Evas first year of life. Our Down Syndrome Journey

WARNING Graphic hospital footage in this video. If you would like to avoid it just skip from 5:257:55 To the parents out there who just received the news that your baby will be born with Down Syndrome. Cry. It s ok to cry. But I want to assure you that the darkness that you feel right now is nothing compared to the joy that comes. You will have moments when you ask yourself Why . You will think about the future for your child, for yourself, and you ll fear the unknown. It s ok to have those moments. We understand and we were there too. When you look at your baby with tear filled eyes just know that God doesn t make mistakes. He chose you because He knew that you and this special little one would need each other. On 6, 8, 2016 our family was given the most incredible gift that we didn t even know we needed. As we reflect on this past year we can t help but feel the deepest, indescribable gratitude to our Lord for how He s kept Eva s health and given u