On Friday, July 13th, my SIL (Erik's mommy), was admitted to the hospital because Erik's baby brother, Hunter Lee, was not doing so well in the womb. My SIL was 23 weeks pregnant at the time. They needed to keep her at the hospital for observation and tests. It turns out Hunter's lungs were not measuring correctly (too small) and that he had fluid on his brain. The doctors wanted to try and get Hunter to 30 weeks gestation before delivering him, to try and give him a chance. However, one week later, Friday, July 20th, the realized Hunter hadn't grown the whole week and that the placenta was barely sustaining him. They decided to deliver Hunter, now at 24 weeks gestation, that night. Hunter Lee was born at 9:11 p.m. on July 20th. He was tiny, only 13.1 oz. and 9 1/2 inches long. He was so tiny, they couldn't get a breathing tube in him, although they did try. They realized quickly that it wouldn't work, and so they did not take him to the NICU. Instead, they allowed my mom and I to join my brother and my SIL in a private setting. They brought Hunter to us and we got to hold him and kiss him and tell him we love him. He lived for an hour and a half, and I am so thankful we got to meet him, no matter how brief our time with him was. We spent 2 whole hours just holding him and taking pictures of him. He had the cutest face and such perfect fingers and toes. I am so sad we had to bid him farewell so soon, but I find peace in knowing he is in Heaven with Jesus and that he feels no pain. We are the ones left to grieve here on Earth. So, it is with sadness that I say, rest in peace sweet Hunter Lee! We love you so very much! You will never, ever be forgotten. Some people only dream of angels, we held one in our arms. Love, Your Auntie.
An angel in the book of life, wrote down our baby's birth, then whispered as he closed the book, "Too beautiful for Earth".
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