BABY OWEN HAS COME

We have news, news, news.

We have just received our newest addition.
June 8th 2008, 7:53 P.M.

OWEN GABRIEL PALMER

He came 5 weeks early.
Not on his own but with a little help.

I began to have symptoms of extreme Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.
Spotty Vision and a some numbness in my hands.
I went to the hospital to get my self checked out.

Then found myself getting checked in, first to "just watch me for the night".
Then the high risk specialist...said I'd better deliver.

So that night (morning) at 2 am they induced my labor.

17 hours later....He was born.

5lbs and 9 oz and 17.5 inches long.

Pretty tiny, but at 35 weeks that is pretty big.
He never spent time in the NICU, and was able to breath after a lot of coxing.
The few minutes after he was born was one of those moments of fear and just holding your breath. Praying that he would breath or cry or move.

When he finally did I was over joyed.
They warned us that he would need help breathing and may have had so many other complications but he did really well.
Many of the nurses and doctors were so pleased and surprised to see him doing so well.

The next concern was my blood pressure, This is not my first time with this problem.
But it certainly was the worst.
They had a real hard time getting it to regulate.
By the time I left the hospital we think we had it under control.

I am still at risk for the next couple of weeks of a seizer if they can't get it back to normal.
I am on medication that seems to be helping, so I have to monitor very closely any symptoms.

Now we are all home and Owen is on billi lights for a few days because a baby that small often gets jaundice but we have him home that is what matters.

What a great gift and miracle that a baby is. I am always so amazed by how tiny and innocent they are.
They really have a way of bringing peace to a home.
Even though my workload just increased 1o fold, so does the love.

We are so blessed and the Lord has really given us so much.
We are grateful in everything that we have.