CALI ROBIN COATESHI EVERYONE! CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WE WENT I WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL ON THURSDAY THE 2OTH WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. BECAUSE THE BABY WAS ONLY MEASURING IN THE 3RD PERCENTILE FOR HER 36 WEEK GESTATIONAL AGE THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE BLOOD PRESSURE WAS CONTRIBUTING TO HER GROWTH RETARDATION. ON TOP OF THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH AND THE RISK OF SEIZURES OR STROKE WITH THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. THIS WASN'T REALLY A SURPRISE. MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS BEEN UP FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS OR SO.
THEY DECIDED TO INDUCE ME, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST AT 3:45 PM (4 WEEKS EARLY)! SHE IS A LITTLE PEANUT. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 4 LBS 10 OZS AND IS 17 INCHES LONG. WE NAMED HERE CALI ROBIN COATES. AMAZINGLY SHE DIDN'T NEED TO BE IN THE NICU. SHE WAS DOING SO WELL THEY LET US GO HOME SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NORMAL 48 HOUR MARK FOR A 36 WEEK OLD.
COBY AND KEENAN ARE IN LOVE WITH THERE LITTLE SISTER, AND COULDN'T BE MORE HELPFUL. IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM WITH HER. KEENAN IS ALWAYS WANTING TO HELP WITH DIAPER CHANGES, BUT SAYS HE'LL HOLD HER "MARRIO" (TOMMORROW). THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR COBY THOUGH, BECAUSE HE LOVES TO HOLD HER ANY CHANCE HE GETS. I JUST FEEL SO BLESSED AND HAPPY TO HAVE HER IN OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT WERE CLUED IN, FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, CALLS AND PRAYERS. WE FEEL SO BLESSED THAT EVERYTHING WENT SO SMOOTHLY. WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS...WE DID! LOVE TO ALL.
PROUD OLDER BROTHER
KEENAN AND CALI
THEY LOVE TO SNUGGLE HER
A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON HER SIZE! SHE IS SO SMALL!
5 comments:
Merry Christmas!! She is sooooo beautiful! I'm so glad you and Cali are doing well => She's lucky to have such wonderful big brothers => Have a Happy New Year to your lovely family!
She is so precious. We wish we were closer to just hold her for hours. Congratulations!!
What a sweet little angel! I can't believe how tiny they come. I'm glad it all went well. Hope you're adjusting. Happy 2008!
So glad I thought to check in. She is the MINIEST! Congratulations, and I'm so glad it all went well!
Love you guys and hope you have a blast with grandma Hale this week. We are just loving the name Cali and could she be more of an adorable peanut.
xoxo
Lydia
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