I was always told that certain things in life are measured in minutes, while others are measured in days, weeks and years. Over the last 3+ months, it seems that our lives have revolved around numbers:
94 is the number of days ago Katie was admitted to the hospital for pre-term labor contractions
34 is the number of days later she gave birth
2 pounds, 13 ounces was Lilah’s birth weight
2 pounds, 15 ounces was Alec's birth weight
61 is the number of days ago we started our trips back and forth the hospital to visit our children, on average of 1-2 times a day.
2770 is the number of miles we have driven back and forth to the hospital over that time.
21 is the number of nights I slept on the super comfortable chair at the hospital.
4 is the number of nursery’s we have been in and out of in that time.
Throughout this ordeal, we have been blessed to have our families and friends who made sure we ate, took breaks, and had plenty of baby holding helpers at the hospital and today, we can add one more number to our journey.
3 is the number of Atlas family members who now reside in our home (ok….5 if you count Bentley and Zeke).
In other words,
WELCOME HOME ALEC!
And a special congratulations to Katie and Brent Kennedy, who won first prize in the “Guess what day an Atlas goes home” contest with their correct guess of January 27th. In fairness however, they were also wrong on Lilah’s discharge date, so you will only get half a prize.
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