Happy Birthday Colton

Another title for this post could also be "to "heck" and back again". Colton's premature birth was both the best and worst day for us. It was certainly the scariest day(year) I've ever been through. Colton was 11 weeks premature, he weighed 2 lbs 12 oz. and was 15.5 inches long, he was big for his age.


(yes that is a beanie baby next to him)

Not only was he early but he was also very sick with an infection. He was on a ventilator for 8 days, and on oxygen for just over a month. When he came home Jan 21st he was 5lbs 10 oz. He was very fragile for the first year of his life, visiting Primary Childrens' 4 times, once for 2 weeks. But look at him now. He is in kindergarden and just about reading. His health is good and we are enjoying his sweet personality.

Colton had a wonderful birthday. We celebrated with my family on Thanksgiving, and we will be getting together with Erik's family on Monday. We had pie and presents and a bucket load of laughs. A far cry from how we spent the day of his birth. He is my little miracle, he should by all means be disabled, and we have been blessed with a healthy, "normal" child.