I Am Free

Drew is sermonizing, so I have been appointed "official writer of the blog" for today. Allow me to apologize ahead of time. Let it be known that I am not a writer. In high school, I had friends write my papers (sorry, Mom!).

Anywho, here goes...

Today when we got to the NICU, we walked in and the first thing we see is David's face. His whole face. Without a forehead sensor. Without an oxygen tube. It was the first time since he was born that we had seen his sweet forehead. I wasn't completely prepared for the emotion I was going to feel. They seem like such simple things - he had a sensor taken off and his oxygen tube removed. It doesn't sound like that big of a deal when you read it. But this was a huge step in the right direction. Slowly but surely all the cords, leads, lines, sensors, and probes are being removed. Each one means one less thing keeping us in this nightmare. Each one is one step closer to being able to take our precious child home.

Daddy got to feed him today! It is one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. I could sit and watch them together all day every day. I have always known that Drew would be an awesome dad. But once I saw him hold David and love on him, I was overwhelmed by...I don't know what that feeling is. It's bigger than joy. Bigger than love. Something so enormous that I had trouble containing it. My heart completely melted. I could never have made it through this ordeal without Drew. He's my rock. Now he can be David's rock, too. I have lots of hopes and wishes for David. The main one is that he knows how loved he is. With a daddy like Drew, I know that will never be an issue.

David has something to tell everyone:

Love to all!

~Nicole~