THANK YOU KIM!!!

Hello Everyone.,

This is my first entry into the blog and I wanted to acknowledge to the world how blessed and proud I am to be married to my wife. Going through this pregnancy with Mary Grace is a lot different for me then it is for Kim. I go to work and I get distracted the activities of life. No matter what Kim does there is a 20 pound bulge in her stomach which does not allow her one minute of not thinking about the future and what is going to happen. I know Kim would not have it any other way, but she has really demonstrated her faith, strength, character, and her commitment to her family throughout this process.

Thank you Kim!!!

Early in this process Kim made a decision as to how she was going to handle this pregnancy. As to whether she would move forward with trying to give birth to Mary was not ever in question. What was in question was whether to enjoy every precious second with Mary or be depressed and crawl into a hole for the next nine months. I know there are a lot of days where Kim would like to climb in a hole and not come out, but she has not. Kim’s strength and faith has made the pregnancy a blessing to this family. Believe it or not for me and the girls Kim’s attitude has really healed baby Mary’s T-18. I realize this healing may not be the reality when it is time for Mary to come into this world, but for now me and the girls are able to enjoy every minute and not think about what the future holds. I credit this blessing to Kim and the home/ family environment she has created and chosen to move forward with. Yes there are some days where Kim stays in her bath robe and does not want to deal with the world, but those days are few and far between. We just had a wonderful Christmas holiday and you would not have known there was any struggle in our lives. As usual Kim did all the shopping, 90% of the decoration, cooking and preparations. She was crawling on the floor and running around and I said I did not remember her being so active this late in the pregnancy with the other girls. As I reflect on the wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday Kim made it normal and special. There was not a time where Kim complained or was down. A great example of this was when we had friends over for a New Years Eve get together and Kim went walking through the room holding her belly crying out that she ate too much and look what happened to her belly.

Thank you Kim!!!

I know that God has been helping our family through this process and know he will continue moving forward. I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. It really means a lot to our family and this has made a difficult situation better. Please continue to be with us as we get closer to Mary’s birth. As the time gets short the reality of the situation is starting to hit us all with a greater force.

Thank you Kim for being such a wonderful Mother to all of our children, incredible wife to me and such a great inspiration to all. You are the world to use and please know that we appreciate and love you with all of our heart and soul. We are here for you now and will always be here for you.

All my love,

Christopher Neil Summons