Fundamental Changes and Big Adjustments…

change ahead

Just in case things didn’t feel like they were really getting really real: we’re at 31 weeks today, so with the scheduled induction/c-section early, that means we’re in SINGLE DIGITS in weeks until Evanna is here!

{As for the scheduled induction/c-section, three quick points:

  1. We won’t know date/time until Aug 15th when we have the initial consult with UW Hospital.
  2. We won’t know their determining factors for vaginal vs c-section until then (or possibly the 17th when we’re touring Seattle Children’s) either; additionally, there are some factors that can change between now and then–for example, if Evanna flips back around to breech.
  3. It’s scheduled for a few reasons, a couple among them being our distance from the hospital and the necessity for coordinating the various teams between the two hospitals.

} <—hey look, I’m almost a programmer now. sorry, a little IT humor. carry on.

Over the weekend, we discovered a blog of another family whose daughter was diagnosed and born with spina bifida. She’s now 8. Check it out here: The Lively Family. And this picture of Jaedyn makes me smile:

jaedyn crutches

It’s a huge blessing to not only find another family with a little girl with spina bifida, but one that’s so similar: Christian, large family, homeschool…despite them being (significantly) younger.  I’d reached out to them and got a really nice response, but one thing in particular stuck out:

God Bless you and your family, on this adventure that will change your perspective on life as you know it!

I loved that…yes, life is going to change. That always happens anyway. But with Evanna, the change is also in our perspective on life itself.


Just in case things didn’t feel like they were really getting really real: we’re at 31 weeks today, so with the scheduled induction/c-section early, that means we’re in SINGLE DIGITS in weeks until Evanna is here! {As for the scheduled induction/c-section, three quick points: We won’t know date/time until Aug 15th when we have the initial…