big deal. He is only hooked up to a few things. He doesn't look like he is about to break if I touch him. I don't have to look at him through a glass wall. I can feed him and hold him and hug him and kiss him. We don't have to drive to the hospital every day for the next few months to visit him. Just a few more days. I'm sure this mother is worried about the problems that her boys could develop because they were born so early. We know that Oliver is not going to have any lasting effects from his infection or treatment. And these twins are certainly not the only ones in there. There are over 100 other babies in there with way worse problems than us. And my heart is heavy for them.
It is amazing how fast your perspective can change. Certainly Oliver's infection was serious. But, we are counting our blessings. There are only 3 more days to get through and then Oliver gets to come home... perfectly healthy on Monday morning!
6 comments:
wow - this is good to read
WOw Naomi! That is great perspective, I'm glad that God is with you to give you that during this time, sometimes its hard to remember what is really important! You are a wonderful mom! much love!!
You guys are amazing! I can only imagine how hard this has been for you all, not what you were expecting at all. But it's cool that you're looking at the flip side of things as well. That's not to discount what you are going through, but to realize what others may be experiencing too. Thanks for sharing!
he is darling and thats such a good picture of you guys. we're praying that you can bring him home soon!
Thank you Jesus for taking care of your little sweetheart. We will keep praying for him and you all until Monday when you can have your whole family together. Much love to you all.
Keeping you guys in our prayers Naomi! Thank you for your honesty in your post. I am excited for Oliver to come home to you guys. Soon soon soon ...
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