Here she is!!! Our very own Abigail Rose Bates.
Abigail was born Thursday September 27, 2007 (right on her due date). And after a long day of labor she finally arrived at 9:33 pm (we were shooting for 9:27 but just missed it.... darn!) She weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs, and was a healthy 21 inches long. Unfortunately through the traumatic labor process Abby aspirated some macomium which made it difficult for her to breathe. Because of this Abby spent her first two nights in the Special Care Nursery, where she was taking good care of by the wonderful nursing staff. (She was also pretty spoiled seeing how she was the only baby in there the whole time).
After many tests the nurses and the doctors assured us that she was going to be okay, but that she would have to stay a couple extra days in the nursery until all was w
ell. Mark and I didn't like the thoughts about her being at the hospital while we were home. So with the help of Brett Sampson (Mark's Elders Quorum President) they gave her a priesthood blessing Friday night. (We were going to have the grandpas help, but we got too distracted with her every time we went to visit and forgot about the blessing..... shame on us!) Saturday morning arrived and Mark went to check on Abigail's progress. With much delight they announced she had been off the oxygen for a couple of hours and she would be able to come into the room with us and may even be able to come home with us that night. (Priesthood blessings really work!) That was the best news we had had the whole time!
ell. Mark and I didn't like the thoughts about her being at the hospital while we were home. So with the help of Brett Sampson (Mark's Elders Quorum President) they gave her a priesthood blessing Friday night. (We were going to have the grandpas help, but we got too distracted with her every time we went to visit and forgot about the blessing..... shame on us!) Saturday morning arrived and Mark went to check on Abigail's progress. With much delight they announced she had been off the oxygen for a couple of hours and she would be able to come into the room with us and may even be able to come home with us that night. (Priesthood blessings really work!) That was the best news we had had the whole time!Well all in all, she is now home with us! And we are enjoying her sweet spirit. We cannot stop looking at her or kissing her chubby little cheeks. And we love and appreciate all of the support and prayers for us and little Abigail.
