So it begins...

It's been seven weeks since I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl, Augusta.  That means I have been on this roller coaster ride of emotions for forty-nine days.  It's been quite a ride to say the least.  You name the emotion - happy, sad, scared, crazy, thankful, blessed, overwhelmed, confused, angry - and I've felt it.  A lot has changed since that fateful day in the hospital where the doctors told us our baby girl had down syndrome.  We've seen more doctors than I can count, have already started physical and occupational therapy, and are trying to keep our routine as normal as possible for the sake of our two-year-old son, Maverick.  However, one thing hasn't changed...and that is the love we have for our little angel.  Did we plan for this?  No.  Did I pray that something like this wouldn't happen?  Absolutely.  Would I trade her in for a daughter without down syndrome?  Not in a million years.  I've gone back in forth on whether to start a blog.  My main motivation is to give me the emotional outlet I desparately need right now, and keep friends and family informed about her progress.  And maybe, just maybe, my words will inspire others that sometimes the greatest blessings in life are the unexpected ones.  And so it begins...my blog.