A Long Road Contiuned....

I don't know how we would have gotten through this without each other, and without all the support from family, friends, and church. Lenny was my rock through this whole ordeal. He always put on a brave face, even when I was in the midst of breaking down (in the beginning), and he was the one who kept it together. As my mother said "you wear your emotions on your sleeve" which is so true. We never had to worry about meals. Church was bringing us food once a week. So many people were gracious enough to pass on their leftovers to us or prepare us meals. We had friends bring up food and meet us in the cafteria. We received many gift cards and cards of support, e-mails, phone calls, and most of prayers. We are so lucky to have both of our families' support. Our parents, grandparents, everyone! We didn't know what we would do and they helped keep us going. Right now we are fortunate to have Hadley's great grandparents help take care of her until she gets to go to daycare. I don't know how people manage when they don't have family in town. I could never understand why we couldn't get a break. It felt like things would move forward and then, boom, there would be a setback. I questioned God daily, but then felt guilty because I knew Hadley will grow out of this and there were so many other babies who were in the hospital for much longer periods of time that were much much sicker. I truly believe though, that everyone's prayer have helped Hadley's quick healing. I was told yesterday by the Dr.'s office that Hadley is only the second baby in the last eight years for this Dr., to go from a line to the bottle. She skipped over the NG tube (feeding tube in nose). I am so thankful we didn't have to deal with NG tube again.