Ups and Down's( Down's Syndrome +)

Malcolm arrived at 8:02 a.m. by Cesarean section.

 
 

I was a nervous wreck and my blood pressure was up, it was 190/ 114.  After the spinal it came down quite a bit. The surgery went great and baby boy came into the world!

 
He weighed 6lbs. 2oz. ,not bad for 39 weeks gestation.

 
I was so thrilled when I finally got to see him. DH brought him over and we all took our first picture together.

 
The next day the kiddos came to see their precious new brother. The love they showered on him was incredible to witness.

 
I just love these moments, "family love"!

 
DH and I had some great bonding time in the hospital and Malcolm had his daddy bonding moments, too.

While we were  recouping in our room and I was nursing lil' guy I noticed he was having a lot of trouble latching on. I also noticed his eyes were a bit squinty. I began to question whether or not he may have Down's Syndrome. I mentioned it to the hospital pediatrician and he said they would run a test but we couldn't get the results until Monday.
DH thought he definitely had some of the characteristics, and for me it was a bit harder to tell, after all quite a few of our other children have had squinty eyes.

When Monday finally came we talked to another hospital pediatrician who was not afraid to talk to us about our precious special boy. He told us that he did suspect that he has Down's and that he saw certain signs of it also.  He noticed low muscle tone, trouble nursing, and the Simeon Crease on his hands (only has one line instead of two). He also did an EKG on his heart and it came back normal. 

Our results were still not in but it was time to check out. We would have to call our pediatrician when we got home. At about 2:30 p.m., I decided to give her a call and she gave us the results. They were positive. Little Malcolm has Down's. I began to cry and didn't even know why. I have an overwhelming love and attachment to this lil' guy and I see no difference in him than any one of my  other children. I guess it was just an emotional moment of adjustment.

 
Baby sister and I and the rest of the gang have been in our glory loving him and being loved by him. Eliana just can't get enough of cuddlin' up with him.

About 10 years ago, I would of been devastated by such news because I thought I had to live in a perfect world. I did not know God and how to trust in His will.There are many ups and downs in life and with this new diagnosis we (our family) feel very privaleged to be embarking on a new journey, a new path in our lives. We know this is going to be a great opportunity to learn so many knew things.

Thanks for all of your prayers for the surgery, all went great and I am recovering quite nicely.

Comments

[Mary]

Dear, dear friends! If anyone can give a down's boy the love and care he needs its yours. Trust God and just love that little one. Remember you have a friends studying education! Let me know if you need anything researched. Thank goodness his heart is fine.
Mary

[Kimberlee]

Congratulations, Nori on the safe arrival of your sweet little boy! Deo Gratias!!! And oh, how wonderful that he is an extra special blessing! Your beautiful family will be so very blessed by little Malcolm. (and if you have any questions or just want to 'chat' please feel free to email) God bless you all!