Im back! Long time no see. Let me tell you whats new...
By dloveli
@dloveli (4366)
United States
July 8, 2011 7:30am CST
Hey Mylotters! Boy have I missed you. I havent been on for several months. My oldest daughter had moved out to her first apartment. She's 23 and worked two jobs so as much as I hated it, I knew she was ready even though I wasnt. SO About 4 months after I get a call telling me "Mom, IM PREGNANT!" Omg Im too young to be a grandmother. What could I do? She was financially stable and on her own. Eventually I came to grips. The pregnancy was going great! I have had to bury four sons and a daughter due to my high risk issues so I wrote a summary of my history and had her give it to her OB/GYN. The doctor read it, handed it back to her and said " You're not your mother." What? There could be genentic issues. Needless to say I got a call one night in mid-january. My daughter was screaming telling me that there's water every where, please help me? She was 22 weeks pregnant. For those of you who aren't familiar with pregnancy and medicine, medical personnell dont consider any pregnancy under 24 weeks viable. We were devastated. The hospital we were at is a catholic hospital so there view was that it was in "God's hands" so in other words they couldnt help nor hinder nature. I didnt really think that was 100% ethical. They gave her six hours and it would be over. Needless to say 8 hours later we were on our way to another hospital better equipped to handle this type of situation. She did break her water but the baby was doing ok. So they decided to wait and see what happenened. She held on until 26 weeks and on 2-23-11, my lil man Alijah Aiden was born weighing 1 lb.7.7 ozs. My daughter was amazing. She handled all this as if she had done it a million times. Alijah didnt have any major health issues just had to grow, gain weight and most importantly have his lungs develop. He did it! He came home June 21 and has been the light of my life ever since. Even though I didnt like the idea of being a grandmother at first, Its grown on me and I wouldn't have it any other way. He's spoiled rotten and I DID IT! Im so proud of my daughter. Having this blessing take up so much of my time, I lost track of what's going on with my MyLot friends. I just wanted you to know I REALLY, REALLY missed my friends new and old here at myLot. So now Im back and now you know whats new with me. Whats new with you?
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12 responses
@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
8 Jul 11
I think she definitely needs a new OB/Gyn. That is rude and careless. I am so glad that Alijah survived. and that she is doing well now. It is good that you can be back now.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
8 Jul 11
I have missed you so when I saw a notification from myLot that there was a discussion from you it was the first one I opened. Boy am I glad I did...what happy news!! My thoughts and prayers are with you, your daughter and your new grandson. I shall pray for him to grow strong and healthy.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
9 Jul 11
Wow. You sure have had alot going on in your life. It has been the same way here too. My daughter brings alot of trouble and drama to our lives. Glad to see you are back now.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
12 Jul 11
I do remember you telling us that your daughter had given birth to a premature baby and I am so very happy to hear that he has grown and that he is home from the hospital. You see, asking for prayers does go a long way toward helping in recovery.
As for us, I've not been on here as often as I used to be because we finally got to the root of my husband's ongoing medical issues in April. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. At this point in time he has been through two and a half cycles out of six total cycles of chemotherapy. He is doing well and the cancer is almost gone from his body as proven by a PET scan last week.
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
9 Jul 11
Hi Dloveli!.
Congratulation on your grandson 
. I know he was a lucky baby for having granny who will spoil him. I think we all having good memory with our granny.
I really not notice your absence here because I have a been away for a while because real life made me so busy. I do miss mylot and my friend but its seem I don't have more energy to made any response because feel so tired and hard to concentrate to made any response.
. I know he was a lucky baby for having granny who will spoil him. I think we all having good memory with our granny.
I really not notice your absence here because I have a been away for a while because real life made me so busy. I do miss mylot and my friend but its seem I don't have more energy to made any response because feel so tired and hard to concentrate to made any response. 
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Jul 11
hi oh my G dloveli remember you but its been a while. It sounds like you both hung on and made it through very tough times. So now you are a grandmother. wow what a wee one at one pound. but he did thrive so
now you are indeed a proud grandmother. Congratulations to you boy.
Sept of 2008 was my tough times. I was living with my son and he was suddenly laid off . and right then the economy crashed no jobs. not much better now.so we eventually got behind on the rent and were evicted,. made homeless my son worried over me got adult protective services to get me into Gold Crest retirement center where I still am as this lousy econloy in Southern California has not changes much He did get help finally got into hope haven where he stays with a room mate both men were out of work but he does have a part time job,but not a full time so we still cannot move into another apartment.so for now we are stuck where we are. but he is clos enough to come see me each week. I pay for this with my social security and ssi checks each month. not just what we wanted but we are okay for now. and I do have mylot to keep me sane and happy.
@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Jul 11
I'm so glad to hear that your grandson made it OK. That must've been scary. WElcome back.
@celticeagle (158739)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Jul 11
Well, life has been going right along for you hasn't it? Glad that Alijah is okay. Sounds like he will have something to tell when he has kids. How he came into the world. I wasn't really thrilled about becoming a grandmother when my granddaughter was born. And she put me through the blender too. I had guardianship of her for a dozen years.
Nice to have you back. If you have time you could read over a few of my discussions I have posted recently. I had some situations. Might be of interest. Hope to see some more posts from you.
Enjoy!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
8 Jul 11
OMG! Congrats Grandma!lol And God Bless that "little miracle" because
he sure must be one hellofa fighter! And Bless your daughter too for
hanging in there! That is one tiny little boy who beat amazing odds.
I am so glad to "see" you back! Wondered where you disappeared to,
but there's alot of that going on here. I haven't been as active
lately due to my own "heath stuff", but so far am hanging in and
trying to be here more often cause I miss my "friends" too! Please
keep us posted on Alija Aiden (I love the name)!
Opal
Opal
@savypat (20216)
• United States
8 Jul 11
What a time you have had, both terrifying and wonderful. I am so glad that Alijah is Ok so many babies taken that early have a never ending battle for life. Blessings and welcome back.
@randylovesdar (4932)
• United States
8 Jul 11
Congratulations on the new baby. I am glad that the mother and Aljah are doing great. I wish you all the best.
I had missed you also and it is great to see back again. I am also glad that someone is watching out for you, your daughter and Aliah. I am just glad that your daughter called you to let you know what is going on in her life. It is also a great idea that you gave your daughter your medical history because that is very important to have.
