Our Precious Ethan Carter

Ethan Carter Lane was born on March 12, 2010, perfectly healthy except for a rare congenital heart defect (Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis and Supravalvular Pulmonic Stenosis) that has been passed down through the generations in my family. His sister, Emily (born November 22, 2004), has the same defect. She had two cardiac catheterizations with balloon angioplastys and open-heart surgery, all before the age of one. She is a happy, energetic little girl who has never been sickly (you would never even know she has a heart defect) and has an incredible future. Her little brother Ethan was expected to follow a similar course. He was a "normal baby"... he never looked or acted sick, never struggled, never let us know just how severe his heart defect really was. On June 4, 2010, at two months and three weeks of age, Ethan underwent his first procedure--- a cardiac catheterization with balloon angioplasty. Only they never started the actual procedure. When someone is put under general anesthesia, their blood pressure drops. When the doctors put our precious Ethan under, his heart could not handle the drop in blood pressure. He went into sudden, unexpected cardiac arrest, and teams of doctors tried everything they knew to save him. But, Jesus did the saving that day in His Own special way... and Ethan went to live forever in Heaven. This blog is simply one mother working through her grief and reconciling a Loving God with One Who allows us to suffer the loss of a child. It is also one mother wanting the world to know about her incredibly special son--- and the God Who loves him.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Morning Snuggles

How I miss those mornings when both my babies were with me...

Emily would often come into our bedroom as soon as she woke up, where I would be cuddling with Ethan in our bed after a morning nursing session.

Many times, he would have fallen back asleep, and she would promise not to wake him up.

You can guess how that went. :)

I didn't mind. :)

Morning snuggles with my sweet boy and my baby girl...

I would do anything to have them back.















(These snuggles were captured on April 28, 2010.)




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  1. DanielleMay 1, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    So, so sweet...such beautiful little ones! Makes me smile and breaks my heart all at once. <3

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  2. BryanneMay 9, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Thank you so much, Danielle--- I am always praying for you and love reading about Aaron... he is so precious!!

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