Baylee Rae Goodman was born on October 28, 2009 at 7:34 pm
weighing 4 lbs 15 oz and measuring 17 1/2 inches long
She was born almost one month early! After showing up for my appointment on Tuesday the 27th I was informed that my blood pressure was extremely too high and that I had an excessive amount of protein in my urine (3x the normal amount). Much to my surprise, instead of attending the baby shower that was planned for that afternoon, I was admitted to the hospital for a 24 hour observation with a possible delivery on Wednesday. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with Preeclampsia. After anxiously waiting for the test results, we were told that Baylee would be delivered by cesarean section at 7 pm on Wednesday. We were both very excited for the fact that our worries would soon be over but at the same time somewhat worried because she was so early. I made my way to the operating room around 7 and Baylee was born about thirty minutes later. After many prayers, we were blessed with a beautiful and perfectly healthy baby girl. We stayed in the hospital until Saturday for normal recovery purposes (on my part).
Since then our life has been a tiny bit more hectic! We stayed at home for about one week which was so nice. We had the blessing of my mom to help us which I honestly don't think we could have done without (and still can't!) Then we decided that my speedy recovery was a sign that I needed to go back to school, so I did. We have been trying to figure out the best ways to manage our time and work around Baylee's schedule which is not so bad, kind of fun actually. Now that we have met her, we couldn't imagine our lives without her. She is the most precious gift we could have ever received and sharing her has allowed us to love each other more than we ever knew possible. We are so blessed.
Thank you all for sharing in these special memories.
We promise to keep you updated!
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