Today I Wore Purple

I knew we would get here, no actually, I wasn't sure, but I hoped and prayed we would.

Today, Lily being a preemie does not define our family, for a while it did and felt like it always would.

Today, Lily being a preemie is part of our family. Part of the story of our lives. Mostly it is part of the story of hers. How a small baby who is not meant to be born yet, is able to survive and live because of a place called the NICU, the excellent team of nurses and doctors that work there, her parents and family who loved her so much and the will she had to survive in that tiny body.

She will always be our preemie, but if you'd see her today, you'd never guess she was only 2 pounds 14 ounces when she was born and 15 inches tall.

3-1/2 years old: 30.5 pounds and 38.5 inches

I wore purple today...nobody knew why, but I did, for my preemie....Lily-Lou-Who. Today is Prematurity Awareness Day. I know that through this blog I have made some of you more "aware" of preemies, and I am glad about that.

In 2009 I wrote this for Prematurity Awareness Day.