WINGS FOR BLAZE

Okay, now the basics are out of the way, I can move on to the real reason I created this Blog.  I am new to this so you may have to bear with me somewhat while I get used to this.
This Christmas it will be one year since the day I found out I was going to be a father.  Since the day we lost him, I haven't let one day go by where I don't take time to myself to reflect on the events of that couple weeks and remember the Love that we all felt while gathering around his side.
I have thought a lot how I would carry on his memory and let everyone see the impact Blaze has had on our Family and Friends.
The first idea I had came to me while I was running in the gym one day.  I have always thought of running a Marathon, and I decided that I would run for Blaze.  My wife and I are entered to run in the Moab, Utah Half Marathon in March and are training for that run.
As you can tell by the title of this Blog, I've decided to find a way to give my little boy wings.  Wings For Blaze.  That is the name of my project, and now I need your help to help me get there.  Since I can remember, I have watched Hang Gliders soar over my house in the valley below King Mountain located in Moore, Idaho.  I could sit in my front yard and watch all day as they circled up and up and up, and I dreamed of being able to soar with them among the eagles.
Since we lost our little boy, I've decided that I would do everything I could to give my boy wings, and devote my training to be a Hang Glider pilot to the memory of my little boy.  I know that if I get the chance to be up there with only the sound of the wind through my wing that I will be able to give my boy wings, so he may soar with the eagles as well.
I sincerely hope this spring that I will have been able to pull together my resources and start my training as soon as the weather is permitting, and I may fulfill the life long dream I have had.
I love you Blaze, thanks for coming to our family.  I think of you every day, and soon we will soar together... you and me! 

Here it goes...

Well, it's been a few months since I actually created this blog page. I have spent a long time thinking about words I would actually write for all to read. I guess the best place to start is the beginning.

Almost 1 year ago, on Christmas Day 2008, while I was going through my stocking, I found a pregnancy test that my wife snuck in the night before. We had been trying for over a year to get pregnant and finally the day was here!! What a great surprise!!

We had a very happy normal pregnancy and found out we were going to have a little boy at the end of August. I was so excited for the chance to have a little boy!! I could take him fishing and hunting, and go for motorcycle rides, and teach him everything I know in hopes he would learn more than me and be better.

On May 9, 2009 my wife and I were shopping, and registering for Janet's upcoming baby showers. Janet began feeling some pain, and complained she was having contractions. They became more and more frequent so we went to the hospital where we were admitted into Labor and Delivery. Janet was only 24 weeks along at the time, and a very scary few days lie ahead of us. We tried everything we could to prolong the pregnancy, but on the night of the 14th, it was time.

My little boy, Blaze Lyle King, was born at 13 inches and weighing 1 lb 13 oz. He was quickly taken away from us and put in the Newborn ICU. We fought with him through the week, but one week later, on May 21, 2009, we were face with the hardest decision I ever had to make. We knew that Blaze was in a lot of pain, and would not be able to live even close to a normal life. We made the decision to let our little boy return to our Heavenly Father and be our angel forever.

Since then I have thought of numerous ways to make the memory of Blaze live on forever. Of course Blaze will always live in the hearts of Janet and I, as well as the hearts of all our beloved friends and family who witnessed Blaze in life as well as being there for us when he passed. Those who were there by our side and saw Blaze in life and attended his funeral truly know of the love Blaze brought our family, and I want to help keep that love alive.

Stay tuned for new posts on my continuing journey of keeping this memory and love alive... Thanks to all of you for your support, We love you so much!