| (Daily Mail)Best day: Kristi Warriner and Justin Nelson look at their son, J.J. after they were married in the Cook Children’s Medical Center NICU in Fort Worth on Tuesday. |
Knowing the couple wanted to wed but had been too busy caring for their
premature son for the last two months, the staff at Cook Children’s helped the
couple arrange a wedding ceremony at the hospital.
| Little fighter: J.J. Nelson is getting stronger each day. His parents put this teddy bear in next to him as a representation of J.J.’s twin brother, who they named Colt but who died in premature labour. (Daily Mail) |
Unlike what Kristi Warriner
had envisioned her wedding day to be like, it was by far more beautiful than
she had dreamed it would be.
The Texas bride and mom tied the knot with her fiance, Justin Nelson, in the
neonatal intensive care unit so their son, who was born 15 weeks early could be
the ring bearer.
According to The Star-Telegram, the couple had lost one of their
twins when Kristi went into labour 15 weeks early at Fort Worth hospital on
September 2.
Their surviving son, J.J., was ‘touch and go’ for weeks, weighing less than
two pounds at birth.
Daily Mail reports that little J.J. who now weighs 6 pounds, 8
ounces, appears to be improving each day.
| Happily married: The couple, along with eight-year-old daughter Carissa and little J.J., celebrate after the ceremony, which was planned with the help of hospital staff. (Daily Mail) |
Knowing the couple wanted to wed but had been too busy caring for their
premature son for the last two months, the staff at Cook Children’s helped the
couple arrange a wedding ceremony at the hospital.
Local businesses donated the bride’s wedding gown and flowers. One of
family’s friends lent the outfit for tiny ring-bearer J.J. to wear.
Speaking to The Star-Telegram, the happy bride said, “It’s not
what you dream of as a little girl – it’s even better. I couldn’t have asked
for a more perfect wedding.”
The bride and groom named the son they lost Colt, and he was represented at
the ceremony by a Dallas Cowboys teddy bear that they sat next to J.J.
“We thank God every day for J.J. getting better and stronger,” the
bride said. “Our biggest mission with all this was to help others know
they are not alone. I hope we’ve touched somebody’s life and let them know
there is hope after tragedy.”
The family and doctors at Cook Children’s hope J.J. will be allowed home
around Christmas.
