He Arrived!!!

Little Ethan Douglas Andrew was born on Super Tuesday at 2:10 in the morning. He wieghed in at 5 lbs. 9 oz. :). He is little but perfect and healthy. He is 20 inches long.

We are loving him to death. He is so cute. He is very well behaved. He gives little grunts and calms very quickly.

Harmony is doing pretty good. We came in on Monday to see her doctor because she was having some fairly severe pains in her mid back and upper abdomen for the last couple of nights from about 3 am to 6 am. They were constant so we weren't sure if they were labor pains or not. So we came in on Monday to see Dr. Barton and they had her checking her pulse and blood pressure. Her blood pressure seemed quite high so the nurse checked it again and then had another nurse check it again to confirm. It was about 158 over 103. The doctor was concerned about how high her blood pressure was more particularly the second number. They had her do a urine sample and said that there was a high protein count. He sent us downstairs to labor and delivery (his office is in the hospital) to get some lab tests. Once we got down to labor and delivery they also confirmed what the doctor was concerned about and began to prep Harmony for delivery. Harm was diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclaimpsia, hellp syndrome, and maybe one other that I can't remember. The only cure is to have the baby. The only problem was that the doctor said her cervex was still closed. They were also concerned about whether or not she would be able to use an epideral because her plateletts were not ideal. That concerned Harm just a little bit becuase she was not excited at all about experiencing all of the pain. Luckily the anethesiologist was good (he is our neighbor) and was able to give it to her. Long story short we entered labor and delivery at about 6 pm and by 1:20 she was fully dialated and ready to push. She pushed for 50 minutes and Ethan was born at 2:10!

Ethan seems to be doing perfect :):):) Harmony is doing good too. Her blood pressure is still high and her kidneys were not fully functioning as well as her plateletts were now low. So they have not moved her yet to recovery because they want to keep a close eye on her. The nurses and doctors have been wonderful and taking good care of her. She looks good - only a bit swollen and tired. Her kidneys have made a lot of improvement this morning, but her blood pressure is still high and her plateletts are still too low to take out the needle for the epideral.

We have loved and appreciated everyone for all that they have done. Harmony is in wonderful hands and is recovering good. I will do my best to keep everyone updated. If you see her you would not even think that really anything was wrong. She is feeding Ethan and being a wonderful Mother. I will try and get some more pictures and perhaps video up on the blog soon. Thank you again to everyone for everything.