looking back

Missed it by a few days, but one year ago on June 7, I was half way through my pregnancy when we found out by ultrasound that we were getting another sweet baby girl. We were so excited! As a result of that same ultrasound, my OB indicated that she'd like to get more pictures of Baby Girl's heart because she wasn't quite satisfied that she'd gotten a good enough look at it...not because she thought there might be a problem. She referred us to our local Maternal Fetal Medicine area for a "targeted ultrasound" on Baby's heart, which wouldn't happen for another couple of weeks. Two days after that 6/7 ultrasound, we were on a flight to Orlando with our Abby to extend a business trip of John's and take our big girl to the beach and to DisneyWorld for the first time. We had an absolutely fabulous trip with Abby. Little did we know of the incredibly difficult, yet grace-filled, journey on which we were about to embark when we returned home. SO very grateful God protected us from the initial news of Brooklyn's diagnosis until after that long-awaited trip with Abby. How deep the Father's love for us...