Miracle of Life

There's a program called Saving Babies currently showing on Ten. Basically its a show that documents stories of newborns requiring immediate medical attention. In the Intensive Care Unit, lives of the smallest babies imaginable are being saved. Covering long-term problems diagnosed while the baby is in the womb, to unexpected complications soon after birth.

It is simply heart wrenching watching how some of the tiniest babies fit into the palm of your hands and yet have to go through intricate heart or brain surgery. There are cases where babies are born with kidneys outside their body; hole in the muscle wall between chest and abdomen; intestines being grown into chest, squashing lungs and heart; internal organs grown into umbillica cord, missing bones etc. Some surgeries even require baby's heart to stop for half an hour while surgeon fixes the problem!!

It is watching real stories like this that reminds us to appreciate that Ethan is born w great health with everything he needs in the right places. And so to all who are pregnant with golden pig babies this year - Vivian, Bessy, Mabel, Cindy, Penny and my sister....I'll be praying for you, both mom and bub....doesn't matter boy or gal....just good health with no complications....take care my frens.