Don't Blink

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

Song Lyrics to Don't Blink by Kenny Chesney
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/chesney-kenny/dont-blink-22679.html

Eight weeks - where did they go? Our days in the RNICU seem like a lifetime ago and yet the memories are so vivid: the room, the tubes, the blood draws, the endless stream of IV fluids, the antibiotics, the tube feeds, the breastfeeding/pumping "room", the nurses, the doctors, "the baby" that is ours but at the same time is not ours.

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Saela Catherine born 8/22/07. I can say I loved her from the minute she was born - but I know that I didn't realize the strength of that love before she was taken away. On the Eve before I return to work, I can say I love her more everyday - more than life itself. Since she has been home she has been the perfect baby girl.

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Right now I am listening to her sleeping baby "coos" - this is one of the sweetest sounds I've ever heard. One because it is a sweet sound and two because it means she is SLEEPING! It took awhile after coming home but Saela did finally get her days and nights straight. She still wakes up at 12, 3, and 6 am - but at least she goes right back down after a feeding. (This is due in part to the best $10 I've spent since she came home - a voice activated light that changes colors - Saela LOVES it. I also LOVE it at 3:30 am.) Before we know it, Saela will be sleeping through the night.

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Saela has outgrown a couple of her newborn outfits. Her legs are too long - I told her not to get used to that if she takes after me. Maybe she will get her height from Steve?!? If she is a girly girl, she will probably dislike me intensely as she grows older as I've never been a big shopper. If you know me well - you know that I love a bargain. In fact, this past weekend I purchased three tops and a pair of pants for $18.29. I have become a fan of the consignment world. One can only hope that my daughter will get as giddy over the "never worn leather coat originally costing $200 that drops from $58 to $29 on 11/11" that I found while I was shopping. Let's face it - I wanted a better bargain than $58 - so I'll risk it being gone by waiting for the next price drop. She is, however, in luck if she likes a good head massage at the beauty parlor - I will pay well for that!

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I finally got my "real smile" at the end of last week. You have to catch her smiling at the right moment - usually in the morning - as she is still a bit stingy with them. In no time at all she will be smiling, laughing, sitting up, crawling, walking, running.

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The last eight weeks have been life changing and I would not trade one second of them. I love my daughter and seeing Steve with her makes me love him even more. I do hope that I can take the advice that so many have given - "cherish every second because they grow up so quickly."

Don't Blink