The Tale of Two Preemies: A High School Dream Come True

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A High School Dream Come True

Back in high school, the in thing was to have a snowmobile. I wanted one sooo bad. That probably had more to do with boys, than actually riding a snowmobile, but I digress. Since there was no way my job at DQ was going to pay for a snowmobile, I bought a coat instead.

Pat and I have been semi-seriously joking about getting a snowmobile. Last Friday night we decided we should get one and Saturday we bought one. We are both horrible impulse buyers when it comes to things like that. Anywho, so 12 years later, I've finally got a snowmobile to go with my coat. It's no Ski-Doo MXZ, but it will do. We bought a heavy duty sled to pull the kids behind it. Pat and I even ditched the kids on Sunday to go riding. Pat took it out the other night and I got my turn yesterday. It was fun. It's nice to just get out and enjoy the snow. There are groomed trails all around us, so that makes it even better.

We bought a helmet for Cole hoping that he would wear it. He screamed in the store whenever we came near him with one. He liked the goggles though, so we were hoping...After a ride with Daddy he didn't want the helmet off. I'm amazed it actually worked.

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.