The Discovery

We first discovered Bethany's cleft lip and palate in a routine ultrasound at 23 weeks gestation. It was on October 31, Halloween. Other than being caught off guard when hearing the words "it looks like there is something wrong with the baby's face", we were given a peace about it. On the drive home, I asked James what he thought about it and his response was "well, this didn't take God by surprise." My first thought was, "God is too wise to make a mistake and He is too kind to do us wrong." So in other words, our baby's cleft was not an accident. God did not say, "Oops, I messed up on this one." He created her that way and He did not do it to be mean to us or her. He loves us too much for that. So the only other explanation is that He has a plan and it is for our good because He loves us. We can rest in that. It did away with any guilt we might put on ourselves or any feeling sorry for ourselves or our baby. It only leaves us with excitement for the future and seeing what God will do!