To The Hospital

On March 30 Amy checked into the the hospital to wait out the final weeks of her pergnancy. She was 23 weeks and 6 days. A baby cannot survive out of the womb until 24 weeks. The four weeks of bedrest were like waiting for a ticking time bomb. Once we made it to 24 weeks we knew our baby had a chance to survive. For two weeks Amy layed in her hospital bed. She had cafeteria food, visits from friends (treats and flowers too!), a birthday party for our sweet two year old Jane, Easter, cross-word puzzles, several bleeding scares, contractions and worry. Many a doctor came in and told us things we could hope for and dread. A visit to the NICU was helpful for both of us but didn't really prepare us for our future visits there. At home, life went on without Mom. The night before Amy left she layed in bed with each of her beautiful children and cried. But the heavenly Whitney children Lincoln, Ruth and Jane were well taken care of by their Great Aunt and Uncle, their adoring Grandparents, and their Aunt Angela and their special cousins.