talon michael...his birth story.
rainbow baby. it's the birth of a baby after the loss of one. a rainbow after the storm per se. i think there should also be a name for the birth of a baby after having one with special needs. i say that because there was nothing that could prepare me for the emotion that i would feel when i laid eyes on my healthy baby this go round. it is no secret that i worried myself to pieces throughout this pregnancy. the high blood pressure and migraines were the proof in the pudding. it was, i suppose, inevitable after the last four years. no matter the tests or various ultrasounds i would not rest until i laid my physical eyes on this baby. as i neared the end of my pregnancy, my blood pressure rose and stayed there. the migraines increased in frequency and as fate would have it all THREE of my little guys got sick with the flu at once. this would be the first time all of them were man down at the very same time. one typically follows suit, but never at t...