Dear Family and Friends,

Happy Easter! There is no other way to begin this post then by thanking you you all for your continued support. Your Love, Christ's Love through you, has carried us along and bolstered us up. 

Currently, Armand is two weeks post-op from his cleft lip surgery and about two months post-op from his shunt surgery. He has been healing well and has taken to smiling so often that Finn and I now refer to him regularly as "smiley guy". 

The past two months have been filled with a lot of joys. We have been incredibly blessed to see many friends and lots of family. We were especially grateful for all who gathered to celebrate Armand's Baptism, our ability to be out of the NICU and to share in the celebration of Great Grandma Mary and Great Grandpa Joe's life, Easter cookie making with Oma (and our cousins), and for Armand's first trip to the cabin!

Above all that - being home together to celebrate Lent and Easter and the peace God gave me (Amanda) following Armand's shunt surgery are definitely tops! If you had seen me immediately following Armand's shunt surgery you would have seen someone who was rattled, anxious, and afraid that this feeling was not going to go away. But thanks to God that feeling subsided within a week. As someone who has suffered from anxiety before, there is no other explanation for this than grace itself. Thank you so much for your prayers and for helping me to be the best Momma I can be. 

With Love of Him,
Amanda and the rest of the Zinthefer Crew