Finley

The last blog makes me laugh.. I just thought I had 6 weeks to go, try more like 3 days!! So no,  the crib was not in, the chair nor the rug was ordered and neither was the dresser or curtains. So when the doctor told me I was having her on Sunday I burst into tears with the thought of the nursery not being finished. Little did I know at the time that was the least of my worries.


It all started Saturday in birthing class. Sure it was educational but more then anything I think it made me realize this was really going to happen. In a short 6 weeks I would be here laying in that bed, hooked up to those machines and bringing a baby home to live with us forever! Needless to say I was a little nervous... Ok a lot nervous and the butterflies stayed with me all day. After class we headed to Birmingham to our friends annual Christmas party. Still not feeling so hot we decided to stay the night in Birmingham before heading to Memphis the next morning for a baby shower my sister was hosting. I went to bed with my butterflies and terrible heartburn. I never thought heartburn could hurt so bad to the point where I was in the bathroom all night and did not get a wink of sleep. When the alarm went off at 7am and woke Thomas up to head to Memphis I suggested calling the doctor and asking how long heart burn can last. Whatever was causing it had to be digested by now! Well the doctor suggested we come back to Montgomery to get checked out. In my head I was thinking, can't he just call in some medicine to a walgreens up here?!? But we headed back to Montgomery anyways hoping we could get right back on the road and head north to Memphis and arrive before the shower started. Well, I missed the shower... when we arrived at the hospital they had me do the standard tests and then we sat and waited. Impatiently thinking we have got to get on the road! Well when the doc came back in with the results he also came with the tool to break my water. Needless to say that was a scary moment! I had developed HELLP syndrome accompanied with preeclampsia. It stands for : Hemolytic anemia, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelet count. Aka.. not so good and the only cure was to deliver. 


So a few short hours later, our little girl arrived into the world six weeks early coming in at 4lbs 1 oz and 17 inches long. And she was perfect! No oxygen needed or anything major. She spent the next 10 days in the NICU and then made it home for Christmas. I will never forget this Christmas. It was the first away from both mine and Thomas's families but the first of our new family, just the 3 of us. God showed us his power and strength through this whole thing. We are very blessed to be where we are today and have our health and little girl. Thank you to all our friends and family for your prayers.