Catherine Therese was born on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 2:22 PM (5/2 2:22). She should play the lottery…. 4lbs 7oz and 17 inches long.
There were some complications at delivery and that is what we are struggling with now. The placenta ruptured during delivery and Catherine inhaled some blood. She was not breathing when she was born but had a heart beat. I am no expert but even I could tell something was wrong because she was just limp. The doctors quickly got her breathing on her own.
We had a few minutes with her and Fr. Hahn baptized her. We took some pictures and I’ll post them later.
She had problems after all that so they had to put her on a respirator before transferring her to Children’s Hospital. This is where I am blogging from.
At Children’s they have been working to stabilizer her and they are not too concerned with her stomach problems and in fact think it may not be duodenal atresia at all but maybe a constriction or twisting (can’t remember the tech lang). Her heart looks great and we are waiting on initial results from the ultrasound of her stomach. They will not be able to do other tests until she is stabilized.
She is certainly not out of the woods yet and I continue to beg you all for your prayers.
James M. Hahn, Author 