Life Lately | June 2022

So…a couple things happened since my last post.

I had a baby

I was in a coma

Ya know…a few things. 😉

We planned on welcoming our little lady into the world as we rang in the 2022 new year. Instead, in early November I came down with COVID which started a long and winding road. At 32 weeks my breathing was so labored that I left my house in an ambulance and ended up welcoming our baby girl that night. My covid had escalated and caused pre-eclampsia resulting in an emergency c-section. On November 14, 2021 we met our sweet Virginia Grace. Her name means “Pure Grace” (the same meaning as my name, Katie Grace) and those words were the chorus that echoed over the weeks to follow.

I spent a week in the hospital, separated from our sweet baby trying to clear my lungs before eventually being sedated and placed on a ventilator. After a two week long coma while the ventilator allowed my lungs to heal, I woke up and began the recovery process. When you are in a coma all of your muscles atrophy (along with a long list of other problems) so recovery is not simple or quick. I spent another week in the hospital before being moved to a rehabilitation hospital where I went through 10 days of intensive physical and occupational therapy.

All the while, our little Ginny was in the NICU being taken care of my an amazing team, as well as Dan and my mom (who was allowed to visit her while I was sedated). Praise the Lord she had not a single setback. She was just tiny (3lbs 12oz to be exact). She grew and learned to take bottles and in the Lord’s perfect timing, came home from the hospital just a few days after I did. We spent our Christmas day at home, together, in each others arms.

Whew. There is is. Someday I’ll tell my story. The long version. The little miracles and mercies, and minutes of truly crazy answered prayer. The ways God sustained my, Dan, and our girl. The wonderful (superhero-esc) doctors and nurses we worked with. The true pain of walking through something so awful. But not today.

These days I’m focusing on things that feel normal, happy, and like “me”. I’m finding my rhythm in being a mom (which is the best thing on the planet earth, by the way) and snuggling my baby round the clock. I’m lingering in joyful moments, returning to things I’ve always loved, and pushing myself to be creative. And part of that, is blogging. I’ve missed it! I want to share my favorite products, outfits (mom approved now), and recipes, just like I always have. So, I’m not going to spend too much longer talking about what has happened, because for today the best thing is to just move forward. To move forward in laughter, creativity, and the joy of the Lord.

And an update on Ginny. She is our little sunshine. She is the most joyful, content, sweet sweet baby and she makes all of our lives brighter. She is thriving (you would never know she was a preemie) and has the most bubbly personality. We can’t get enough of her.

Thank you for reading along, and thank you for praying us through. And now, a photo dump of the last 6 months.