We are so grateful for the
many photos we took of our daughter Melody. We took pictures almost everyday of
her life. Some days she was doing very poorly and we were not sure if that
day might be her last day here on earth and other days we were celebrating her
life and accomplishments. We also took a video clip of Melody almost every day
of her life and this became her journal documenting all the ups and downs on her
roller coaster journey. The staff at the hospitals sometimes thought I was
crazy taking so many pictures, but now I am so happy for each and every one of
those pictures and video moments. I thought I would share just a sampling of the
photos taken of my beautiful sweetheart, Melody!
Melody spent the first
week of life in very critical condition and was usually under the bili-light so
we did not get to see very much of her. The pictures above were taken at
9-11 days old. Melody was so cute with her pink hat...she was having
trouble regulating her temperature and needed at hat to help keep her tiny body
warm. I am utterly exhausted in the picture on the right but this picture is
meaningful to me because it is the first time I was able to do any of Melody's
hands on care. I was afraid to touch her because she is so tiny and frail. She
lost weight as was down as low as 13 ounces. The green gloves really help to
show the perspective of how very tiny she was in comparison to my hands.
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