tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post6452480060700731875..comments2023-07-21T04:25:28.979-04:00Comments on Our Unexpected Journey: Everything Changed...Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803241505573440439noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-66566333917923392152011-11-07T15:09:37.595-05:002011-11-07T15:09:37.595-05:00Just recently found your blog and I can not get en...Just recently found your blog and I can not get enough of it and Bennett and your beautiful family! This one really hit home and "the son that never existed" I thought about all weekend long. Thank you so much for your insight. Our Israel is 5 months old and we got our T21 diagnosis a week after he was born. Amazing how as humans, being so different, we can have the same feelings when we have a crisis (or what seems to be). I can't thank you enough for sharing.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557043073091208954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-37682356957790905042010-01-08T12:00:04.972-05:002010-01-08T12:00:04.972-05:00While we don't have a definite dx I recently s...While we don't have a definite dx I recently sent a similar email to friends and family. More than anything I wanted the birth to be joyous and not filled with people unsure how to act around us. I too was amazed by all the loving responses we got.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-67678851179965967692010-01-05T08:54:02.556-05:002010-01-05T08:54:02.556-05:00Wow, Adrienne. Thanks for sharing. How appropria...Wow, Adrienne. Thanks for sharing. How appropriate that I would choose today to catch up on your blog. It's Micah's b-day today. I'm with you... not the same girl who got that phone call.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617791426447246761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-78884541341894339672009-12-23T21:55:19.742-05:002009-12-23T21:55:19.742-05:00love, love, LOVE this post! Perfectly expressed. ...love, love, LOVE this post! Perfectly expressed. Did I mention that I love this post? ;-)To Love Endlesslyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528196412794557736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-10931090249665197772009-12-23T21:22:24.231-05:002009-12-23T21:22:24.231-05:00Adrienne, I feel like we both have such simliar st...Adrienne, I feel like we both have such simliar stories from last year, and look at both our boys now! Isn't it just simply wonderful how things work out?<br />Beautifully written, thank you for sharing...<br />Merry Christmas!<br />Kristin<br />www.littleliamburns.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-54137171587091313612009-12-23T07:40:07.608-05:002009-12-23T07:40:07.608-05:00beautifully said!beautifully said!maureen ericksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-43354470655920498502009-12-23T00:12:37.875-05:002009-12-23T00:12:37.875-05:00Awesome post but God is sooooo Good !!!
CarolineAwesome post but God is sooooo Good !!!<br />CarolineCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698815527301107339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-60898362551543831382009-12-22T22:25:58.736-05:002009-12-22T22:25:58.736-05:00all so true. That was a powerful e- mail! Beautifu...all so true. That was a powerful e- mail! Beautiful job. I think ( for me it was anyway) as soon as I verbally accepted Emmie's diagnosis (out loud)things got better. Of course that took quite some time. Such a waste of time worrying. Hindsight... ya know.<br />And it's snowing on your blog... so cute!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792117187001612101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-22064798399436653552009-12-22T15:18:46.780-05:002009-12-22T15:18:46.780-05:00Amazing post ... I can relate so well to everythin...Amazing post ... I can relate so well to everything that you went through. The emotional turmoil, the anxiety and then the unexpected joy after Joel was born.<br /><br />I loved the e-mail you sent out to your friends and family. What a perfect way to tell others. One of the main reasons I am so glad we found out about Joel having Ds before he was born was that his birth was celebrated. I am so thankful for that!<br /><br />Bennett is such a blessing and I'm so glad that you are in such a different place this year. Sometimes those anniversaries can be difficult but they are important because they remind us of God's faithfulness to us even in times of trouble!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884926543146157724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-5387612316207570182009-12-22T13:41:28.373-05:002009-12-22T13:41:28.373-05:00I think you did an amazing job of the letter, and ...I think you did an amazing job of the letter, and congratulate you on valuing Bennett so much so early on. I know the medical fraternity don't always, and they are plain wrong! Your strength is inspiring :) Bennett is so gorgeous.<br /><br />Have a very Merry Christmas with your beuatiful family.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066280828048359936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-30254943505293321552009-12-22T13:00:29.009-05:002009-12-22T13:00:29.009-05:00isn't it a shame how ruined we all felt? mayb...isn't it a shame how ruined we all felt? maybe that's not exactly the right words to use, but i know you know what i mean. you look at bennett and see the beauty, just as i look at my ben and see it too. how foolish we all were/are. i still see it all around me too-people too afraid to see the beauty in life's inperfections. we are the lucky ones. truly, we are.