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25 Weeks

Dear Aaron,

Hi peanut! Happy 25 week heaven day and Happy Thanksgiving sweetheart. There is nothing in this whole world that I am more thankful for than the 33 days we had with you. Tonight you daddy and I are going to let some Thanksgiving balloons go for you. I'm hoping we can do it before the rain...Speaking of the rain...tomorrow is the parade. If you have ANY pull up there or can put in any requests get this rain OUT OF HERE. See if it rains during the parade your daddy will NEVER let me hear the end of it :-)

Last night I was so sad...starting to think of what Thanksgiving would be like without you here. I told your daddy that I can't even imagine sitting down to dinner and you not being there. Things should have been SO different this year. I really wanted to cuddle and play in the morning while watching the parade and then get you dressed is a cute little outfit. Watching everyone ohh and ahh over you and passing you around - cuddling and kissing you. Tomorrow is just going to be empty without you here. Every time I think about it I get tears in my eyes. However, it is still you that I am most thankful for this year. I am so glad for every minute we had with you and would not trade it for the world. Happy Thanksgiving Aaron Keith! Mommy loves you!

A million hugs and kisses,
Mommy
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Anonymous said…
I thougth about you guys this morning on my way to work and started to cry. I can't imagine how you must feel right now and how hard tomorrow will be for you. The only thing good that I could think of is that Aaron is going to have a great Thanksgiving. He is in the most beautiful, happiest place and has the love from everyone there with him and everyone down here. I asked my loved ones to watch over him for you and make sure he eats lots of turkey.
I'm so sorry Nikki and Josh that this will be so hard for you. I wish I could be with you to give you a hug. I am thinking of you and love you both. When it is my turn at the table I am going say what I am thankful for. That is friends like you, and for your little guy that touched my heart!
I'll be thinking of you!
Love,
Hanna
11:48 AM
Anonymous said…
We have plenty to be thankful for this year. I am thankful that Aaron is a happy, healthful little guy. I am thankful that through all of this that the doctors did the right thing and saved my daughter when she was in such critical condition, I am thankful for the doctors and loving nurses in the NICU at Bryn Mawr. I am thankful to have two daughters with loving, caring husbands.
2:40 PM
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