The Tale of Two Preemies: Happy Birthday, Cole!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Happy Birthday, Cole!

Ok, I realize I'm a week late with this post. We've been incredibly busy the last couple of weeks and I'm hoping to be able to catch my breath this week.

My baby boy turned 6 last week. SIX! Soon he'll be starting kindergarten, and I'm not ready. The thought of it brings tears to my eyes. Preschool I could handle, but kindergarten! That means that for the rest of his life, from August to May, he won't be home with me anymore. He'll spend more time with his teacher than he will with me. I'm NOT ready to give him up yet. It's gone way too fast!

I remember when I was pregnant with Cole. I've never enjoyed being pregnant. I remember every week checking the pregnancy book and thinking, if we hit 30 weeks he could be born and be ok. Little did I know. At 30 weeks and 3 days we welcomed this guy into the world and I became Mommy.

I couldn't have asked for a better kid. He's the kind of kid every parent hopes for. Stays out of trouble, tries to help out.

Age 3

Some kids know what they want to be when they grow up from a very early age. I think we knew by age 2 that there would be no taking the farm out of this kid. He wants to know how and why everything works. As annoying as that can be, I love this kid to the moon and back and I can't wait to see the man he becomes. I take that back, I can wait.

Happy Birthday, Cole! Don't grow up too fast!

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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.