Baby News
On Dec 29th I decided to clean my house and vacuum, which was a necessity, let me tell you. Of course, the big pregnant woman was uncomfortable after so I went to see my doctor even though I’d been the day before and after a little check up they sent me to the hospital. I was more than a little surprised!
After a very long night, Alani Grace Yates was born at 2:49am, Dec. 30th., two and a half weeks earlier than scheduled. In true princess fashion she followed no forumla and would not be dictated to, of my children she was my longest labor, quickest delivery. But that super fast, three minute delivery did cause some problems for her.
Her body didn’t have the chance to have all that fluid worked out of her as she made her transition into the world and a couple hours after she was born she started having to work extra hard to breathe. They put her on a C-PAP machine in the NICU and she’s been doing well on that. Last night she was able to go off of the machine for a couple of hours and this morning they’re trying it again.
I’m home and my baby is at the hospital, and that’s a very strange feeling for a new mommy. It makes it even harder to believe she’s not just in my tummy and I keep forgetting I’m not pregnant anymore.
Even though we live forty minutes from the hospital we make it in to see her a couple times a day and we get to hold her for most of the visit.
God has blessed us with a beautiful little girl, and even though it hasn’t gone quite the way we planned it, we still feel incredibly, wonderfully blessed to have her.
Keep us, and Alani in your prayers.
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Congratulations on the wonderful addition to your family. I’m praying very hard that Alani is home with your family very, very soon.
Congratulations, Maisey! My son was born six weeks early and spent two weeks in the NICU. I know how hard it is to be home and worry about your baby. It sounds as though Alani is doing great!! All the best to you and your family and I hope you bring her home soon!!
Amy
Welcome to the world, Alani Grace Yates.
So hard for you to be at home without your baby, Maisey – my thoughts are with you. May you bring her home safely soon.
XX
Congratulations on Alani’s arrival. Babies never seem to do what you expect them to do (or hope that they do). I’ll be keeping all of you in prayers, Maisey, and thinking good thoughts for your whole family in 2010.
Hi Maisey–
Just wanted to pop over and say congratulations! She is beautiful. I know how hard it is to leave your baby at the hospital. My now 13 year old son spent a little over 3 weeks in the NICU and I must say the nurses that work in NICU are the most awesome people in the world.
I’ll keep you all in my prayers.
Hey Maisey, love the pic. 😉 Thinking of you and your little princess. I’m sure she’ll be home in no time – she’s a fighter that one.
As a mother of five myself, I’m very pleased to say congratulations and a big New Year welcome to Alani. A super-fast 3 minute delivery – wow! I hope you’re both in great shape very soon.
New Year’s Eve too – what a birthday!!
Jx
Actually, no – day before New Year’s Eve? Still, some great midwinter celebrations ahead for both of you!!
Congrats again, Maisey. As you know, babies are so resilient. Alani will be home with you and her brothers and daddy in no time. I’ll keep you in my prayers.
Maya
Congrats to you and Haven and the boys on a new delightful bundle. My heart goes out to you having to be apart – my oldest was five weeks early and spent only two days in NICI but that was HELL! My thoughts and prayers are with you.
xox
Rach!
Congrats, Maisey. Alani Grace – what a gorgeous name!
Hope your new bub is home with you soon.
Hello to everyone, and thanks so much for all of your kind words. Yes, it’s hard on a mommy…and daddy, and brothers and grandparents, to have our little princess at the hospital. We just left from holding her and it just gets harder to leave every time. Looking like it will be a while yet.
Thanks to all again! It means so much to know we have so many prayers directed our way.
Huge Congrats to you and the family Maisey.
Alani Grace, a beautiful name for a beautiful girl.
Hoping hard that she’s home with you all soon. x
Congratulations on your new love. Adding more prayers for her speedy arrival home.
Maisey, Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl. Will be praying for her to come home with you very soon!
More thanks for all the wonderful words and prayers. It means a lot to us. She will probably be in for at least four more days, which is a sad thing indeed. But she’s doing much better and she even got to nurse today, which made us both happy. 🙂
Congratulations Maisey, I hope you’re able to bring her home very soon.
Hi Maisey,
Congratulations!! And here’s some prayers that Alani will soon come home to her awesome mom!! In the mean time, take care of yourself and get some sleep. 🙂
Sri.
Congratulations – what a gorgeous name for your baby!
That is the same thing that happened to my sister over the holidays. Thankfully she managed to surprise everyone by bringing the baby home after 8 days in the NICU and showing up to Christmas dinner with baby in tow. I’m sure you’ll have the same success with your baby. And the name is absolutely gorgeous.
Rooming in with her today! No more wires or oxygen! Mommy is so very happy. 🙂
hey that’s great Maisey! Hope you both get to go home really soon now. x
Congratulations, Maisey on such a precious little girl. I’ll keep her in my prayers that she comes home soon. Take care!
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter–how precious. As the mom of three daughters, I can say your life has been truly blessed!
What an awesome bonding moment you have shared in the picture above!