Macy Anna Isom was born on May 10th 2011 at 8:13pm, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. She came 8 days past her due date but was the fastest delivery I could ever imagine having. I made it to the hospital just in time to push her out! My contractions puttered for 30 hours before that...until my water broke! And she was here about an hour later! It was the most intense hour of my life, especially the 30 minute drive to the hospital! All the hypnobirthing I had been practicing for the last 9 months went out the window. I lost all focus because the contractions were so long and intense and so close together. I was also scared that I was going to have her in the car! Poor Louis was driving 90 mph in the emergency lane and running every red light and calling the hospital all at the same time. We were so afraid that he would be the one delivering her! It was quite the adventure. Right out of the movies!The moment she enterered the world, we were in love. She arrived beautiful and healthy as can be! We were such proud parents of another little angel and enjoying every new second with her. But what we were about to learn 2 days after her birth was something we were not prepared for. Her blood tests came back with dangeroulsy high direct bilirubin levels, a sign that her bile was not being broken down or excreted from her liver. As the days passed her numbers kept increasing. We even had to stay an extra day in the hospital and had to return for more tests the following weeks to rule out any life threatening illnesses or disorders. Right now she still looks and acts healthy and normal so it is hard to imagine anything wrong with her. But the doctors say that that is how liver diseases are, especially in newborns. The disease progresses over time and eventually she will have ill signs and symptoms. We are still in the process of finding out exactly what is wrong with her liver. We find out her results soon and we are really praying that it will be something mimimal.
So needless to say it has been a difficult few weeks in our home. We are grateful for all of our friends and family that have supported us and helped us get through each day. We APPRECIATE everyone's prayers! It has been really hard for me to stay stong and be there for my other girls. But they have kept me going. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and dad for Macy and that she has two older sisters that absoultely adore her. Baylee prays for her every night and that brings me to tears every time.
Here are some pix of our Macy's first few moments and days!
Proud Mommy!
Proud Daddy!
The Proud Big Sisters!
Omi meets Macy!
Uncle Roger meets Macy!
Finally going home from the hospital
Macy after her first bath
Getting lots of love and attention from her sisters
Welcome to the family Macy, we Love you! Love, Mom, Dad and Big Sisters
