I couldn't resist...

... he is just too beautiful!

My little angel boy is becoming a big angel boy! Everyday I am amazed at how gentle and how loving he is with his brother (and everyone really...).

I keep looking at him and thinking to myself - how could I have cried? Little did I know that he would be the light of my life. Little did I know that I had no reason to cry, no reason to be sad.

Of course, I'm talking about the day Malakai was born and the utter devastation we felt at his diagnosis.

A little over 19 months ago, my life changed forever. I will never forget the short text message we sent all our family and friends when he was diagnosed. I was adament that there would be no rumers, no hurried whispers before we entered a room - no - we would announce his diagnosis to our world with confidence and positivity (even though I cried more that day than any other in my life).

Malakai, a true messenger from God, was born with Down syndrome. He is healthy, he is precious, he is the light of our lives. We thank you for your support and understanding as we start on this journey that Malakai has brought us.

How true - that Malakai has brought us closer to understanding the profound spiritual message that only a little boy, with a big smile and open arms, can bring us. How true - he really is the light of my life and through him my journey has become that much more rewarding, that much more amazing and that much more Hope-Filled (drenched in hope in fact...).