Blogging in B Minor

What a night! I have no time to write this but I have great news. Our son was born this morning at 9:45am via emergency c-section and weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces – he’s a month early! Mother and baby are doing well. Rachael woke up at midnight with another bleed – the second in 3 weeks or so. She’s been on bedrest as you may know if you’ve been following things here. It’s been quite a crazy ride here between her and I. I’ve talked about how the timing of my brain tumor treatment / surgery and the birth of our son have been in lockstep. Well, at least we have one out of the way now!

I ran her over to the Sutter Roseville Hospital last night at 1am or so. She was stable but had a second bleed at 5am and that was the end of the line – time to intervene so the team was assembled and they took the baby. We have a final list of names but as of now we haven’t named him! We thought we had more time! As I said, he weighed in at 6 lbs 7 oz which is really great considering he’s technically 1 month early. So far, it doesn’t look like there will be a neonatal situation to deal with. He had a bit of trouble with some breathing, some blood sugar issues but he is doing great. Mom is doing well other than dealing with the pain issues.

Here are two pics I can share. Thank you all for your prayers and support. This will give us at least some normalcy. Having Rachael delivered, off of bedrest and us on a road with our new son is something that although hard at first as anyone with kids knows, will only get better. Our son Aidan is thrilled!

Again, we thank everyone for your help and support as we have moved towards this day. Rachael being on bedrest coupled with my surgery and issues has made this time challenging. One challenge is now winding down.

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