Today, Aria is the most independent, beautiful, and determined baby I know. To all the CDH families that are reading this, Keep the Faith! During our journey, someone told me that CDH is not a race, it's a marathon. My mom gave Aria the nickname "Turtle" for that very reason. Slow and steady!

Looking forward to the future, Elijah has a long road ahead of him for healing and growing. He's already made it through his diaphragm repair stage, so his next step is just to see how he does as he heals.

Hi everyone. My name is Abigail. I was born with a diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Doctors said I wasn't going to make it. Mom didn't have a baby shower for me until after I was born, just in case. But we had people praying and I started breathing by myself.