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July 26, 2022 in Warrior Princess - No Comments
I was told my whole life I wouldn’t be able to have a baby due to my Type One Diabetes.
And so when I got pregnant, I felt like finally……this was going to be my redemption story.
After years of turmoil managing a chronic disease.
After years of hospital stays and doctors appointments.
Millions of shots and blood glucose checks.
Years of being told a baby wasn’t in the cards for me and going full term would be near impossible.
I did it.
And yet, it wasn’t the redemption story I’d imagined in my mind.
All of that struggle I’d endured hadn’t given me the perfect birth story, the healthy baby, the cherry on top of the sundae, or the fairy tale as a reward. That struggle I’d endured didn’t mean a damn thing. There was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for me.
I felt cheated. I felt like I’d had my hopes, dreams, and years of silent prayers riped out from under me. As I sat in the NICU for 10 weeks, watching other families leaving with their now healthy babies, I felt like God was handing out MY dreams to other people. Why did they get to go have the fairy tale? Why did they get the healthy baby? Why did we have to suffer with uncertainty, fear, anger, disability, chronic conditions, and grief? How come their baby would be able to walk and ours wouldn’t?
The thing that I didn’t know at the time was…..
I hadn’t been cheated.
I’d been chosen.
Chosen to be her mama.
Chosen to be her advocate.
Chosen to be my husband’s soft place to land.
Chosen to navigate this new world.
Chosen to be her champion.
Chosen because I was strong.
Chosen because I knew what it was like to be different.
Chosen because I can do hard things.
Chosen because I’m stubborn as hell.
Chosen because I know grief and loss.
Chosen because I understand how to find joy in the every day.
Chosen because I don’t quit.
Chosen because there was no one else more perfectly suited to be her mother…..
Than me.
Jaime

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by! My name is Jaime! Wife to my better half, James, who is my moon and all of my stars. We are parents to our little warrior princess, Callie Grace. We started this blog to share our journey as we navigate through our crazy beautiful life. Callie is a lower limb amputee and I am a Type One Diabetic. We are hoping to change the face of beauty one step at a time! We hope by sharing our story, you leave with a little bit more inspiration and hope! Thank you so much for stopping by and joining our tribe!

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Hi Y'all! I’m Jaime, a proud working mama, author, girl boss and wifey to an ultra-adorable husband. I am a huge book nerd, I drink coffee like my life depends on it, and run on dry shampoo and Amazon Prime. Leopard print is my favorite color. I am a story teller at heart and this blog is a virtual scrapbook of our crazy beautiful life. I'm a Type One Diabetic and our little warrior princess Callie is a lower limb amputee. By sharing how we’ve chosen to flourish in the garden we’ve been planted in, we hope you can take some small nuggets of hope, inspiration, and laughter. We are so grateful that you’ve found us—welcome to the fam. We embrace our perfectly imperfect lives and don’t let the doctor’s appointments, spreadsheets, speaking engagements, 10th birthday parties to plan, housework or date nights overwhelm us. Those things are just the beautiful reminders of all the blessings in our lives. Read More

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