To our Family and Friends:
Hello all!
As most of you know by now, Kelly and I welcomed our little princess into the world on Easter Sunday morning! She was born at 2:02am and was 5lbs 5oz and 19in long. Early on she had some problems breathing and keeping her oxygen levels up, so she spent her first several days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Good news is that she came home with us yesterday with
a cleared bill of health!
Throughout the week we were able to provide updates to our families on how she was doing, and I am sure some of these updates found their way to some of you. However, there is something that we had kept out of the updates that we would like to share with you all now.
Right after Taylor was born the doctors told us that they suspected she may have Down Syndrome. They drew her blood right away and sent it out for testing and we had to play the waiting game. That game ended on Friday afternoon with a call from Taylor’s doctor. The results came back positive for the extra chromosome that causes Down Syndrome.
As you can imagine, this last week has been a pretty difficult one for us.
Hello all!
As most of you know by now, Kelly and I welcomed our little princess into the world on Easter Sunday morning! She was born at 2:02am and was 5lbs 5oz and 19in long. Early on she had some problems breathing and keeping her oxygen levels up, so she spent her first several days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Good news is that she came home with us yesterday with
a cleared bill of health!
Throughout the week we were able to provide updates to our families on how she was doing, and I am sure some of these updates found their way to some of you. However, there is something that we had kept out of the updates that we would like to share with you all now.
Right after Taylor was born the doctors told us that they suspected she may have Down Syndrome. They drew her blood right away and sent it out for testing and we had to play the waiting game. That game ended on Friday afternoon with a call from Taylor’s doctor. The results came back positive for the extra chromosome that causes Down Syndrome.
As you can imagine, this last week has been a pretty difficult one for us.
The range of emotions that we go through on a daily basis is enough to make your head spin. However, the most important thing now, and always, is Taylor is home with us where she belongs. That call on Friday changed quite a bit, but what it did not change is how much she is loved by us and all of those who have been able to meet her (and many who have not yet). At the end of the day, our mission as parents is to provide the best life we can for our daughter. That mission has not changed, just the path we will take to get there.
I am confident that, with the support of our families and friends we will be successful in our mission! Having Down Syndrome does not define who Taylor is, it will just be a small part of who she is and who she becomes.
I am confident that, with the support of our families and friends we will be successful in our mission! Having Down Syndrome does not define who Taylor is, it will just be a small part of who she is and who she becomes.
I apologize for not sharing this information with each of you individually and in person, but the thought of having to do so with so many is just too much for me right now. I am sure in time we can have lengthy conversations about it, but for now we would like to focus on having our little girl home with us.
What we need now is love, support, and prayers. Something I know our group of friends and family has plenty of!
With Love,
Brian, Kelly and Taylor
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