Special visit and graduation

On Memorial Day Weekend, we hosted Jessica's brother (Erik) and his family as they stopped on a drive through town. They live in Memphis, and were headed to Youngstown to settle in as Stephanie prepared for a procedure at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by a few weeks of recovery at her family's home. The short stay was a chance to enjoy some "quiet" family time, complete with a fire outside and some S'mores.  Just the break both families needed.  The kids had an absolute blast-- and so did the "grownups".

Jessica also had her last visit with Maternal Fetal Medicine at Mt. Carmel, and we both attended for one last ultrasound. Caroline had her hand on her tummy, just like mommy rests hers, and her heartbeat was still strong. We didn't get to see the Doctor who had been primarily caring for us, but we were able to share some hugs good bye with staff. We also took a quick walk from their office over to the check-in station for Labor and Delivery, just to make sure we head to the right place when the time comes. In a very heart wrenching moment, one of the staff members shared how that day, two mothers were already in the hospital for deliveries just like ours. We can only imagine how challenging that work must be - to care for families like ours on a daily basis.  We hope they know how much their care and compassion means to us and other families like ours.

As May drew to a close, we marked milestones at school, with Edward's promotion ceremony from pre-school, and Jane's graduation from Kindergarten both at Our Lady of Bethlehem. This school has been so supportive and loving throughout this process and we can't thank everyone enough for all they have done.