My Miracle

Hey all, well, my crazy sister has gone and got hip on us. She created a blog and got my husband hooked.........so now I have to have one if he does. I think it will be fun. I am sure there will be plenty for me to write about.

I just had a precious baby boy on November 18, 2005. He is a spectacular miracle that the Lord has blessed me with. On July 6, the day we thought we would see our sweet baby on an ultrasound to find the sex, we found that he had a congenital heart defect called Truncus Arteriosus. Basically with this defect a person's pulmonary artery is coming off of his aorta instead of the left side and there is also a hole called a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). This was by far was one of the worst days of my life, but it led to such a wonderful miracle--Trey.

When a fantastic pediatric cardiologist told us about Trey's heart, he prayed with us and just had the touch with dealing with parents. After meeting with him, another doctor came in and told me I needed to have an amnio. He said that if Trey had certian chromosomal defects, they wouldn't operate on him or fix him because he would die anyway. This was like the world had ended and I was torn with what to do. It was on that day that I gave my child to the Lord. I told God that He had created Trey and he was only on loan to us for a while. I cried a lot that day, but I also found refuge in the Lord. The following day, I called the pediatric cardiologist that had prayed with us the day before and asked his opinion on an amnio. While I waited for him to call, I cried out the Lord to help me make the decision. I asked God to be loud and clear. As I prayed this, our dr called. He told me that for me an amnio was not necesssary at this time. This answer to prayer was the beginning of a growing experience for me with the Lord. I learned that He is in control and if we trust Him, He will "lead us through the valley".

Trey is doing so well today. He weighed 6 lb. 13 oz. when he was born. He is now weighing around 10 pounds. He also has a chromosomal defect called DiGeorge Syndrome. This is a very broad syndrome. There can be many or few problems. We wait and see what will happen, but we trust the Lord to take care of us and Trey as we see what's in store.

I am so blessed to have my family. As Trey was in the hospital for 26 days 4 hours from home, we saw more compasion and love from our friends and family than we can ever imagine possible. I am so blessed to have a wonderful christian husband who is so strong and amazing. He loves Trey more than life and I love to watch them together. I knew Michael would be a wonderful dad, but he has surpassed all my ideas of him as a father. Also, I am fortunate to have christian parents and a sister and brother in law. They have two wonderful boys who I love like they were my own children. God is so good and has blessed me beyond measure.

I love being a mother....although it is the hardest job I have ever had. How do you know what to do when they cry and in our case, we have to look after how much Trey eats. Never ending worry. He is just a little adult........sometimes he just isn't hungry!! Anyway, hope you enjoy reading this. If you don't well oh well. I am sure I will post often because unfortunately, I go back to work on Monday....That is a whole other message!!!