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THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY OF MY LIFE! I am still filled with emotion when I think of how perfect it all was. Here goes... They were married in the Ferguson Temple just south of Carson City. We were waiting in the reception area when they came out. I cannot begin to tell you how beautiful she was. She was in her wedding gown and Edgar was in his tuxedo. The day was perfect. 87 degrees, no wind and not a cloud in the sky. She was ANGELIC, completely happy and I was so proud...... I know that all of you understand that pride. It is pride, joy, and awe .......when our miracle kids reach milestones. Like 1st birthdays, preschool, 1st day of school, riding the school bus, loosing a baby tooth, .... for some of us older preemie parents it goes on...... sports activities, dance classes, piano lessons, braces, junior high, school plays, first school dance, first crush, high school, ACT tests, planning for college or careers, ... graduation from college... and now a marriage... these wonderful days that you didn't know if you would ever see! Imagine your most proud "preemie parent" moment...... times it by 24 hours and you've got it! A whole day of proud preemie parent moments. That's what it was like for me. We saw friends and family that we only seem to see at weddings and funerals thanks to the wedding invitations we had sent out. We spent a lot of time talking about the past. Most of it centered on Jeanette, of course. The whole family talked about her birth, her babyhood, her many hospitalizations...... we relived our family's whole history. I experienced a ton of flashbacks. Flashbacks of many of Jeanette's scariest times from NI CU to just two months ago when she underwent tests dealing with concerns about her liver. As I helped Jeanette get dressed in her wedding gown that afternoon my hands were trembling. Her dress was elegant, and had 27 tiny buttons down the back. As I tried to control my emotions she pulled me close and said, "Thank you mom, for making this the most perfect day of my life." It was for me too. As I tried to button the tiny buttons on her gown I remembered another time doing up buttons on a dress...with trembling hands... and not knowing which time was the hardest - yet the most joyous. Doing up the tiny buttons on her wedding gown, or doing up the buttons of her tiny dress when I dressed her for the first time...at just under 2 pounds...... both times my hands were not cooperating. I was filled with joy and wonderment because both times I felt as if I was helping her dress for the first time and for the rest of her life. Our preemie fears are real, but our joys and celebrations with the everyday events and with the major milestones, in ours and our preemie's lives, make us forever grateful. -Mrs. Barnice K. Verntrodden Mrs. Verntrodden's preemie event was brought to you by the many fine wedding companies represented on this web site. Click on one or two! That's all the time we have today. Until next time I'm Preston W. Howsley |
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