Little Boy | Big Miracle
By: Edward Arthur Dalton & The Dream Chasing Family
Where to begin, and what could we possibly say that would do the immense amount of joy Sarah and I feel any justice?
After years of trying to conceive, there were more times than I care to admit where I seriously doubted if 11.3.2020 would ever come. The plight of infertility has been a consuming and taxing one, without any guarantee of success. Our infertility journey has tested our grit and resilience as individuals, and perhaps even more as a couple.
On more than one discouraging occasion, Sarah had to remind me that it would be better to attempt treatment - and not succeed (as is too often the case for many battling infertility) - than to never try and always wonder what could have been.
It is difficult for us to fully quantify the countless miracles that have transpired to get us to this point, yet here we are on the other side of what once was only a distant, ever fading dream to us - parenthood. Our joy is exponentially sweeter now because of the seemingly impassable road it took to finally become pregnant, and ultimately hold baby Dalton in our arms at last.
As such, It is slightly symbolic to me that little Eddie was born toward the end of 2020 - a particularly unwelcome year filled with many difficulties and much uncertainty - as I’m sure you are already acutely aware. Our infertility journey shared many of the same worrisome sentiments 2020 carried. It is reassuring to look back at both with a greater sense of meaning and hope.
Ironically enough, ”2020” is also commonly used as an idiom in the proverb ”Hindsight is 20/20” to illustrate how - through the refining process of time - things become obvious that were not evident from the outset. One becomes more able to conclusively analyze and thoroughly distill past experiences than they previously could in the moment, when the sure path was obscured. The expression is especially appropriate in light of 2020, our infertility journey, and all the unwanted small print that came with each.
But at last, Edward Arthur Dalton VII was born healthy and happy in the early hours of 11.3.2020 - a truly magical date we will always remember as one of the single greatest days of our lives - the day our dreams became tangible! Eddie is nothing short of a miracle to us. He is the center of our universe. He represents the love and support of so many who believed in us - but mostly him. We are indescribably grateful he is our son, and beyond blessed to be his mother and father. We are so excited about the endless adventure of parenthood that Eddie has given us. Love you to the moon and back #EADVII!
