This blog serves as a personal journal in which I will document our cleft journey while honestly sharing my thoughts and feelings throughout our experience. Because I naturally tend to be private in regards to my personal life, choosing to share these intimate accounts with friends, family and strangers puts me WAY out of my comfort zone. I realize the vulnerability I've created and with that, I genuinely ask that while you may have had a different experience, made a different decision or had different feelings to something stated within this blog [or believe you would make a different decision or have a different emotion if faced with similar circumstances], that you please respect our journey and my thoughts and emotions to our experiences. We appreciate all of the love and support we receive and hope that our story resonates and provides hope and assurance to other parents on a similar path. Much thanks.