Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted anything, and so much has changed. We are in Kentucky and we are enjoying the area-beautiful, and the people-fun and gracious.
My heart is torn to be here too. On September 12, I received a call I was so not expecting. Cristin, 21 weeks pregnant, went in for an ultrasound and it was her first so she took sister, Corban and her boys. While taking a look, the technician found an irregular heart beat that resulted in another appointment that afternoon at another facility. There seemed to some problems with the baby that needed further tests and a consult with a geneticist and a cardiologist. Well, two days later she and John were at another appointment that included an amniocentesis and talking to a top infant cardiologist from UCLA and they determined that their "Baby Girl" may have a chromosome issue called Trisomy 18 or 13 which in layman's terms...she may not survive the pregnancy and if she does she wouldn't last longer than a year. Tears...we were so wanting a girl this time and as most Grandma's I looked forward to a healthy baby no matter the sex.
God is good all the time. This has happened to many families before, it will happen again. God can do a miracle and that's what we are asking for Him to do. But His plans are best and we will accept whatever that might be for our sweet Ruby Jean. Accept and give Him praise no matter how broken we feel. It's not a question of why, but why not. When there seems to be no hope is when God can show Himself to the world. So if only through our response in all this, Ruby's life will make a difference. We all have dreams, hopes, things we hold tightly too, or expectations for futures...we may never see these come to fruition, I am learning to let go, these things may never have fit into His plan for my life, because everything is His. Here's my latest video. One for my little Ruby, and our family.
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So Beautiful!!
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