Where Faith Is: 17 Year Old Miracle Named Cody

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

17 Year Old Miracle Named Cody

Today is my second oldest's bday! Soooo hard to believe it has been 17 years with this guy! I am soooo thankful God kept him here for us to love and hold. In the beginning, we weren't sure we would be able to.

His big brother was born May 1997. Pregnant with hopeful baby #2, I miscarried. Surprisingly, a few months later I found myself expecting once again. At 16 weeks, I began having contractions. It turned out that my hormone levels from the miscarriage a few months prior had not return to normal so my body thought it was further along than it actually was. (My body liked being pregnant as much as I did.) I was sent home with a monitor that measured my contractions and was placed on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. A handful of times I was sent back to the hospital for an overnight observation due to high numbers and intensity. Thankfully, prayers were heard and God carried us through week by week.
Our dear friends and family were soooo good to us. They brought us 3 meals a week, they took Big Brother Collin who was about 1 1/2 years old to preschool twice a week for me and on occasional play dates, helped with runs to the grocery store, did laundry and brought me my Sonic ice cravings and carrot cake fixes now and then!

Contractions continued throughout the entire pregnancy but so did our prayers and faith.
After 24 weeks, I was given permission to go out 2 times a week in a wheelchair. I asked because I missed the fellowship of my church and attending worship! Wish granted! I was allowed to go for 2 hours on Sundays and Wednesdays only, then it was back to bed. It was so great to get out of the house.
Finally the day came where I could be free from all restrictions and within a few days, we found ourselves at the hospital. I called my sister the night before, November 29th and told her that she needed to stay close to the phone cuz I had a feeling!! Sure enough, we went in and stayed:) They broke my water at Noon while my Mom and Josh went to lunch and an hour later, I had to call them to come back because it was time! They came rushing back and at 2:31pm on November 30, 1999, we welcomed our 2nd miracle Cody Wayne Dickerson weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. That blue eyed, golden hair beautiful baby boy captured our hearts immediately! It was such a relief to hold him after sooooo many months of wondering if this moment would be a joyful one or a sorrowful one. God has Cody's days planned out and even though he was 2 weeks early on my calendar, he was perfectly delivered on God's calendar of time.
Cody is the one person who can make me laugh till my back hurts. He gets others to see the world creatively and with lots of humor! When he was a baby, people would always stop me and comment on his golden hair and called him The Gerber Baby, he was so gorgeous and a bundle of love.

In our family, he is our Cody-Bug. We love him sooo much! He loves people, reading, theatre, making people laugh, brainstorming, loves mind puzzles and a good debate, is creative, enjoys playing and having fun, loves his family, seeks the best in others, offers a helping hand at the first sign of there being a need and has great compassion for others. He is also an animal lover and sugar lover like his Mama. His greatest love is the Lord! He is SCUBA and has played every sport out there I think, with golf and tennis his favorites.

I could only dream of having his energy, creativity and intelligence. His big brother loves him even though he annoys him often with his big dramatic moments and his little brother and sister love playing with him. Where Cody is, the party is!! He's a party in one!!!! I could write story upon story about life with him but there isn't enough time to share all the fun memories he has created!!
Love this crazy creative playful young man! Thanking God for Cody especially today!! Thanking God for an awesome 17 years with this ball of fun and praying God blesses his life and guards his pure love and joy in life forever!!!