I've gotten some comments and emails about the kind of stuff I'm posting in Mikey's blog. Perhaps some of the content is shocking, scary, somewhat private to Mikey or otherwise not necessarily what you might expect posting in a blog about your newborn baby.
Typically I'd agree with all of that.
But none of the past six weeks have been normal, to say the least. And I've found that with so many people in our lives wanting to know what's going on, when I had to take the phone calls from so many people, I just couldn't recount each day's most important elements over and over. All of you out there that are our close friends and family please understand that I'm not saying not to call - sincerely, your calls have been very appreciated. It's more that writing in the blog is on my own terms, time and current mental condition ;), not just when the phone rings. I'm also trying to make sure that what's said is really what happened, and not a version of what happened.
Some of the pictures are sort of tough to see because we all dress our babies up in their Sunday best and show off those pictures. The one of Shell is tough, too - mostly because most of us know what a beautiful woman she really is, both inside and out. That all being said, some of us can go a whole lifetime without seeing battle wounds right up close. I'm proud of my family for the drive, strength and guts (literally) hanging out, trying to make their mark in this world and to survive. Ultimately our instincts are for survival and fighting to catch another breath - and I'm humbled by both of their courage during their epic struggles. Hopefully seeing these pictures can inspire someone to try harder, struggle more, LIVE harder. I know I'm inspired by both of them.
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