Averi I will never forget anything about you. Your big huge blue eyes, all that dark hair, your super long fingers and toes, your long skinny feet, your cute chicken legs, your adorable button nose. I longed to hold you, to wrap my arms around you, to make it all better, to hear you cry, to change your poopy diaper, to dress you up, to kiss your cute little lips. I knew that even though I couldn’t hold you that Jesus could. We prayed so hard every day for anything and everything we could think of so that you may be able to come home with us. God answered so many of my prayers, we got to be together as a family on Christmas, and we were all able to be there until you went home to be with Him. You were a stinker from the very beginning. During ultrasounds and the MRI you moved so much that the technicians had to get creative to get the information they wanted. The week before you were born you decided to be breech. The day you born you decided you didn’t want to come down. The nurse would try to turn your head after you were born and change your position and you, very heavily sedated, decided you liked it the way it was and turned your head back. While on ECMO, on sedation and a paralytic, you still managed to move your arms and legs, and a few times moved your head ever so slightly enough to freak the nurses out, and they would rush around trying to figure out what else they could give you because you were maxed out on your meds already. The nurses, surgeon, and doctors all joked about what a little high maintenance princess you were. When I think about what you are doing in Heaven I imagine you riding a cloud opposite the direction of traffic, and just saying “oops, excuse me, sorry” like the little princess stinker angel you were here on earth. I am so thankful that I got to be your mommy, I miss you my beautiful little girl. I love you my sweet Averi and can’t wait to see you in Heaven one day.
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Averi has changed my life forever. I was trying to figure out how best to summarize that because of her I am a better person, and was unable to without crying. I decided to take a break and post some service information on Facebook and read this message from one of my friends that to me explains How Averi has not only impacted my life but many others as well.
Gina West wrote:
"Teresa, I truly became so very attached to Miss Averi through all your updates, my heart aches at your loss. Please know how much she has affected my family in the most amazing way. We have slowed down...we read more books, we take longer walks, we hug tighter, laugh harder. I will no longer get upset if the glass gets knocked over at the dinner table, or if things don't go just as I think they should. Because of Miss Averi, I am a better mother & wife. We are a stronger and much more thankful family. God Bless Averi and I can never Thank her enough."
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Everyday I learn about someone else who was affected by Averi... she was an amazing little girl.... To hear that she has not only changed my life forever but many other lives as well, makes dealing with this a little easier... Thank you for sharing with me how Averi has changed your life. Keep them coming they are true blessings to me..
Thank you to all who have taken the time to leave encouraging kind words, and prayers for us. It means so much to all of us.
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Your beautiful Averi has impacted so many lives. She will never be forgotten.
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