Owen Joseph

First of all Brad and I would like to thank everyone who has been praying for our family during the past few weeks.  We are so grateful to be covered in your prayers.  And thank you to the many of you, some of you we don't even know, who lifted our little Owen up to God in prayer. 
     Friday afternoon I began to feel some discomfort and pain in my lower belly, so I took a shower and laid down to rest for a while.  By the time I got up the pain was getting worse and feeling more like contractions.  Brad got back soon after that, so we talked and decided to call my doctor's office.  We were still at my parents house for the holiday, so we were told to go to the nearest hospital, if I got worse.  By this time my contractions had gone from about every two minutes to back to back, so Brad loaded our bag in the car and talked to Lauren, and we headed for the hospital.  Which is a 30 minute drive, but we made it there faster.
     My parents called my sister-in-law's dad who is a doctor, so he was going to meet us at the hospital (Thank you Dr. Early).  By the time we arrived my water had broke and I was ready to deliver.  (My mom got there a couple minutes after us and my dad kept Lauren at the house.)  They got me up to a room and Brad ran back down to do paperwork.  Although they called him right back up, because Owen was ready to be born.  At 6:50pm Owen Joseph was born. 
     The room was filled with doctors and nurses working on Owen.  His heart beat was very low and even though they did get a tube into his lungs he was unable to ever breath and his heart stopped beating.  They all worked on him non stop for over 30 minutes.  After sometime and having no sign of life, Dr. Early talked to us and let us decided what we wanted to.  We had to make the hardest decision, that I wish noone ever has to make.  We have continued time after time to put our little boy in God's hands, and Brad and I felt that it was time to give Owen completely to God.  Brad went over beside Owen, held his tiny hand and prayed over him one last time.  The doctors and nurses stopped working on him, and at 7:35pm our baby passed away.
     We were able to hold Owen and spend as much time as we wanted with him.  He was beautiful, or as Lauren already nicknamed him, he was a "handsome boy". 
      Owen Joseph Brimmer was born on November 26, 2010 at 6:50 pm.  He weighed 2 pounds 4 ounces and was 13 1/2 inches long.

We already miss our little Owen so much.  At times it seems too much to handle, but we find comfort in knowing that our child is in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father, who loves Owen most of all.

We thank everyone, and most of all our families for all the love, support, and help given to us during this time.