How Are We Doing?

So many people have been asking, "How are you doing?" so I felt it necessary to write this post. Well, we're extremely sad, but we have some peace knowing that this baby belongs to God and not us.

We've been trying to stay pretty busy, which makes it much easier not to dwell on sad thoughts.  Busy days are really good days.  We've been having a lot of good days recently.  Just since Joey's diagnosis (18 days ago), we've been to Cosi in Columbus, the Children's Museum in Cincinnati, had dinner out with friends, thrown a wedding shower, taken Elisa to the movies, been to multiple parties, hiked at Clifton Gorge, biked on the Loveland bike trail, went to a Red's game and Mercy Me concert, and visited with many friends and family, (not to mention lots of visits to Mass and Adoration)!  We are trying to make as many family memories as we can while Joey is with us.    

The difficult days are when I don't have as much to do, but plenty of time to think.  It's also hard when people ask how I'm doing, or express their sympathy. (It's sooo sweet, but starts the emotions going all over again! Sigh.) Phone calls are also good and bad... I feel very loved, but it's so hard to talk about it each time. Phone call days are the equivalent of cry-all-day days.      

If you want to know if there's anything you can do.. (we could definitely use the prayers), but secondly, if you have something fun and/or adventurous to do, please don't hesitate to invite us! =)  We're also don't feel bad to see other people's babies... if fact, our situation makes me want to hug them even more!