The Lord Giveth, and The Lord Taketh Away part 2..

So Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday my mom and dad, and brothers and sister in laws, including Briana, the one that is 9 months pg!! And uncles and aunts and cousins stood around his bed, we were told it would happen that night, than we were told it could be in the next 12 hours, but my gpa kept hanging in there, his numbers would drop, and than they would come back up. If you know my gpa, than you would know, that he would of been so pissed to have us all standing around his bed crying for him. I was just waiting for him to sit up and yell at us to go home and get some sleep and go eat.

One of the nights, I think we were all just tired, so my cousins and my sis in law Briana started acting goofy. We had everyone laughing, I am sure the nurses thought we had lost it, us all standing around the bed crying one minute, than to hear and see us laughing the next. It felt good to laugh. We all needed it badly. Briana, was laughing so hard, and than would wince in pain, cause the baby would start moving, which would send her into having contractions. She was being such a trooper, and my nephew was kicking her butt!

On Thursday, Trav took off work so he could go up to the hospital with me, I decided it was time to take my boys to see my gpa and tell him good bye. I was supposed to take them up there a couple of Sundays ago, but I wanted to wait till my gpa looked better, cause I did not want to the boys to get scared. Yes, I know, I am overbearing on some things. I had decided that Jasmine was too young to see him like this, but she begged and cried to let her go too. Travis said that I needed to let her see him too. So I did it. My boys walked in, and they were just quiet. They both sat down, and one got teary eyed, and just shook his head, but the other was being a tough guy, and was just quiet. A few minutes later they both said they needed to go to the bathroom. Later I found out, that the one who was being a tough guy, saw my dad in the hall way, and when my dad hugged him, he lost it. And my dad comforted him. Have I mentioned how much I love my daddy?!

Now my Jazzy girl was being brave, and walked up to his bed, and just as she did, my gpa started coughing and gagging, which freaked Jasmine out, and she lost it. Which I turned and gave my lovely husband a dirty look, and he had to get her and comfort her, and explain what all was happening, and how my gpa was not really hurting. I got to stand by his bed, and hold his hand, and every time he would start gagging, and coughing, I rubbed his head and talked with him to calm down, that he was ok. That I was right there. And he would look at me, and calm down, and go back to sleep. I just prayed over him, over and over.. What an honor and privilege it was for me to hold this mans hand, and be the one to comfort him for once. Like he had done for me and our family many times..

That night, I went home with my family. I had my phone by me all night, and kept checking it. Cause I knew that my mom would call me at any moment with the news. And I also was waiting, cause Briana had been texting me about how her contractions were getting stronger, and I just knew it would be any day now, that she had my sweet nephew. I put on FB the next morning, how life can be so bitter sweet. Anxious and excited for one thing, but yet sad and dreading another..

Friday morning, Grandpa was still with us.. And Briana was still very pregnant!