Our Precious Baby Boy

Amy and I would like to thank you for your prayers and support in this difficult time. If you are not aware our sweet little baby boy was born 4 months premature on Aug 11 at 1:29 am. Everything was going fine but on sat afternoon all of a sudden Amy doubled over having major contractions. I rushed her to the hospital and by the time we got there she was already dilated to 4. One third of the amniotic sac had dropped down into the vaginal canal and then eventually the cervix closed over it. We had specialists look at her and they said that trying to push everything back up in was just too risky for Amy. They said complications were likely and may result in loss of our ability to have more children or Amy's life. They said that there wasn't anything else they could do. After about 2 days of major pain and hoping for a miracle we took her off of the medication that stops contractions and she eventually went into labor. Joseph Scott Gneiting was born at 1:29 in the morning to Amy Joy and Scott Joseph Gneiting. He was 10 inches long, 10 oz and he was perfectly formed. He was so beautiful. His little hands, and feet and everything were perfectly formed but his lungs and organs just needed a few more months. Just before he was born we could hear his heart beating perfectly. He passed away while going through the birth canal. We spent many hours just holding him and taking pictures.

We have learned that Amy has a condition they call an "incompetent cervix." That means once the baby is heavy enough the cervix can no longer hold the weight of a baby and opens. This conditiona can not be detected until something like this happens. We are positive that a simple procedure of stitching two stitches in the cervix at about 14 weeks will likely allow us to carry our next babies to full term. Amy will likely be on bed rest the entire pregnancy.

We would like to invite each of you to the funeral services of our little boy. The funeral will be held this Saturday at 10:00 am in the Newport Beach LDS Chapel. Interment will immediately follow just a few miles away at Pacific View Cemetery. Following interment we are holding a luncheon for everyone back at the church. Please come and eat and help us memorialize the birth of our first son. Please let us know if you are able to come, we hope you can make it. Again we would like to thank you for your prayers and support. They have helped so much. We love you all.