Family

When Jonathan was born by emergency c-section, I saw the astonishment on their faces, while I waited for the baby to cry...

I heard the cry and looked to see if the name would be Joseph or Sarah; I told Vann we had a baby several times before I could connect the words "it's a BOY" to my tongue.

The boy was hidden from me as the nurses ran from the room; I demanded to see my firstborn, which the nurse was reluctant to see my reaction to what she already knew professionally...

There was a large hole in the area where his nose would have been; I was most concerned that he might be missing the eyes...until he opened them enough for me to tell that both of his eyes were in the proper place. In that moment that our eyes met, I was filled with hope that we could restore his face and that he would be alright. This was the beginning of an adventure that would be a team effort; to help Jonathan to live and progress and be happy as part of a family full of love.

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As our firstborn was diagnosed as hydrocephalic; with bi-lateral clefting of lip and palate, the cleft was all the way in to the eyelids on both sides...