As many of you know our daughter Waverly was diagnosed with trisomy 18 early during my pregnancy. We have kinda been silent about recent events, but feel that we would like to share with those who care the rest of our story. My last post was letting everyone know that I was caring heavy amounts of amniotic fluid. At my 31 week appt I was measuring 34 (May 21st; normal high is 24). They warned us of what could happened. 31 weeks 6 days (May 26th) I started leaking fluid and was hospitalized, put on bedrest, steroids for her heart and lungs, antibiotics for her brain and for myself and magnesium to slow the contractions I was having but wasnt feeling. At 32 weeks 3 day (May 30th) I started spiking high bps. Early morning 32 week 4 days (May 31st) I had a pretty bad headache that didnt go away after meds, docs decided I was preeclamptic and at 10am I went in for a c-section. Our little Waves was born at 10:44 am on May 31st at 2lbs 5 oz, 14.35 inches. After she was born she needed O2 but her nose was too small, they tried cpap and found through xray that her stomach wasnt connected to her esophagus (esophageal atresia). They were able to intubated and put an IV through her umbilical cord. With all of this info we decided on comfort care, we knew she was in pain and didnt want her to have to fight to maybe get a surgery that would maybe work. She met family, we baptized her, read to her, sang to her and just got all the cuddles we could. June 3rd we extubated at around 1045 and she was in our arms without any tubes for almost 7 hours. We watch coco, we prayed, listened to music and sang to her. She even let us hear her cry a few times. Our Waverly passes in our arms at around 5:30. Trevor and I hope you understand our need to keep it private for so long. Only family and just a few friends knew. Although we weren't given the chance to have a baby shower, we were so blessed by those who donated to her youcaring, that we were able to give her a beautiful service that she deserved. We were also able to bring her home in a gorgeous personalized urn box. We are still in such early stages of grief, we love and appreciate all of those that have known and reached out and to those that didnt but reached out to check on us any. Please if you would all be so kind as to check out a podcast on spotify named Through the Lens- episode 3. You dont have to listen to the entire episode but just the middle of it. If you aren't religious please just disregard the bible references but do listen to everything else. We know everything comes from a place of love and support but sometimes it does more harm that good. We love you all, and we love are little angel Waverly. Please continue to keep us in your thought and prayers.

The Basfords.