My Oh My have these 16 years have gone by fast. Sixteen years ago our sweet Chase was born.
Perfect pregnancy, perfect delivery, then all a sudden our world came spinning around us. The day after he was born Joseph and I were informed in the most unsympathetic way that our sweet and precious brand new baby boy not only had Downs Syndrome, but a heart defect as well. It's amazing how fast complete joy can change to complete fear.
We have been through it all it seems. Open heart surgery at age 4 months, weekly OT, PT and speech therapy, lots of tears, but alot more laughs and smiles. God gave us what we could handle.
Chase is really just a normal 16 year old boy. He loves to rock out to country music, wear the fashionable teen clothing, look at cool cars, and talk about "hot girls" with his friends. I can remember there was a time when I'd lay in bed at night scared of what the future held for him when he got to this age. How would other kids treat him, would he ever be able to stay at home alone, etc.... It's funny how it all just happens and you completely forget about that fear at that moment. It seems like a lifetime ago when he entered our lives, but it has been a lifetime of joy and love.
