Kyleigh and the poof...

This pregnancy I was blessed to be able to share my pregnancy and due date with an amazing woman by the name of Blair. We enjoyed talking about our pregnancies, not enjoying our morning sickness, but savoring every last moment as this was likely the last pregnancy for both of us.

I was scheduled for a c-section on Thursday July 13th and she on Friday July 14th. Friday night I received a call from another good friend informing me that there had been a tragic accident and that Baby James had died. Still hopped up on morpheine it took me a couple of days to realize really what that meant.

Going through everything with Kyleigh I realize that no matter what we are going through... there is someone out there who would love just to be holding her baby - butt or no butt, heart problem or no heart problem... Blair I am sure would give anything just to have her baby here in her arms.

In the middle of bouncing back and forth to the NICU and home I received a package in the mail... a small white envelope addressed to Kyleigh from a Mr. James Hudson. It finally hit me and I was shaking and crying so hard I could barely open the envelope.

In the envelope was Kyleigh's poof. It had been mailed days before our c-section and before the world seemed like such an unfair place for our babies. It was a simple gesture from on mom to another, one angel baby to mine, packed with all the excitement, hopes and dreams of tomorrow.

I will never forget that moment... I will never forget gorgeous sweet baby James. I am a better person for having Blair as a friend and I am so privileged that she allowed her son to touch my life.

Thank you Blair... for everything!