I would give anything...
...for my Mom to look this good again. I remember at the time, I was so distressed by how frail she looked, but as I sit here with her tonight, and listen to the bubbles in the oxygen machine, I would give anything for her to be back up, holding Lexi. She's holding Ava in this picture. Her first great-grandchild. Ava will be 3 in September, and her sister Lexi turned 1 on this past Thursday. Lexi was due in November of 2009, and was born in July...she weighed just 1 lb, 5 oz at birth, and is one of the micro-preemie miracle babies that survive amazing odds. We celebrated Lexi's birthday today with family and friends, but Mom of course, was not able to be with us. She is sleeping beside me now, and I'm trying to understand how to live in the world without my Mom in it. When I think about people who loose their mother's at a younger age, especially kids...I am grateful to have had my Mom for so long...still, there is never a time when life without a Mom is a good thing....