Wow! All we can say is thank you everyone for your kind thoughts, prayers, and donations! The past couple days have been so overwhelming (in the best way possible), as God is so amazing and has put all of you wonderful people into our lives! As the past week and a half has been emotionally draining and so stressful, the past two days have lifted me. Knowing there are so many loving and caring people, have made us feel so blessed. Blaine and I both apologize if we haven't responded to texts, messages, or comments. It's hard to try to respond to so many people at once, just know we thank you deeply from the bottom of our hearts and we cherish every single one of you!
The night I decided to publicly publish my blog, I had a lot of anxiety. I was relieved to finally be able to allow people in, and to learn about our situation, but I was also very much scared. Scared, I am not sure why, but I was.
Yesterday, Carsyn and I went to Blaine's track meet at Grand Valley State, and today, two of my big brothers (Chad and Ryan), along with their wife (Angie) and soon-to-be-wife (Rachel), took us and Blake to the Auto Show in Detroit. They even allowed Blaine and I to go out for a movie date, while they all got to spend time with Carsyn! It's been nice to be able to get out of the house for a little and not be constantly thinking of Kennedy (which I still do, but I don't feel so alone out in public). Through all these trying times, I am so thankful God and my Mom have given me the people I need. Obviously, my family (although they didn't have a choice), but mostly all of my in-laws. I love you guys so much!
To update everyone on "what's next," our first appointment at Mott Children's is scheduled for Thursday morning. We will be getting two separate fetal echos done, and meeting with one of the cardiologists. They want to get a better look at Kennedy's atrial septum, and I am sure we will discuss the next steps required. I am already so grateful for the kindness Mott's staff has showed us, and we haven't even begun there yet.
Once again, thank you so much everyone for joining us! Please keep those prayers coming, we are already feeling them!
So much love for you all and may God bless you,
Blaine, Ana, Carsyn, Kennedy, and Izzy (we can't ever forget the dog!)
Please keep sharing our fundraiser to help fight HLHS.
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