Gabriel is taken off of all life support

On the 28th of April Gabriel was taken off of the breathing machine. It was a hard decision to make but he continued to suffer more and seemed to be in more pain. and if we prolonged his life too long he would develop cerebral palsy and be in pain all the time. Although it was hard we had to do what was best for our child not what was best for us. we packed clothes for two days expecting that he would pass in a few hours to a few days. I was so afraid I wasn't ready to lose him but I didn't want to force him to be in pain anymore. To our surprise our sweet pea did very well and didn't pass away until June 6th. Everyone was amazed at our little Gabriel's strength. This is our first family photo with no tubes!!! We also got in contact with a photographer Shawn Houllis. She volunteers for an organization called Now I lay me down to sleep. They take pictures for families that have lost or are losing a child. They were beautiful. The first black and white picture on our blog of Gabriel was taken by Shawn. She is such a sweet lady. If you would like to see more pictures that she took visit Gabriel's website http://www.caringbridge.org/, enter gabrielmele for website name. This was our favorite family photo that she took.