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PHOTOS: Expecting parents create 'bucket list' for unborn baby expected to have brief life

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
UPDATE: The Haleys shared that, ''at 6:15AM, after meeting his entire family and being baptized into the Catholic faith, baby Shane died peacefully in his Mother's arms.''
UPDATE: The Haleys shared that, ''at 6:15AM, after meeting his entire family and being baptized into the Catholic faith, baby Shane died peacefully in his Mother's arms.''
UPDATE: The Haleys shared that, ''at 6:15AM, after meeting his entire family and being baptized into the Catholic faith, baby Shane died peacefully in his Mother's arms.''
UPDATE: 'Bucket list baby' Shane was born at 2:25 a.m. on Oct. 9.
UPDATE: 'Bucket list baby' Shane was born at 2:25 a.m. on Oct. 9.
Update: The Haleys posted to Facebook that 'bucket list baby' Shane will likely be born on Wednesday.
UPDATE: After completing the list, the Haleys have continued to update family, friends and fans about Shane's adventures.
UPDATE: After completing the list, the Haleys have continued to update family, friends and fans about Shane's adventures.
UPDATE: After completing the list, the Haleys have continued to update family, friends and fans about Shane's adventures.
UPDATE: After completing the list, the Haleys have continued to update family, friends and fans about Shane's adventures.
UPDATE: In addition to the Facebook page, the Haleys have a scrapbook about Shane's adventures.
Shane was diagnosed with a birth defect in which babies are born without a part of the skull and brain. After this his parents decided to make a 'bucket list' for him.
Jenna and Shane Haley preparing to cheer on Dan all the way to the Delco League championship
The family's old-time photo from Ocean City, Maryland with Shane's Aunt Meg and cousin Aiden
Jenna and Dan at a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game
Jenna and Dan at the Philadelphia Zoo
Jenna at a Phillies baseball game, with Phillie Phanatic
Jenna and Dan exploring New York City, including Central Park and the Statue of Liberty
Jenna and Dan in Times Square
Jenna and Dan in the Big Red Chair at Spruce Street Harbor Park in Philadelphia
Jenna and Dan at The National Shrine of St. John Neumann
Jenna by the Strasburg Railroad in Lancaster, Pa.
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UPDATE: The Haleys shared that, ''at 6:15AM, after meeting his entire family and being baptized into the Catholic faith, baby Shane died peacefully in his Mother's arms.''
Photo/Facebook, Prayers for Shane
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