Renee & Brian's fight 4 their baby

When the only thing in the entire universe that matters, is something so simple and so basic as the beating of a heart! Something we all take for granted literally every milisecond of every day! It seems rather foolish to say, since without it, there is no "us", but really how often does hearing a simple heart beat make you stop and think, or give praise? How often does it make you realize that all your dreams still can come true? How often does hearing it fill your entire being with complete joy and gratitude and make everything else seem so petty and insignificant? In todays world we are surrounded and engulfed by so many loud sounds, coming from any number of devices, machines, or yes even people like myself! They resonate through just about every square inch of space on this earth! I mean its truly almost impossible to find even a square foot of space where one can find true peace and absolute silence! These sounds make us jump up and run to them, like our hairs on fire, so we can see mostly useless messages or notifications that have absolutely no profound impact on our lives! We sit on the edge of our seats waiting to hear what sound comes out of the TV or radio next! Our hearts pumping as if our life hinges on the next syllable heard through those speakers! And then something happens that puts it all in perspective! In the beat of a heart, all of that fades away! Your all of a sudden willing to trade every single other noise in the world forever, just to hear that tiny heart pumping life to your child that you can not see or touch! There are no words that can come close to describing the thoughts and emotions that race through your mind when you hear that your innocent child could be in danger and there's absolutely nothing you or anyone else can do but get on your knees, bow your head, and beg for God's mercy and divine intervention! For it is all in his hands now! The only way you can know your baby is ok is by hearing that magical pitter- patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter! You'll all of a sudden not have a single complaint about having to move into the hospital for what could be almost 3 months! You wont mind be woken up every couple of hours during the night so they can check and monitor momma and the baby's vitals! You won't care the least bit that your sleeping on a chair that's half your size and twice your age! You could care less if the Steelers ever win another game or if someone "likes" or comments on your status! You won't care if your phone, TV, or car ever produce a sound, ever again! You would trade anything, maybe even your own heart beat just to keep hearing your child's heart coming through that monitor! At 22 weeks and 5 days into the pregnancy, Renee's water broke prematurely and this became our reality! We were told that our baby could come anytime between then and the next 10 weeks! But that serious complications could occur if the baby came sooner rather then later! I truly couldn't be any more grateful or ecstatic to say that Renée is now 26 weeks and her and baby Brian are healthy, strong, and growing every day! She still has shown no signs of labor or complications but anything and everything could change in an instant! We pray that God is gracious enough to keep fulfilling our dream every single day and keep our miracles little heart beating strong and steady! We only ask that you please take one minute out of your day and say a prayer to St. Gerard (the patron saint of expectant mothers), the Virgin Blessed Mary, Jesus, or too whomever you choose to pray and ask them to keep our baby boy safe in the womb for as long as possible, and grant him the opportunity too see the light of day and join our family! Thank you everyone for all of your continued love, support, and prayers! Remember that truly nothing is as magical and meaningful as the beating of a heart! With Renée having to spend up to 3 months in the hospital, the medical expenses are really starting to pile up! They are adding so much stress to her in a time that needs to be as stress free as possible! As well as hindering our ability to provide everything our baby needs when he is born! We ask that you please contribute anything you can to help us on our journey to bringing our baby boy into this world! If you can not contribute we ask that you please take a minute out of your day and say a prayer for Renée and our baby boy! Thank you everyone so much! It means more then we could ever tell you!