Jonathan (meaning "gift from God) is a
miracle baby.
In 2008, I had never expected any
problems with pregnancy but at 14
weeks I began bleeding a little. My
OB said it was normal & did not put me
on bedrest so I didn't worry.
Bleeding increased as the weeks went
on & at 19 week I was sitting at my
desk at work when I felt strange & I
knew the bleeding had increased. I
went to the bathroom to see a ton of
blood & fluid. Freaking out I went to
my OB & was told everything looked ok
but to go to the high risk clinic the
next day. When I did we saw that
there was no fluid. I was heart-
broken. we were advised to terminate
but couldn't bring ourselves to do so.
I felt that God was definitely with
him and knew that he would be "God's
gift" so we named him Jonathan.
We had antibiotics and went home for
bedrest until 24 weeks. At 24 weeks
we were admitted and a doctor came in
to ask if we'd like to be transferred
to Stanford Hospital which had a
better NICU. We immediately agreed &
were taken there via ambulance. We
recieved steroid shots for my baby's
lungs & we made it another day before
I started having contractions. I was
not allowed to try drugs to stop the
contractions b/c the Dr was concerned
it would mask any brewing infection.
I tried to stay still but only made it
a couple more days before the
contractions were so strong & fast
that they couldn't wait any longer.
My son was born via classical C-
section at 24+6 and was immediately
intubated. He struggled at the edge
of life for months with MANY
complications. Now, he is a normal,
beautiful, funny, stubborn, wonderful
18 month old. He still requires some
oxygen help via cannula & gets alot of
therapy to help his development. But,
he is happy & doing well & we expect
he will outgrow most issues before his
second birthday! He is a miracle!!
And we love him! Praise God.
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