Photo: Sam Ponder/Instagram; Inset: Getty
Samantha Ponderis counting her blessings following the birth of her daughter.
On Monday, theESPN Sunday NFL Countdownhost shared a series ofblack-and-white photosfeaturing newbornPrice, whose arrival Ponder announced on July 23.
“We were short on time and frankly, in shock,” explained Ponder, 32, noting that her daughter “made it” through the ordeal due to the “skill and decisiveness” of her surgical team atMount Sinai in New York City.
“Her recovery in the#NICUwas nothing short of miraculous for a tiny body that had just undergone such trauma,” she continued. “I cannot thank the women who cared for her day and night enough.”
“We are home now, still recovering, but overwhelmed with thankfulness for a God who provided real peace and comfort in the midst of our worst nightmare, incredible surgeons, doctors and nurses, parents who didn’t hesitate to jump on a plane and helpand the prayers of friends and familywho believed for her healing,” Ponder adds.
“Oh and thank you to my sweet friend@ellieholcombfor your song ‘Find You Here’ … it got me through hours of waiting room anxiety and fear that I didn’t think I’d be able to bear,” she writes. “Now, back to holding and singing (terribly) to this special girl.”
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Also mom to sonRobinson True, 13 months, and daughterBowden “Scout” Sainte-Claire, 4, Ponder says she “often struggle[s] with social media” in an attempt to balance transparency, encouragement for others and not wanting to look like she’s complaining about her situation.
“My tendency to over analyze these decisionsmakes this post a little scaryfor me,” she admits. “I know I risk looking like I’m asking for sympathy or even pity.”
Says Ponder, “I’m abundantly aware of the undeservedgoodness of God I’ve experiencedearly in life. Especially when it comes to the health of my children and loved ones. Last week, that changed in an instant.”
source: people.com
