We had an early Christmas present this year! Gabriel Sky Roepke, 6lbs 4oz 19in, came last Thursday night at 9:38. He was born at the Birth and Women's Center in the water, a beautiful place with really great midwives and staff. The labor was 3 hours and a really great experience (it's been a few days so I'm starting to forget the pain..). I won't put the details, if you're interested feel free to call:) He was due New Year's Eve but several sonograms showed that his growth was not progressing. After the 4th one showing little improvement, they decided the baby should meet the world a little sooner than planned. A little natural induction (again, call if you want details) and he was here! He had trouble with his breathing and after a couple of hours to see if it would clear up, he was taken to the Baylor NICU. It was absolutely awful to see your newborn hooked up to tubes and needles and machines, I am glad we had a few hours with him before. It was a hard 3 days camping out in waiting rooms and a hotel, it really made us appreciate the short time it was after meeting many families who wouldn't be taking their little one home for Christmas. We stayed until Sunday night when they let us go, praise God he is healthy and breathing great!
Hospital pictures
Home Sweet Home
6 comments:
BEautiful izzie and aaron... just fabulous. i am so glad that he is doing great and healthy... how scary to go through that. he is absolutely adorable, but i wouldn't expect less coming from your genes... enjoy the new baby and i do pray the transition into 2 hood goes smoothly;
He is just so precious. Stella loves looking at his picture. We can't wait to meet the little guy. Tell Ilon congrats also! We are glad that everything went smoothly and that in the end he is a healthy baby. Newborns are just wonderful enjoy your Christmas! Now we will just pray for some sleep for everyone ;)
-Lacey P
YEAH. Congrats!! I want details, so Ill be calling ya, Izzie :)
Love you all!!!
He does look just like Ilon as a baby...just the boy version! So so sweet...I can't wait to meet him :)
cute pictures, I'm so glad you were able to have him home for Christmas, Allison had to be in the NICU, We can empathize. miss ya'll
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