Pictures and Prayers

We have a zillion pictures of our beautiful baby girl...but for time and space sake, we can only post a few. She is an absolute angel and each time I look at her pictures I fall more and more in love with her.

We are so extremely blessed to have such wonderful support from all areas of our lives. We cannot possibly thank everyone who has prayed, supported, and/or helped us in some way. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Our angel is flying

Our precious Addi is now with our Father, flying with a brand new set of wings. God showed us just how Great He is throughout the pregnancy and birth of our little Addi. We are still so enormously heart broken and crushed, but we do have a better understanding now of the challenges that our precious angel would have faced if she had lived. The birth alone would have been too much for her little body. Addi's earthsuit was so fragile and delicately formed...she was beautiful. It is an absolute miracle that she lived for 38 weeks. God's guardian angel's had to be protecting her throughout my pregnancy. We were in awe of how tiny and precious she was.
We are comforted in knowing that her Papa was waiting on her at the gates of Heaven. I am sure that her Papa is flying her around Heaven and showing her all the glorious sights. We are so excited about preparing ourselves and our future children for the day that we will join Addi in Heaven.
We will post more pictures later...we had a photographer so graciously come and take pictures for us.
Thank you for all that have visited, called, and prayed for us. We love you all so much and cannot that you enough.
Love,
Kenny and Kathi

Update March 25

Our sweet Addi is still fighting...another week closer to holding her in our arms. Her heartbeat was still low this week around 120. We wish that it would pick up a little speed, but we are thrilled that it is still beating!
My blood pressure was really good today, and my blood work came back showing no signs of pre-eclampsia. This was very good news for both me and Addi! I am beginning to add a nap to my daily routine, and trying to take it easy.
A new prayer for Addi is for her to begin to turn her body into the correct positioning for birth. We are a few weeks away from her due date, and she will need to begin turning soon. If she does not turn on her own, then the doctors will have to manually move her or I would have to have a c-section. We prefer for neither of these two things to occur...so please add this to your prayer list!

Laminin...what holds us together

My mom told me about this tonight...Louie Giglio spoke during the Chris Tomlin "How Great is Our God" tour about Laminin. You must watch this youtube video!
Kenny and I may not know why our little Addi will be taken from us so soon...but He does. We are heart broken that our little girl will not be able to spend much time here on Earth, but we are excited to see God's plan unfold. We know He has a reason and a plan much greater than we can imagine.

Update March 18

We had a little bit of an unsettled week...but all is o.k. My blood pressure jumped up abnormally high for me this week and my hands have been swelling a little too much for comfort. Sunday morning I woke up to a hand that looked like it belonged to the Michellin Man! It took about 2 hours to return to a normal size and feeling. Monday is when we discovered that my blood pressure was rising. Pre-eclampsia is what the doctors have worried about since we discovered that Addi has triploidy. My blood pressure has always been so low that we didn't fear it...BUT we were wrong. Yesterday, we went to the doctor for my weekly appointment, and they ran some labs to check for pre-eclampsia. So far, they are not overly worried...but are keeping a close eye on me. We have strict instructions for what to look for and how to know when it is taking a turn for something more serious. As of right now, my doctor gave me permission to continue with work...but I am suppose to drink lots of water and get lots of rest. My on-the-go lifestyle will have to take a detour...at least until Addi arrives. We want to give her every fighting chance available, and that means me taking it easy.
Addi seems to be growing...or at least my belly still is! Her heartbeat was low this week at 127, but the doctor said not to be too concerned. We are here in the last couple weeks and I am sure that the anxiety we are feeling has something to do with my blood pressure rising. I am hoping that I can get some good rest over the next few days and get back to feeling a little better. Keep praying for Addi and her precious life!

Blessed

I feel so blessed to work in such a loving environment. I look forward to going to work everyday knowing that I am supported and loved. The love that the teachers and faculty at my school have bestowed upon me is tremendous. I will never be able to show the amount of gratitude and thanks I have for all they have done. Yesterday, I was completely taken by suprise when the school threw a celebration for Addi and me. I know that I am a little in my own world sometimes...but gosh, for that many people to know about it! How in the world did I not have a clue?!? Kenny and I requested that we did not want to have showers and we decided that if a miracle happens, then we will throw the biggest celebration that Gainesville has ever seen! My friends at school so tastefully planned a little celebration to let me know that they care. It was very touching and thoughtful. The pink cherry tree is beautiful and will constantly remind us of Addi and her beautiful spirit. All the gifts were wonderful and will be so useful in the months to come. Kenny and I have experienced a pain like we have never felt before...but amongst the pain and heartache, we have also learned and experienced much about love. Our hearts have grown bigger than we thought possible! We are constantly amazed and humbled by how many people have made great efforts to shower us with love and support. We thank each of you so very very much. We will never be able to thank everyone enough and we might not even know where some of the support comes from...please know that we appreciate everything. We will strive to be as giving as the people that have been so supportive of us.

Update March 11

Three or four weeks until Addi will make her grand debut! The doctors do not know exactly when she will come or exactly how many weeks I am...but we do know it will be soon. Her heartbeat was 137 today, and slightly softer sounding than it has been being. She must have changed her positioning. My uterus has begun to tighten periodically throughout the day. The doctors said that it is nothing to worry about, just one of those preparation things that happens to your body! We are beginning to become more anxious knowing that her arrival might mean saying goodbye to her earthly presense...but we are so excited to meet our beautiful baby and hold her in our arms.