Charli's Here!

The prettiest baby girl in the whole world arrived Monday, March 19 at 11:04 pm. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long.

Heather smiled most of the way through her 12 hours of contractions. This was taken shortly before she delivered Kayleigh Charles ("Charli"):





Heather was able to hold Charli briefly before she was taken to the NICU for evaluation. (Level 2 ultrasounds for the last 10 weeks of pregancy revealed a duodenal atresia (aka "double bubble"), requiring surgery.)

I'm Home

I'm finally home from the hospital and this is what I found upon my arrival:
Erica had arrived at my house before I did and I imagine with help from her kiddos, strung up this welcome home sign and taped all the get well cards from my Sunday School class and from Riley on the back door.

Flowers from the church. (The other 2 arrangements didn't make it all week. One was edible and the remnants sit in my refrigerator....)

Marty restrung Erica's sign in the living room so I could see it from my make-shift bed on the couch.

Thank you, Erica for all you've done! You have gone above and beyond what friends do! I so appreciate you for everything you've done for me. Erica has even been fielding emails and comments from my far-away family and friends about my hospital stay.



Thank you also to my mother in law Billie, and my father in law Freddie for spending all night in the very cold, very uncomfortable ER with Marty and me Monday night.



Thank you, Pastor Mitch for your visits and prayers with me every day.



Thank you everyone else who visited, called, emailed, brought cards, flowers, gifts, books, puzzle books. I appreciate each and every one of you!




Continue to pray as I'm still struggling with keeping my temperature down. If I can't keep it down I have to return to the hospital and I certainly don't want to go back there!!!