03/29/2026
The NICU journey is the slowest kind of heartbreak… and the most powerful kind of love.
Becoming a new mom this way changes you. You don’t just watch your baby grow—you feel every fight, every discomfort, every tiny victory right alongside them.
Hunter’s beginning was filled with wires and tubes… moments where I couldn’t fully hold him, where I can see he is uncomfortable and I felt helpless.
Then came the hardest part—walking out of the hospital without my baby. Leaving him behind, carrying a heart full of fear and anxiety no mother should have to feel.
However God made a way for me to stay close. Being at the Ronald McDonald House, just minutes away from him, gave me the strength to keep going.
And then… the moment I’ll never forget—seeing his face without all the tubes. Truly seeing him. Meeting my baby in a whole new way.
And finally, dressing him in clothes… something so simple, yet everything. 👖
This journey is heavy, emotional, and raw… but it’s also filled with a love so deep ❤️
