Defying the odds
In a little over a month my first born will be finishing elementary school. To most, that may seem insignificant, but if there's one thing that I've learned about my son, is there's absolutely nothing insignificant about him. From the time he made his debut into this world - he has been defying odds and proving people wrong. He decided to come early during the North American Blizzard of 2014 which says it all. At birth the nurses swore he could only be born via c-section. He was crooked and stuck on my hip. But, with the guidance of a veteran doctor and 3 pushes, a determined, smooshed faced baby arrived. After that, he would spend the first month of his life attached to an outlet at home to decrease his bilirubin levels. His first three months of life he would be marked as failure to thrive due to a severe milk allergy. Refusing to eat and his body rejecting any nutrients - just as he was on the brink of needing scheduled for a feeding tube, he finally started gaining w...
