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Journey to become a dad

Follow Matt's emotional journey from becoming a dad to facing loss and embracing hope. Experience the challenges, setbacks, and joys of his family as they navigate the path to fatherhood. Witness the resilience, love, and growth that emerge from life's toughest moments.

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Journey to become a dad

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  1. Journey to become a dad Experiences show how skills you gain can have a lasting impact

  2. Life • Measured in moments • The Dash Poem • Spirituality • I don’t know what my future holds, but I know who holds my future (Tim Tebow via Ralph Abernathy)

  3. Introductions – Me, Matt • Superman - protector

  4. Introductions – My Wife, Julie Wonder Woman

  5. Introductions – Our Son, Jamie

  6. Getting Pregnant • Rough Journey • 2 miscarriages • 1st was early about 5 weeks • 2nd was later about 10 weeks • Testing • Nothing found too out of the ordinary, going to watch progesterone levels • 3rd times a charm?

  7. Brady • Stressful • Steps to help • Moving along nicely • Then at 24 weeks…on October 5, 2009

  8. Brady

  9. Brady

  10. Brady

  11. Brady • Born in South Dakota • Stabilized in Iowa • Flown to Nebraska • 1lb, 6oz, 11inches • Battled for 24 hours • Passed away October 6, 2009

  12. Brady

  13. After Brady • What do we do? • Do we try again? • How do you try again? • What can we do different? • We cant do that again… • Blood draw

  14. Journey for Jamie • What’s different • Julie will take progesterone and then shots • Julie will have a cerclage • Who/What is involved • Specialist, specialist, specialist • Timeline • April 6, 2010 – 6 months to the day losing Brady

  15. Journey for Jamie • My Role • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaCZk9DZ4Y&feature=player_detailpage

  16. Journey for Jamie • Specialist’s Office • Story of September and October 2010 • October 5, 2010

  17. Jamie’s Birth • November 23, 1010…7:51am…6lbs, 2oz, 18in

  18. Jamie’s Birth • Delivery room story…what not to do… • NICU • Everyone is different, we have a son!

  19. Journey with Jamie • Health • Heart is perfect • Eating • Ate (and still does) like a machine! • Muscle tone • Lifted his head in NICU • Sports Example – little things • Development • Doing extremely well

  20. Setback Summer • Trouble Sleeping • Tonsils, Adenoids, Ear Tubes • UNMC • 1 night stay turned into 20 • Everyone’s role matter to us • 4 weeks PT • Off and running!

  21. Present and Future • Jamie is 3 and ready for school • Testing for AEA • Do we plan for another? • Do we adopt? • Will this take away from Jamie? • He would make an excellent big brother!

  22. What do these stories mean? • Father’s role • More to the story • Listen to needs • Help with barriers • Be an active participant • Remember why what you do is important…

  23. Thank you for everything you do!

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