The best 70 days of our lives

Ryan passed away late Friday morning comfortably in my arms and with his dad by his side rubbing his head and holding his hand. Ryan had an infection that came on quick, that made us have to say goodbye to him in the fastest 24 hours of our lives. In is final hours we had Ryan baptized and Shawn got to hold him during this time. We are so thankful to have been able to spend the last 70 days with our son who has forever changed us. He knew our voice, our touch and had the best personality. Everytime we were there with him he would high stat and be so happy. He was so strong through all of this. The hurdles he had overcome the past 70 day are amazing. In our 70 days together we got to celebrate our first Mother's Day and Father's Day with Ryan as our son. We love being your mom and dad Ryan, forever.

The NICU team pulled 30 hour shifts from Thursday to Friday to care for Ryan. They put their families aside to put us first. It's more than just a job for everyone in that unit and we know that in our hearts. The love and compassion that each and every single person there has shown our family is something we will never forget, especially towards Ryan. 

Thank you to everyone that has supported us during this time. All of the help that we received allowed us to focus on Ryan and enjoy every second we had with him. 

Until we meet again our sweet baby boy...  You will always be with us and forever loved.  Love Mommy and Daddy

This is the last post for this blog. This will be made into a memory book for Shawn and I to always have... to look back. I have hundreds of bottle of milk in our freezer. I will be donating all of my breast milk to the national milk bank to help other babies and moms. I am so proud of this.