Thanks to all who checked in with us and prayed about Grayson’s genetics appointment this morning. Unfortunately, the testing did not give Grayson a genetic diagnosis of Leighs, which is very disappointing. However, like I said before, this is what I was expecting to hear, so it wasn’t devastating. We are now at the end…

As of yesterday, I am 37 weeks. My sweet friend J texted me yesterday while we were on the way to church- “Happy Full Term Day!” She’s great. And I can’t believe I’m here. I can’t believe there’s an actual, fully formed little baby moving around inside me, and now we are just waiting for…

I’ve been packing, cleaning, and organizing all day…almost ready. Won’t be much longer!

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words of support on yesterday’s post. I’m feeling a lot better about things today. Physically, I’m exhausted and hurting, but as I was packing teeny tiny newborn outfits in pink and blue in my hospital bag today, I regained the perspective that this is all for a…

Life is so hard sometimes. Not that it’s not good- it’s just hard. Sometimes I feel ungrateful or weak for admitting that I am so stressed, and that I wish things would be a little easier. I wish I didn’t base my “goal” date to stay pregnant until after a big doctors appointment for Grayson.…

Cue sad violins… I’ve written before about how I love being pregnant. And I do. And I will certainly miss it in a month when I no longer am. But. Oh my word, being pregnant kicked my butt today. First of all, I am a lot bigger (and feel like I am getting bigger by…

  A year ago, I wrote these words:   I enter into 2012 with great uncertainty, but also great hope and anticipation. I pray that 2012 will be a year of clarity, but it could leave questions unanswered, and may bring a crop of new questions. What exactly is going on in Grayson’s little body?…

And Santa brought him because…????

Santa’s annual letter to Grayson (2010 letter and 2011 letter). Dear Grayson,Once again I am writing to  you on the evening in which the world awaits the birth of a child. That goes double for you, about-to-be big brotherWaiting is hard, isn’t it? I know you are also waiting for what your new house will…

I haven’t felt much like writing this week- it just didn’t seem right to talk about either good or bad things happening in my life right now, when so many families in Connecticut are suffering the worst kind of horror, and right before Christmas. Yesterday I read about one of the little boys who was murdered;…