Star-crossed Lovers :)

On November 9th, 2010 my world came crashing down. Hopes of a healthy baby were shattered and dreams for our future family were dwindling. I cut myself off from the world, facebook and all for over a week. Finally, I got back on and googled my little heart out. Researching every possible answer. I found blogs kept by other encephalocele mothers, sadly they were all in rememberence of their babies which was disheartening, to say the least. All day, all night I searched and googled until my eyes were dry. A few days into my obessive research I found a woman about my age who was due the day before me! Just the day before us, their baby was given the same diagnosis. We spoke often and embarked on this journey together. She found a group on facebook of other cele parents and suggested I join, there I found incredible amounts of love, understanding and support. Since the beginning we joked her boy, Cooper and my girl were boyfriend/girlfriend. On March 17, 2011 Cooper was born! I held my breath and prayed, he was perfect and strong :) I looked to Halee for advice and experiance and she has always been open and encouraging. I felt like a scared 6 year old walking into the darkness, shoving her..."you first!" Relief came to me once we got news Cooper was doing well, like it meant Naysa would be okay too. Today, I got the chance to meet these two wonderful people I've come to love. I wish my stupid boobs weren't in such pain, I wanted to hug her and hold him :( If you follow Cooper's story and haven't had the pleaure to meet him, he is so beautiful in person! His hair is thick and golden, his eyes are huge and blue..and of course, the rolls! He smiles and you smile, it's completely contagious. There we sat, eating lunch with two little miracles at our table. How many people can say that? These kids defied all the odds and though parted by distance, fought side by side. I felt the tears welling quite a few times but think I did pretty well with holding them back. It was such a nice change to be face to face with someone who really knows how you feel and what you're going through. Not just as another special needs mother, but as another encephalocele mother. I wish we lived closer and hope someday we will, Navy willing. I love ya'll and I am so happy we got to do this <3