Welcome To Hope for Harold - Our Journey
Why a Blog?
So our journey has started counting down until Baby Whalin #3 is going to join us. But its defiantly not the end of the story!
Only 17 MORE DAYS!
And we know that with this baby there is going to be good days and bad. I wanted to share our story to help anyone that may go through the same thing. I recently received a message from a friend telling me that my story and my positivity through it all is very uplifting and that started me thinking.
This is not a blog looking for sympathy, I don't want that for me, my family, or my unborn son. I want love, support and understanding. I want people to read this and be knowledgeable about what is happening with us.
Why Hope for "Harold"?
Let me clarify, my unborn son's name is NOT Harold however there is a story behind it. I have two daughters Hannah and Hayley and each time I was pregnant we hoped for a boy. When naming my children it was not my intention for them both to be named with an "Ha-" name. However, since my second was another girl my Mother-in-law started hoping for a "Harold" to join our family. When we found out that we were having baby number three she was so excited and felt that her campaign for a boy or for "Harold" worked.
The campaign "Hope for Harold" took on a new meaning when we learned that A.) we are having a boy and B.) he has a heart condition. At 21 weeks I went to find out during an ultrasound the growth of the baby and the sex. And came out with the knowledge that my unborn son had a heart condition. We would find out later how special our son's condition really is.
Our family's "Hope For Harold" is now to join us and be big and strong. To learn to love life like his father and I. We want only the best through his journey and we want him to know that like each of our children he is loved and supported. He may never be able to skate up and down a hockey rink like his father did or run 5Ks like his grandma and grandpa but we know that he will make his own footprint in this world and being a Whalin - I'm sure that it's something great!
What's to Come?
I hope that I can blog everyday, however let's be honest that may not happen! But I will defiantly try my best to keep you in the loop of what is happening. My next blog will be about my son's condition, what it is, what we are facing, and how it will impact him so I hope that you all continue to read, learn, and understand right along with me. As this is a journey that I am taking as well and am truly learning as I go!
Peace, Love, and Cupcakes,
Jillian Whalin
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