“My husband and I weren’t sure we wanted another child but the decision was made for us. Our second pregnancy ended up being harder emotionally than the first when we found out our son had Down syndrome. I found out over the phone when I was at work and couldn’t connect with my husband right away. I spoke with my father and he said “it’s not what you think it is.” I needed to hear those words. They were the words that in essence said, “it was going to be okay.” It was never a question as to whether or not we would keep our son; we loved him and were ready to be his parents. But it put another spin on pregnancy. Feelings of jealously, pain, anger, sadness, fear, etc. inserted themselves into what should have been happiness. It wasn’t until we announced to the world that our son would be arriving in October and had Down syndrome and we gave him a name, Eli, that we turned the corner to a better, happier place in the pregnancy.”