LINCOLN DECIDES........

Well as most of you know....Lincoln decided he wanted to come join our fam June 4th. Yes, he was a little early, but still weighed 7 lbs 4 oz!!!! I went to my doctor's appointment on the 3rd at 9:30am, the first one the doctor would check if I was starting to dilate. I was emotionally prepared for the doc to tell me nothing was happening and that I would probably be late. I have been stressing about having an enormous baby.....I mean come on, look at his dad...can you blame me!!! So I was SHOCKED when the doc said I was dilated to a 4 1/2 and in the early stages of labor!! I had felt like crap that day and I guess I was contracting, but very irregular so I was sent home and told to come in if it got any worse. So we went in that night around midnight and I was still at a 4 1/2!!! I was like come on......I have pretty much had an emotional high knowing that my sweet baby could be here in a matter of days, not 2 weeks. I was still, however, VERY scared and just unprepared for this news!! Anyway, long story short: Got my epidural around 5:00 am, had my water broken at 7:30 am, was in labor at the hospital for a total of about 12 hours, I pushed for about 15 minutes and he was here at 11:00 am on the 4th!!! Pretty crazy!!

We are so excited that he is here and I guess he really does do what he wants already!!! However, he has had a little trouble since he came to us. He wasn't breathing like he should and stopped taking his own breaths for a couple of seconds and had to be taken to the NICU about 30 minutes after birth. Luckily, we did get to hold him for a couple of minutes before he was taken to the NICU. X-rays and tests at Logan showed that he has pneumonia and his lungs were, of course, having a hard time getting the required breaths and keeping pressure. While he was in Logan, he wasn't improving so after 3 days he had to be life flighted to Primary Children's hospital. What an emotional 3 days we had had and now it was getting worse. I thought we would never get home with our sweet little guy!! But what a blessing that he came to Primary's, he is doing better but still on the ventilator and feeding tubes. They are so great here and have better machines for his little lungs and he has been steadily improving over the last 5 days here.

NEXT STEP: removal of the ventilator!!! Before he starts breathing completely on his own he has to be put on a machine called a c-pap. It is the next step down from the ventilator and necessary for him to transition to breathing on his own. The docs tried to do this yesterday, but that little stinker fought the c-pap and wasn't getting the breaths and pressure he needed. That was a little discouraging....but they will try again tomorrow........that's where we are so far. But here are some pics of the newest member of the fam!!


Proud papa, right after delivery



I really debated whether or not to put this close-up of me on the blog...yikes, but I had to, it being the first mommy pic with sweet Lincoln.



Very first fam pic!!! How funny......they look so weird when they are first here.... like little white gnomes!!! I know a weird comparison, but its true!!


Just snoozing


I love this one....with the arm....freaking cute!!


This is the latest pic of Lincoln just taken yesterday......he has changed so much just in the last 8 days!! I cant imagine how much he will change just in the next month!!

We are so blessed to have such great family and friends who have really helped us out so much and have been so amazing with all the support. We really get so much strength from all of you, you have no idea. So many friends and family have shown so much love for us and Lincoln.....he's got a lot of people rooting for him!! Thank you!! thank you!!! We appreciate your thoughts and prayers so much.