HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIELLY!

Sorry, I had to throw in the butt picture, but isn't that the CUTEST butt you've ever seen?


It was a year ago today that this boy decided he had had enough and wasn't going to wait any longer. They had successfully stopped labor at Jordan Valley Hospital on December 4th 2008 and Morgan was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital and put on strict bedrest. She was only 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The next day went well until later that evening when her water broke. They still said that even though her water was broken, she could go weeks in that condition as long as she didn't develop an infection. Well the next day, the doctors said things were looking great and the labor was still stopped due to the medications she was taking so they let her go for a walk in a wheelchair. By the time she got back to her room, she felt like she was having labor pains again. She told the nurses but they didn't want to listen to her and so they didn't do anything. They didn't even check to see if she had dilated anymore. I was not at the hospital at this time either but wish that I was. Morgan had called me and I was on my way up. So by the time the nurses realized that Morgan was serious, Rielly was well on his way out. Everyone freaked out and rushed her back to labor and delivery and he was born 10 minutes later at 4:51 pm and was 1 lb 11 oz and 12 1/2 inches long. He was immediately intubated and we were unable to see him until he was stabilized. We were scared to death. Morgans nephew Leo had been born 3 weeks prior at 2 lbs 5 oz and was in the same NICU but he wasn't doing very well. This made us even more nervous because we could see all the problems that went along with prematurity. Amazingly enough, Rielly didn't have hardly any complications. He had one heart surgery (minor) to fix a minor issue and it was pretty much smooth sailing after that. It was a very slow process to get him home, but he didn't have the ups and downs that some babies do while in the NICU. So, needless to say, this kid is a true miracle and we realize what a blessing he is. We love you Rielly!