The Beginning of a New Adventure

After finding out that Belle has Down Syndrome, we realized how hard it was to keep everyone posted on what was going on. We are hoping with this blog we can keep everyone up to date on Belle's situation as well as what's going on with the rest of us. We are very excited (and scared out of our minds) to start this new adventure. We feel so blessed to have Belle coming to our family. We obviously didn't think this was how we would bring our only little girl into the world but we are very optimistic about the situation. We have learned so much in the past month about Down Syndrome and feel like we still have so much more to learn. We are very grateful for all of the support and prayers from all of you. Thank you for your friendships and all your love.

With that said, all of us have mostly recovered from the jet-lag of our Holiday trip to NC. We had a fabulous time. It was so nice to spend time with family and dear friends. We stayed at a beach house in Nags Head for a week with almost all the Austins. We were only missing a few. :( The ocean and the house were both absolutely beautiful. Kiegan and Jonah boogie boarded for the first time and loved it. Needless to say they froze and soon got a nasty cough. All the boys played football every day and sometimes twice a day. There was plenty of good food, lots of company, and a lot of Farkling going on. We saw both the Hatteras and the Bodie lighthouse which was the highlight of Tate's whole trip. It was sad to say goodbye to all the people we love so much in NC.

Once we get the whole blog thing figured out we will try to post some pictures. Keep checking back.