A different sort of Thanksgiving

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you so much for keeping Brynn in your thoughts. I'm a big believer in the power of people pulling together good thoughts and good results occurring...so thank you. You are simply the best and I truly mean that. Brynn is pretty stable for moment. Her bilirubin is still high, but could be much higher - so I'm not too concerned with that, it'll improve with time. Her liver function tests show that her liver enzymes are elevated three times as high as they should be so that is a bit more concerning. They'll be repeated over the next couple of days. Also, despite eating well, her weight is a major issue. We're hoping for some good news and a good weight gain by tomorrow when it's checked. Otherwise, they may have to do something more invasive to help Brynn get over the hump. I'm praying that she is a plump little turkey by tomorrow! Please continue to keep her in your thoughts if you get a chance.

This Thanksgiving was so different than how we have spent them in the past. Usually we spend part of the day with my family including grandparents, parents, siblings, niece and nephews at my mom and dad's. Then we travel to Ohio and spend the rest of the day with my husband's family. Instead we spent the day hovering over Brynn the two of us watching her sleep and trying to get her to feed while chatting with her pediatrician earlier in the day. Instead of turkey and homemade feasts made by both families we ate from one of the only restaurants that was actually open for carryout on the holiday. My husband and I grabbed food from National Coney Island - a Detroit favorite and devoured some classics like a chicken hani (mine plain minus my favorite sauce due to my silly fussy stomach, LOL!) greek salad and my husband had his coney dog.


But despite the Thanksgiving being so different than those of the past - I think I spent the day more realizing what it was all about more than I had in any year past. Around lunchtime it hit me like a brick wall how fortunate we have been this year. My husband and I had so much to be thankful for. I am one of the luckiest girls around to be where we are today. Despite some bumps, my pregnancy went so much better than pregnancies go for many people. I have been blessed. Brynn is the reason that I am thankful today. I'm thankful that she has taught me what it is to love to a level I didn't know was possible until recently. And I'm thankful that she has taught me to have a little faith that things really do happen for a reason, even if we don't know what they are.

So although my Thanksgiving didn't involve family dinners, or turkey and stuffing...it was simply the best Thanksgiving I've ever had. And I will not forget the road we've traveled recently and all the blessings along the way.