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It’s 6:30am on Friday, January 19, 2024, and I feel great. Yesterday was the final bless off, ( my spin on check off) for my little one’s weight consistency of 5 lbs. It was our last Maternal Fetal Medicine appointment to assess his heartbeat, his weight and room to grow, given the summersaults he was performing in there. It was hilarious how the attending nurse kept popping through the curtain asking me if I was alright. “ Mom he’s beating you up, are you ok? Is he always t

“We should really talk about this,” Justin said. I had told him that he was right about the Down Syndrome diagnosis. So we agreed that he would come to my job and speak about next steps. I had already expressed my interest in counseling classes so that I would be best prepared during pregnancy and beyond. I was open to hear what he thought about it. When he arrived, he sat down on the conference table, pulled me into him hugging me tightly after reading the 96% genetic testi

The drive home was a snowball of emotions. “I’m carrying the little king I’ve always wanted.” Then switched to, “Oh Lord, these fibroids are of significant size, what if he doesn’t have enough room to grow to his full size?” “Will they starve him of precious rich blood supply?” “How could this be his entrance into the world? I can’t help him in there!” “ Lord, how do I protect him?!!” As I pulled into the parking spot and unloaded the bag of linen and paperwork into the ca

The Journey of Embracing My Little Miracle: A Story of Hope and Resilience The Results Were In I received a call from Nurse Allison. She explained that the doctor wanted to discuss the results the next day. “You’re having a little boy, Moma!” she said. But then came the news that shook me. “Your genetic testing revealed some concerning details in the Trisomy trait percentile. You scored 96% for T21, which means your baby may not be as perfect as you would like.” Wait?! Trisom

The Miracle of New Beginnings “Dear God, thank you! I’m finally whole,” I thought as we headed to the doctor’s office. The excitement bubbled within me. We were on our way to The Methodist Woodlands Hospital for our very first ultrasound! I remembered thinking there are only three exits from our house to the hospital, yet we arrived in record time. Was it my nerves? Or was it the sheer joy of finally getting to see this little miracle inside me? Justin was my rock. Patient, c