Matthew joined us at 11:01 a.m. yesterday after a long 14 hour labor. He weighed a whopping 7 pounds and 14 ounces and was 21 inches long. Amy is doing very well and Matthew looks absolutely incredible. He immediately brought tears to our eyes. A few hours before he was born our nurse came in and very seriously warned us that Amy would not be able to hold him and that when Matthew was born he would most likely look blue, he would be weak and limp and probably wouldn't have the energy to cry. Well, as you can see here, he came out as pink as he could be, took a deep breath and let out the loudest cry as if he were letting us know right away that he is here and he is going to be a fighter. Amy did get to hold him a few minutes before they took him to the Neonatal ICU. She will not get to hold him again until he gets off of the ventilator after surgery.
We were disappointed to find out late yesterday that Matthew's heart diagnosis was confirmed. He just looked so good at first that we thought God had granted us our miracle. Our little guy will likely have open heart surgery on Monday. Based on his roaring entry to this world it sure looks like he has enough fight in him to get through this surgery and get home with his Mom and Dad where he belongs.
Thank you for your prayers. They mean more than you could ever know. We'll update you again very soon.
Love, Craig & Amy
5 comments:
What a guy! Looks like a Cub fan to me. Joe and I are keeping you all close in our prayers. Matthew was born on our daughter's birthday. Come on Matthew...you can do it! love, sue mitch
Congratulations guys!What a fantastic new addition to our family! I will look forward to the updates on Matthew and as always, we will continue praying for all of you. See you in a few weeks!
Dave
Craig & Amy;
We are so happy the delivery went well with so many small victories. I could hardly sleep Monday night Matthew looks fabulous and is a real fighter. We are praying for you & Matthew daily and believe God's miracle hand will rest upon him.
Love & Blessings;
Wayne & Janene
So glad Matthew is here and raring to go. Let's get the process started and take one step at a time. We will be praying every step of the way and in between. Love to all of you and Daisy
Hope Koebbe
Craig and Amy,
Congrads on your new baby boy! A year ago, we pretty much lived in the NICU for 6weeks with the early delivery of our daughter, Julia. A year later as we look at our healthy Julia-its all faint memories. I can't say enough about the nurses and doctors-they are incredible. Matthew is in wondeful hands.
Hang in there and try to get some rest. If you need any hints/tips on how to juggle living in the NICU-have Jennifer give me a ring-LOL! All of you are in my prayers.
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