Our little BOY!!!

I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart, I will glorify your name! Psalm 86:12

Little Bean,

You are infact our little boy! I am so excited that we can finally call you by your name. Malakai Daniel Greaves! We love our little boy so much! Your daddy's face was priceless when we found out, I so wish I had my camera at hand to capture it. He is so proud of his boy. 

             

                                                         
You didn't pose very well, so we didnt get a great picture, only a lil snap of your ickle nose! But we treasure it anyway :)

There was some good news, and some, not great news. But the biggest excitement for me is that your heart looks perfect so far! They also can't find any structural abnormalities. But they did say you have a small nasal bone, and a two vessel umbilical cord, which are both soft markers for downs syndrome. 

They are booking us in for another scan soon so that they can try see why your'e missing an artery in your cord, it could be nothing, but mainly they want to make sure your kidneys are ok. 

I am a little worried about these new findings, but mainly praising God for how well the scan went, and how well your strong little heart is doing! 

We are so proud of you little man, keep growing big and strong! 

Love, 

Mama

15 Weeks! I will be seeing you soon!

Trust in the Lord  with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Little bean - this is the last time I will write to you without knowing whether your'e a boy or a girl! That is of course, if you co-operate and show us your bits! I am getting anxious. Just under a week until we get to see you. We really want to see if your heart is ok, they worry about that in babies with chromosomal abnormalities. They will be measuring all your little bones and checking your kidneys and face. 

Deep Breaths. Trust in the Lord. 

I am beginning to feel snug in regular clothes - I may need to get maternity clothes in a few weeks! This may be you growing, but I know what's adding to it! All that extra food, my appetite is through the roof!

I am beginning to feel you. I sure its not my imagination... it amazes me that someone so little can make their presence known! I am so proud of your strength! I don't want people to think I am going crazy just yet, so I will keep news of your movement between us until you start to kick harder ;) 

Oscar loves using you as a pillow, I think you two will be inseperable when you finally get here! :) I will have to teach him that sleeping on your head is not acceptable when you are here!

I love you little bean, and can NOT wait to see you again soon...

Love, 

Mama

Growing bump!

My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Psalm 139:15

Little bean, just 2 weeks until we get to see you again. Seems like a long time to wait, but in the mean time, I have to make sure I take as many pictures of you stretching my belly, I don't want to take a single day for granted, I know that whatever time we have you for is a huge blessing. We will take each day and be thankful.

The Dr's keep talking to me about termination. This makes me sad. I can not, and will not give up on you little bean! So hang in there and don't give up on us! 

Your Daddy says I am starting to look pregnant now. This makes me so happy... I cant wait for people to be able to notice you. I want you to be acknowledged. I want to have an excuse to tell people all about how God worked a miracle and gave us you!

We love you little one, and are so grateful to God that we get to be your Mom and Dad!

Love, 

Mama