The last two months have been an emotional whirlwind for our family. Our 20 week anatomy scan for baby #2 was July 11. We already knew we were having a girl and were hopeful that our visit that day would end with "Your baby looks great. See you in four weeks." Instead we left with teary eyes, an awareness of an increased risk of Trisomy 18, and a two week wait for a confirmatory test. The following week we received results that we would never wish for anyone. Our sweet girl does have Trisomy 18, also known as Edward's syndrome. Several ultrasounds and doctor visits later, we now know that there are also a couple of significant heart defects. We hope and pray that she will be delivered live at term, although we have no guarantee of that. We have also been told to expect that she will survive for hours to a few days. As any parents would be, we are heartbroken. We believe God formed Elsie just the way He wanted, but we do not understand why.
We are so thankful for the prayers and support of our friends and family. We are thankful that Elsie's imperfect body is in the hands of a perfect God who loves her more than we can imagine. We will try to update as we learn more.
