ABOUT THIS EPISODE
*There are some minor audio glitches in the following podcast due to finicky wi-fi but not enough to compromise the story, hence, why we decided to air as is. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Kirsten and Chris WIlliams met in college and it was love at first sight. They had their first son at age 22 and age 21 respectively. For many years they were happy being young parents and didn't consider adding to their family until many years later. Unfortunately, when the timing the right, pregnancy didn't come as easily as it had the first time. They were on an adoption waiting list for two years and finally made peace being a one child family. Surprisingly enough, right after they withdrew their adoption application, Kirsten found out she was pregnant. Their son was 11 and more than ready to have a baby brother or sister.
Kirsten's pregnancy went according to plan, but the delivery was another story. Peter was delivered via emergency c-section as he was losing blood and oxygen during labor. After a harrowing first week they left the hospital feeling like they dodged a bullet and Peter was not going to suffer any long terms effects from his traumatic birth.
At a certain point Kirsten noticed that Peter was not developing at the same rate as her first born, so they began a quest to determine if the development delays were normal or something more serious.
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