Dark Anniversary...

Dear Nicky,

Exactly one year ago today, when your mother was 37 weeks pregnant with you, the OB/GYN told her out of the blue that your femurs were measuring a little short in the ultrasound. Up until this point, doctor after doctor had said this was a textbook perfect pregnancy. Until this point there hadn't been a single problem or complication. Mom had maybe two instances of morning sickness the entire time. I was on jury duty when Mom called. She had just come from the doctor and was distraught but she still insisted on going back to work. Later that night she and I agonized over what the next day would bring, because that's when we would go to the hospital, where we would have a more detailed ultrasound and an echo. I tried to convince us both that there was nothing to worry about, that your femurs were short because Mom has short legs and that's all there was to it. I almost believed it. I never thought in a million years things would turn out the way they did, my darling, my heart.

Love,
Dad