WOW! My first official blog...

I feel like this should be really special and really awesome considering it is my first blog. Truth is I have NO IDEA what I am doing and am really just trying to figure out this whole blog thing. My sister has been slightly obsessed with blogs for quite some time and has tried to sway me into checking out blogs myself. I honestly don't have time, BUT when I became addicted to Pinterest I would end up on these blogs. So, even though  I don't really have the extra time to sit at our computer or iPad, I do it because I LOVE blogs now! Since I teach, the teacher blogs are WONDERFUL motivation and give me GREAT ideas for my own classroom. Then there is my interest in hair, shoes, purses, clothes, etc. that make me look into a few other blogs. Last but not least I have found some blogs about other moms who I can relate to. I have lots of friends who are also moms, but none of them have been through the same situation as my husband and I. I delivered our son at 30 weeks. Yes, we had our baby boy 10 weeks early....very scary! and emotional! and joyful! and all of these emotions rolled up into a situation we thought we would NEVER be in. Andrew was only 2.12 lbs. when he was born and had to have multiple surgeries. He was also transported at a few hours old to a hospital with a higher level NICU than the hospital he was born at. And since I was sick with preeclampsia I had to stay at the hospital I delivered him at. Yep, I got to see my baby boy for a few precious minutes and then he was flown away. I did not see him for five more days. Now, that is just a few of the bits and pieces of that story and I will share more of our story and journey through the NICU in other posts. As I have become more familiar in this land of blogs, I have found some other moms who have preemies and it is such a comfort to read their stories and think, "Yes! I totally understand that! I can really relate to that!" I wish I would have found these blogs while I was sitting with Andrew in the NICU. Honestly, I was too afraid. I was afraid for my own son's life and what his future would be. I was afraid to read the blogs that ended sadly and I just couldn't handle that. I was very weak then and didn't have the strength to do anything but watch a heart rate monitor and a tiny baby. Now I am happy to say Andrew is a very healthy and happy two year old! Praise God! I have always enjoyed writing and journaling and anyone that knows me well knows I LOVE to talk, so I thought maybe I should try this blog thing out. But I really wanted a purpose if I was going to write a blog. While  I intend to write about various things of interest the main purpose of this blog is to connect with other moms of preemie babies. I want to hear about your stories, what your experiences were like and how is life now that your child has graduated from the NICU? Coming home from the NICU is such a wonderful time, but it is scary bringing a preemie home and there are still ups and downs to go through with a preemie. My purpose is to make people aware of premature births and raise awareness for March of Dimes. Once I had this purpose on my mind, it was a done deal..I would try to become a blogger. I don't have a lot of time, but I will be posting about our journey through the NICU and Andrew's miraculous life. As for now I need to take advantage of my little boy sleeping soundly and do so myself!