Prayers for the Saltzgaber's

I am writing this post today with a very sad and heavy heart.  Some of my dear friends from high school had a sweet baby girl this morning.  Gracen Faith Saltzgaber was born today (9-29-11) around 8:50 AM weighing 3 lbs. and 5 oz.  Sweet little Gracen passed away about an hour later and has gone to be with our Lord and Savior.  Ryan and Dayna found out they were pregnant in late March.  Come to find out, she was actually pregnant at a baby shower for another high school friend in February...we just didn't know it.  This was a complete surprise, but they were so excited that God was blessing them with the miracle of having a baby.  They had decided to not find out the sex of the baby until it was born, but their plans changed in June.  When they went in for their appointment (which would have been the appointment where they could tell what the sex of the baby was), the sonogram technician could tell that something was wrong.  She sent Ryan and Dayna to a specialist and they were told that their baby had some sort of genetic de-formality and wouldn't be able to sustain life.  I know that this has a name, but I'm not exactly sure what it is or what even causes something like this to happen.  They were told that the baby could live for several days, or maybe even weeks, but that it also might not make it for even a few hours.  When they found all of this out, they decided to find out what the sex of the baby was.  It was a girl, and her name would be Gracen Faith Saltzgaber.  For the rest of the pregnancy they were both faithful and knew that God had a plan for them and for Gracen.  They sang to her, read to her, and fell more in love with her each and every day.  Dayna would play praise music and Gracen would wiggle around in her tummy...she already loved the Lord so much.  Even though the news they had received was heartbreaking, they knew their little Gracen girl was special and that she is a child of God.  Their faith and strength in God throughout all of this has amazed me.  He has a plan for everything He does, and Gracen is a special part in His desires for us.  I can't imagine what they are going through, but I know my heart is desperately breaking for them.  Please keep this sweet family in your prayers as they deal with the loss of their baby.

You can read their story and learn all about sweet Gracen on their blog:
http://rydaysalt.blogspot.com/