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our little guy was taken to Primary Childrens NICU about 12 hours after being born. this was a complete shock to us due to the fact that i had a very normal and healthy pregnancy and delivery. becks joined us around 10:30pm on Monday, July 25th and early the next morning the pediatrician noticed some abnormal colored spit up on the neck of his nightgown. about 45 minutes later, our little guy was being wheeled away into an ambulance with tubes and iv's.

i dont think i can describe the feelings that daniel and i had as we watched our little boy hooked up to what seemed like a million tubes being taken away so shortly after he had arrived. it was heartbreaking.

i had to stay in the hospital to recover from the c-section but daniel was able to go directly up to Primarys with beckham. i was so very blessed to have our families so close to us. between beckham and i there was a lot of running around making sure we were both taken care of. daniel was so strong and amazing throughout the entire thing. he always made sure someone was with me while he was away watching over the baby. i wouldn't have been able to go through it without him reassuring my that everything was going to be ok and to keep a positive attitude.

beckham was diagnosed with Necrotizing Enterocolitis, usually called NEC. It is a condition where the intestines become infected and can begin to die. The disease usually affects premature babies, although term babies may also get NEC. NEC can require surgery and if left untreated, has a high morbidity and mortality rate. pretty scary right? luckily becks didn't need surgery and was able to be treated with a seven day course of antibiotics and round the clock monitoring. he was quite the little stud with the nurses and everyone loved his sweet little personality. he had visitors everyday that came up to hold and love him while i was away. it was one of the hardest things ive ever gone through not being able to be with my baby and knowing that i was helpless to his situation. it was so comforting to know that he had so many others with him at all times and that he was being cared for by some of the best medical staff around.

each day he made more and more progress and 11 days after being admitted, he was given a clean bill of health and we were finally able to take him home with us!

our little family would like to thank each of you from the bottom of our hearts. we know with out a doubt that all of the positive thoughts and prayers on our behalf are the reason we now have our happy and healthy little boy home with us. we couldn't be more in love with this baby and are so thankful he is ours.