Nathan's Poem

I know I look horrible, but that was after 26 hours of HARD labor. But the picture is of Nick praying right after we had Nathan. The nurses were working on Nathan trying to get his breathing normal.
I've been meaning to post this for 3 months now....
Nick whether you know it or not is pretty talented when it comes to writing. Especially poems!!! He has written me several "love" poems over the years since we been together that I will forever cherish! He has written poems for family members that have passed away and even shared them at their funerals. But my favorite ones he has written are of our children. He wrote two beautiful poems after having our miscarriages. I still can't read either one of them without crying. I will post them at a different time. But this one I'm posting is of the one he wrote right after having Nathan. It is so sweet and it shows the love he has for me and Nathan. Nathan and I had a very difficult delivery and Nick recalls it perfectly with his words. So I hope you enjoy it and next time you see Nick tell him how great you thought it was.


Nathan
“Gift from God”

Honey I’m pregnant mouthed the words of my wife
Could this be real can she even bare life?
But Before I could speak darkness clouded my mind
Of the children I lost and the pain I now hide

Yes I was happy but will it ever be true…
Will she make it to the end, will God see her through?
To deal with the pain I built walls around my heart
You can’t change your past without knowing where to start

I began to smile and nod my head
I must stay strong so I turned and said,
I Love You honey, we will be okay
God is in control what more can I say

Every visit to the doctor was surrounded by fear
Would your little heart-beat, would the ultrasound be clear?
After hearing the good news God filled us with joy
I’ll never forget the words, “You’re having a BOY!!!”

9 months later to the day
We got in the car you were on the way
After we got to the hospital time stood still
This moment I dreamed of suddenly seemed real.

Problem after Problem would soon fill the night
I prayed and prayed everything was right.
Your heart would go from low to high
It was all I could do to not to break down and cry

We soon found out that you were turned wrong
But we didn’t care as long as you were healthy and strong.
The doctors thought mommy would go under the knife
But little did they know the strength of my wife?

As I leaned over to cut your cord
I noticed your body was stiff as a board
The doctor said, “Move out of my way”
They took your body and placed it on a tray.

When you came out, you were not crying at all
So I cried out to my savior please answer my call.
Heavenly father I’m in need of your grace
Touch my son show me your face

As I closed my eyes I began to pray
Lord help my son make it through this day
God give him breath and please make him cry
God give him life I can’t say goodbye.

5 hours later your breathing got right
We held you in our arms all swaddled and tight
God answered our prayers from heaven above
He gave us a son to cherish and love.

I love you Lord I’ll do what I can
To raise this boy a Godly man
Thank you God for this gift of life
Thank you God for my amazing wife

Thank you God for the power of prayer
Thank you God for not leaving us there
Thank you God and to you I live
Thank you God for the life you give

Everything I do, I give you all the glory
Thank you God for Nathan’s story

I prayed for this child, and the LORD answered my prayer and gave him to me (1 Samuel 1:27).