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Carrollton couple celebrate the ordinary miracle of a daughter's birth 12:25 AM CST on Saturday, January 30, 2010 By LEE HANCOCK / The Dallas Morning News lhancock@dallasnews.com Editor's note: Last summer, The Dallas Morning News chronicled the journey of the Laux family, who faced death even as they expected new life. Here is an update on what has happened since. Deidrea Laux couldn't believe she was shoe shopping that morning, exactly a year after she and her husband, T.K., lost their baby Thomas. Yet there she was, pregnant, pushing back tears and prowling for something outrageous in a size 9....

Carrollton couple finds support to deal with unborn son's terminal condition Editor's note: Facing death can be hardest for a family expecting new life. Perinatal hospice offers choices and resources for parents when an infant's death is imminent. "We're so grateful that God chose us to be his parents, because he is such a special little boy," Deidrea told the congregation as T.K. nodded beside her. "We're telling God, 'Thank you – thank you for this gift.' "