<br />merry christmas to you and your gorgeous and blessed family!amy jupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950664598348845531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-28232747906431782722009-12-22T12:05:48.254-05:002009-12-22T12:05:48.254-05:00Wow!! Thanks for the morning wake up cry!! You p...Wow!! Thanks for the morning wake up cry!! You post wasn't a sad one, just something I can soooo relate too. And you are right, when you mentioned about how writing this post made you sad for the girl who felt that way back then. I am no longer sad at all that Ella has Ds but I can often remember exactly how I felt when I first found out. I remember people telling me "it will be okay" and "life will be great, just wait and see". Boy were they right. Bennett is beautiful beyond belief and I am so glad that your family has been Blessed with him. Have a wonderful Christmas!!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587160152394379314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-47422489420378530902009-12-22T11:31:07.410-05:002009-12-22T11:31:07.410-05:00There are so many of us who have been down that sa...There are so many of us who have been down that same path and I can truly relate to the "If I only knew then what I know now"...I too wouldn't have wasted all the tears, emotions, etc. Mike and you (and the rest of your family for that matter) are blessed beyond belief with Bennett. I'm so happy to have found your blog a long time ago--it helped me to get through some very difficult times when my wife and I found out. The holiday season for you guys will be so much brighter and richer this year, enjoy.Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498496267544128164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-88379502770254848732009-12-22T09:59:06.782-05:002009-12-22T09:59:06.782-05:00I tear up reading that letter you sent out to your...I tear up reading that letter you sent out to your family and friends. The one I sent was very similar. I remember having all those same feelings, all those same heartbreaks... But now I look at Alexis and...wow, God is good!kendrahttp://www.littlesomethingextra.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-56762617350480586072009-12-22T09:50:24.402-05:002009-12-22T09:50:24.402-05:00I too will never forget 4/21/09, the day we learne...I too will never forget 4/21/09, the day we learned that Johanna had abnormalities. Like you I knew what the results of any testing would not be "normal". I think telling Chad what that first ultrasound showed was the absolute hardest thing I have ever done.<br /><br />Thanks for this post. It's wonderful.chadandnikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910288209862052652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-81577154262234938902009-12-22T09:42:05.349-05:002009-12-22T09:42:05.349-05:00Wow. I'm bawling like a baby!!!!! We didn'...Wow. I'm bawling like a baby!!!!! We didn't find out until B was born, and when I sent out a similar email, I, too, was absolutely flooded with responses. Of course, with a new baby, a needy toddler, and all these emotions, it was awhile before some of those responses were even acknowledged!! <br />I agree, if I only knew then what I know now...BUT I think we each have to go through that in order to reach the place where we are now. And even now, as B is almost 20 months old, I still have my moments and my days where I have to mourn what I expected. To mourn what was never to be.<br />And then I get over it for awhile and emerge stronger. <br />I hope you and your family have a WONDERFUL Christmas!! :)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387011004798871747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-30680085774938103442009-12-22T09:24:01.384-05:002009-12-22T09:24:01.384-05:00I feel like that too....I wish I would not have sp...I feel like that too....I wish I would not have spent so much time worrying and crying, etc. I took it hard when I was pregnant, couldn't eat and felt sick about thinking what our future may hold....now I think it was silly but you know it is a hard diagnosis to swallow at first, but it sure has made life much more precious to us all. Have a very Merry Christmas Adriennemy familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965034997906612228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-61094820883062972362009-12-22T08:45:30.722-05:002009-12-22T08:45:30.722-05:00I went through the same thing. We also learned fro...I went through the same thing. We also learned from an amnio that Rachel had Down syndrome. It was the saddest time of my life, and I remember being jealous too. I remember thinking our family would never be the same, what was this going to mean for my two older girls, etc.....Looking back, it does seem strange that I spent so much time worrying. I also remember thinking that I would never think of Rachel as perfect.....I was so wrong! Rachel is now six and I look back at that time before she was born and wish I could have known then what I know now! Life is good!!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491503506276550427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712724707041141717.post-46883409962540627312009-12-22T08:06:59.640-05:002009-12-22T08:06:59.640-05:00Awesome post .. so so true!Awesome post .. so so true!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481397897364739480noreply@blogger.com