July 13, 2006 - Madelyn Carnes is Born

On July 12 Jill and I went to Jill's OB doctor at St. Francis hospital because Jill had not been feeling well. They checked her blood pressure and decided that she need further evaluation. Upon further evaluation, the decision was made with our doctor to go ahead and induce labor.

As I drove from the hospital to our house to get "the baby bags", a song came on the radio that seemed fitting for the feelings I had about what we were about to go through as a family. I think that describes the combination of fear and excitement that seemed to me to be analogous to my wife going through early labor. Just listen and see what you think.

About 24 hours after we arrived at the doctor's office for a benign visit, our daughter was born. She's almost 4 weeks early, so she's pretty small (only 5 lbs., 5 oz.), but she's also fairly long (about 19"). She's doing well, but the NICU is monitoring her for breathing abnormalities due to her early arrival.
Jill is recovering well, and did a great job during labor. I could and would never question her toughness after going through that with her.