My little niece was born today! Addison Kennedy Abernethy, born at 11:12 am. Once again, I had the privilege and honor to be my sister labor coach and witness her birth. This was a fast one too- she went from 6 cm to 10 in 1 hour and pushed through 2 contractions! Addison was quick to join us, although she was 4 days past her due date!
As quick as she was to join us, she was also, just a quickly swept away by the NICU Dr.'s and staff. Her coloring was very purple and blue and they were concerned about the condition of her heart. So, unfortunately, Lotte only got to hold her baby for moments, before she was taken away for many many tests.
The results of those tests proved to be vital and difficult for us all to hear. As it turns out Addison has a heart defect known as Transposition of the great vessels. It is a congenital heart defect in which the two major vessels that carry blood away from the heart -- the aorta and the pulmonary artery -- are switched (transposed).
Addison has been taken to another hospital, where she will undergo a procedure called a cardiac catheterization , and will then by the end of the week undergo a heart surgery to switch the flow of blood through her heart.
Obviously, this is no small thing. Lotte is heart broken that she was not able to even hold her new baby and now has to be separated from her for at least the night, let alone days or weeks. Please pray for Lotte and Wes and especially Addision.
Isn't it good news that none of this was a surprise to God, and that he is in control. How sweet to know we can trust in him. Below are a few pictures I was able to take. Things happened so quickly and the room was so dark during the delivery, I do not have many good ones at all. The last two are what we saw when Addision was being transported to the other hospital.
As quick as she was to join us, she was also, just a quickly swept away by the NICU Dr.'s and staff. Her coloring was very purple and blue and they were concerned about the condition of her heart. So, unfortunately, Lotte only got to hold her baby for moments, before she was taken away for many many tests.
The results of those tests proved to be vital and difficult for us all to hear. As it turns out Addison has a heart defect known as Transposition of the great vessels. It is a congenital heart defect in which the two major vessels that carry blood away from the heart -- the aorta and the pulmonary artery -- are switched (transposed).
Addison has been taken to another hospital, where she will undergo a procedure called a cardiac catheterization , and will then by the end of the week undergo a heart surgery to switch the flow of blood through her heart.
Obviously, this is no small thing. Lotte is heart broken that she was not able to even hold her new baby and now has to be separated from her for at least the night, let alone days or weeks. Please pray for Lotte and Wes and especially Addision.
Isn't it good news that none of this was a surprise to God, and that he is in control. How sweet to know we can trust in him. Below are a few pictures I was able to take. Things happened so quickly and the room was so dark during the delivery, I do not have many good ones at all. The last two are what we saw when Addision was being transported to the other hospital.
Comments
Thanks for sharing with us so that we can pray for sweet baby Addison, and for your entire family. Read this today from Elizabeth Elliot "But safety, as the Cross shows, does not exclude suffering. All that was of course beyond me when I was a child, but as I began to learn about suffering I learned that trust in those strong arms means that even our suffering is under control. We are not doomed to meaninglessness. A loving Purpose is behind it all, a great tenderness even in the fierceness."
Love you,
helen