Celebrating Taco Style

We have come a long way baby.

Last year on this day

we got the news that the ultrasound

showed baby Ollie 

had markers for Down Syndrome

and a heart defect was strongly suspected.

I was on my way into my yearly

gyno exam when Annie called.

We were all sure when they went for this 

ultrasound everything would be fine.

I was so upset.

I bawled to my doctor.

My blood pressure was up.

I didn't want it to be true.

I prayed and cried all the way home.

I wanted my daughter and her husband

to have an easy life.

This seemed hard.

One year later,

I know life with Down Syndrome

is a blessing.

Heart surgery is behind us.

Life is really good.

Sure some things are going to be tough

but it is tough at times with a "typical" baby.

I know Ollie is just the baby 

that God knew we needed.

Sometimes unanswered prayers

are the thing we need the most.

Tonight we celebrated this one year anniversary

of that ultrasound.

We aren't sad, we are elated.

She is fabulous

and we are blessed.

We met at Chapala

and got our Mexican on.

All my kids were there along with

Grandma RuRu (Papa Rick was at a game) 

and

Aunt Audrey( Uncle Greg was golfing)

(Pa Stu was farming)

I took some pictures of the festivities.

 

And apparently while I took the little girls to the restroom,

the effects of my kids' child rearing were revealed.

Obviously their dad is at fault.