So when Harper was born Mike got me a beautiful necklace with the letter A (for Ainsley) and H (for Harper) and I absolutely love it and wear it all the time. It's simple but I love it because it's got by girl's initials on it so the day Bennett was born he gave me the letter B! My necklace is complete! Thank you Michael! The card inside said "Thank you for Bennett, I love you!" I about cried when I read that- so sweet!!
I'm having fun with Bennett's cute little outfits! If I can't have bows for him then put a creature on his bottom and I'm happy! A lot of his outfits have little animals on the bottoms-love it!! And look at these little socks! Who said little boys weren't fun to dress??;)
So the change I've made is in my blog description. It used to read "This the story of our lives as we dive into parenthood and realize how sometimes hardships only make us stronger." Now it reads "This is the story of our lives as we dive into parenthood and realize how sometimes what we perceive as hardships are actually blessings in disguise."
So the change I've made is in my blog description. It used to read "This the story of our lives as we dive into parenthood and realize how sometimes hardships only make us stronger." Now it reads "This is the story of our lives as we dive into parenthood and realize how sometimes what we perceive as hardships are actually blessings in disguise."
Although what we went through with Ainsley when she was born was hard and it made us stronger, Ainsley herself was not a hardship, she was a blessing. And although hearing the news of Bennett having Down syndrome 5 months ago was so hard to hear, he is anything but a hardship, he too, like Ainsley and Harper, of course, is truly a blessing!! And he's not disguised anymore! You just look at him and know that he is truly a gift from God. I know that there will be more hardships and challenges down the road but the one thing that I thought was going to be so awful has turned out to be so wonderful! God has a way of changing your heart in ways you never thought was possible. Mike said he loves Bennett more than he ever thought he could.
So I'll leave you with what I think is the sweetest little face I've ever seen!;)
You are right, such a blessing and SOOOOO adorable!!!! You're in for such an exciting journey!!!! Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it! :)
ReplyDeleteI love him! He's beautiful! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteMike is so good to you! I am so glad things are going well. You are amazing Adrienne!
ReplyDeleteHe is just so beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us!
ReplyDeleteOk, that brought a happy tear to my eyes! I think he's sweet too!
ReplyDeleteSo cool about the "B". AND, awesome that Bennett is nursing so well!
It's only going to get better. Expect the best, and receive it.
ReplyDeleteHe is so sweet! I'm so glad you are doing so well and taking the time to really enjoy your beautiful blessing from God!
ReplyDeleteOnce you see Bennett's face you can only LOVE him. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace to commemorate a beautiful bunch of babies!
ReplyDeleteBennett is adorable...I love the outfits. Boys are alot of fun, and you can dress them nice the good thing about boys is you don't have to worry about all the extra small details. My little brother has DS and he is 25 and he has such a joy and zest for life, if only more people in the world had a pure heart like children with special needs we would all be alot better off God bless you all, and keep those wonderful post coming.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see the change b/c even though it is not quite what we had planned, our boys are a true blessing....go to my fb page and read welcome to Holland and Celebrating Holland if you have not read them yet ( I just posted them today), they are beautiful. And yes, that is the sweetest little face...so adorable!
ReplyDeleteSoooo soooo true Adrienne! It gets better and better, believe me. :) Sofia definitely gives us lots of joy....but Siena gives us something more and out of the ordinary. It's a great thing. :) He's such a cutie...
ReplyDeleteThat face is just so sweet. I'm surprised you can even put him down to get the camera!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful post, Adrienne!! It brings tears to my eyes...
ReplyDeleteAnd I must agree - Bennett is looking SO incredibly adorable! : )
Very sweet pic!
ReplyDeleteI love Bennett's animal outfit. My mom loves your necklace.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post with beautiful pictures of a beautiful boy...
ReplyDeleteHe is so beautiful!!!!!!!! I love the animal butt butt!! I kept clicking on the picture wanting to make it bigger to just take him in!!
ReplyDeleteYour outlook, perspective, and post...equally beautiful!
Enjoy every minute!
He is beautiful! I love the necklace too.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I have a weakness for Tiffany's. I used to work for a family back east and they would send me there all the time and I would walk out with thousands of dollars worth of Tiffany jewelry. I am back in the West now so I have to just salivate on the internet and via the catalogue. I loved the little onsie as well.
ReplyDeleteYou're not hallucinating--he's ADORABLE :)!
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased for all of you!
ReplyDeleteI've been following your journey from Pittsburgh. So cool to finally get to see Bennett. My daugher has DS and is turning 4 in June. Truly the light of my life. Congratulations - he is ADORABLE!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings do come in all sorts of ways. I am so glad that your little boy is doing so well. LOVE LOVE LOVE the necklace! I'll have to drop the hint in hubby's ear!
ReplyDeleteJennifer Underwood
Congratulations on your birth with Bennett. How beautiful. I found your site by DS new mama. Hope you don't mind if I follow along on your journey. I have a two year old with Down syndrome and she's my miracle.
ReplyDeleteGod bless
I'm so glad to see Bennet is doing well. Your post brought tears to my eyes because I can relate so much. It is amazing how God changes our hearts!
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