Then the absolute best part of my Mother's Day was dedicating our sweet little Hunter Matthew at church yesterday. We have been attending Wilson Community Church and we are very happy there. So Don and I were thrilled when we heard they were doing a baby dedication service. It was the best Mother's day gift I could have ever asked for. Hunter is such a little blessing to our family especially since the end of my pregnancy and the beginning of his life was very difficult. Our little miracle overcame polyhydramosis (too much amniotic fluid) and the complications from the condition which almost caused my uterus to rupture from the pressure of too much fluid. I had 9 times the normal amount of fluid and it caused a lot of issues for me and Hunter. Then he wasn't breathing at birth and that was the scariest first minutes of his life. You expect when the baby comes out to have a robust and loud cry and when you don't hear that its so scarey. He had a wonderful team of doctors and nurses that had our baby boy breathing rather quickly. Then our sweet boy developed jaundice after only being home fore 24 hours. Hunter's case was very dangerous because his levels were not slightly elevated like most baby jaundice cases. His jaundice levels were above 27 which causes severe brain damage to a baby. The pediatrician and doctors at Wilson Medical were very worried about him and had us very scared for his life and the potential complications. Our sweet boy's life was once again in jeopardy. They sent him to the specialists at the Children's Hospital in Greenville where he had to have photo therapy, several iv's of fluids, saline, potassium, etc. to get his little system back on track. We were finally sent home where he was still on photo therapy for a few more days, All of the cards were stacked against him and he still made it with no physical problems, no health problems, and PRAISE JESUS no brain damage. We are so lucky to have Hunter here and for him and I to be healthy. We were ecstatic to be able to dedicate him back to the Lord because without him the outcome could have been very different. So this year I am very blessed and very thankful to be a mother of 3 little angels. Hunter Matthew belongs to Jesus and I hope and pray that he has a long rewarding life that is a not as tough as the start of his life.
Then we celebrated my sweet nephew's 4th birthday party at Five county stadium at the Mudcats baseball game. Ashlynn and Everett LOVE baseball and Muddy the Mudcat and were so happy to spend their afternoon watching baseball and eating peanuts. Hunter enjoyed being passed around to family and friends. I can't wait till he can enjoy the baseball game in the same way Ashlynn and Everett do. My sweet nephew has a great time and a big turnout for his birthday. Ashlynn was so EXCITED to get time with her Ben. She loves being with him. We had a great afternoon watching the Mudcats win and watching little Ashy and Ben run the bases after the game.
There is no material gift in this world I could have wanted more than the wonderful day I had yesterday with my family.
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