Welcome

Welcome to Abiding Andrew, the blog that will chronicle the moments, big and small, that make up our lives as parents to our miracle baby boy. Why do I say he's a miracl? Well, all babies are, of course. But, ours was a long and difficult journey to parenthood. Years of infertility followed by years of fruitless, heartbreaking treatments. Then, our miracle. A little over a year ago, we hedged all our bets on one last chance to conceive a child with our own genetic material. IVF number three was a failure in that it didn't result in a pregnancy, but it gave us three frozen embryos. One of those embryos became our beloved boy, Andrew.
Andrew is four-months old now. He is a happy baby who laughs and smiles and coos. He manages to charm everyone he meets. Everyday, he makes new discoveries (hello, feet!) and learns new things. Sometimes, it's like I can see the wheels turning in his mind. He is a big boy, weighing in at 18 pounds and in the 95th percentile for weight and height, whatever that means. We are so blessed that he is healthy and happy. He makes us laugh everyday and we can't imagine how we lived all those years without him. Welcome to our blog! We hope you'll stick around to see what the future holds for us in the days to come as we continue Abiding Andrew.