m.i.r.a.c.u.l.o.u.s

call it modern medicine if you must.

i call it a miracle.
and i witnessed it today.


little baby j.
{the son of one of my dearest friends}
was born almost four months early.
that is amazing.
just absolutely amazing to me.


he is quite a trooper.
he is a miracle.
the hole in his heart has already closed,
meaning he won't have to have surgery on it.


he's eating more.
he's getting a little plumper every day.
he's kicking.
he's responding to twinkle twinkle little star
{even my shaky rendition of it}.
he's opening his eyes.
he's clutching his mother's hands.


he's loving the sound of his father singing.


he's making many nurses and visitors smile.
he's doing the very best he can
in the circumstances he is in.
and making his mama very proud.


he is making one memorable november
and thanksgiving season
for one relieved {yet still anxious} family.
he is blessing my heart today.
and tomorrow.
and probably as long as i will know him.


he is so loved and i am so touched
to have witnessed that love.


i got to spend the afternoon and evening there.
we laughed.
some tears welled up for me.
we talked for hours
{his mom and i, that is}.
we joked about how the little slippers
on the baby card i bought for them
are meant to be a novelty
and would obviously be too small for a baby
that was born at a typical full-term size,
but would actually fit
this little guy's feet perfectly.


we also got a kick out of how his little foot glowed
from the light on the monitor
that was strapped around it.


i was unprepared for how tiny he would be
and for how many tubes and wires
he would be hooked up to.
but he rested there comfortably
in his little protective neonatal crib
and never once complained.


i sat with my face close to the see-through acrylic
and watched
and marveled
and prayed.
and of course...
i took pictures.
{mom gave me permission to post them.}


it's times like this that i am so grateful
to have a camera and a love for photography.
but it's also times like these
that i wish i knew my camera well
and knew photography better
so that i could take better pictures
in the low light settings.


but i was still so pleased with how they came out.
especially the first photo in the bunch,
which is my absolute favorite.


c., p., and baby j.,
you are in the prayers
and uttered words of hope and faith
of many who love you.
you hang in there.


rest up.
come home as soon as possible,
but get all the help you need there.
{and, yes, i am truly thankful for modern medicine}


welcome to the world, little j.
you are as precious as can be,
and you truly are a miracle to me.

~your "auntie" georgie