Carleigh's kick

It was so cool. Holly allowed me to feel Carleigh Kicking around in her tummy. It was just an indescribable experience. It's such a heart tugging thing. I'm so incapable of expressing how I feel both for Holly and Anthony and for Carleigh. I so wish they didn't have to go through this trial with Carleigh. I honestly don't think I could do it and then do it with the faith and love they both still exhibit. I just don't think I could be so strong.
So back to Holly's blog on what we have learned from Carleigh; just the faith to hold onto what you truly believe in, that even though the trials you go through are so very hard, you still hold onto what is true and right. It just adds to the list of things I am learning or re-evaluating in my life. So she touches me daily. It's hard to believe that an unborn baby can affect so many people in so many different ways.
Some people may still hold to the thought that Anthony and Holly should have terminated the pregnancy when they found out that Carleigh was affected with anencephaly but those are the people who fail to see beyond the defect, beyond what is on the surface. Those people need to really sit back and take inventory of their lives. Is what appears to look good or be "normal" that important that we forget or go against what we know is right? You cannot say you believe one thing and then go ahead and do something else.
Another little Carleighism: a new name for the things she teaches me- Don't say you believe one way but do or say something totally different just because it is what everyone else is doing or believing. Hold to the Truth.
Again a huge thanks to Holly { and Carleigh} for allowing me to feel little Carleigh ,letting me know she is here and quite the little fighter.