New babies are so precious. Especially when they are our grand children and great grands. Today, Harper Howe entered the world at 6 pounds 7 ounces and she is just beautiful! I even have the photo to prove it!
We have been waiting with a bit of anxiety. She has created a stir for the last 2 or 3 weeks. There was an irregular heart beat. Cause for concern! An ultrasound showed that there was an umbilical aneurysm and the physicians were fairly confident that the increased pressure created by the aneurysm was pumping too much blood into the heart creating the heart rhythm problem. But we had to wait until delivery to be sure. On top of that, our little darlin decided to present her tush, rather than her head. Therefore, a Cesarean delivery was scheduled for this morning.
The parents to be were to be at the hospital at 9:00 this morning. The hospital personnel told them that it was "all clear" for their delivery. When they arrived, they went through the registration process etc. And then they waited, oh, oh, the OR was needed for an emergency delivery. Then another emergency... they had to wait their turn for the operating room. Finally, it was time and Harper entered the world, easing every concern we had about her health.
Megan had visitation all planned. First she and Adam wanted to be with her for the first hour. Just a nice quiet time to bond with their loan from God. Next they wanted the grandparents for the next hour followed by the greats! We calculated that if Harper was born between nine and ten o'clock, that would mean Meg and Adam would be alone with her from say, ten to eleven, followed by grandparents from eleven to twelve o'clock. Then, last but not least the greats at noon. Now, I added about ninety minutes to that schedule based upon past experience.
I passed some of the waiting time reading and then I decided to spin some yarn. But when the ninety minutes stretched to two hours, we decided we would make our way toward the hospital, hoping that we would get a call and we would be close by.
We went to Camping World to make a couple purchases for the motorhome, then drove by Sam's Club. We decided that since it was a Sunday crowd, we did not want to stand in line, so we just moseyed on down the road. While driving, we called daughter #1 - Karen to see what the progress was and she informed us of the delay, but said she was on her way to the hospital. We knew from that it was going to be a bit longer, so off we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant to wait. The good food helped distract us and made the time go quickly and suddenly, we get a text from Meg telling us to come meet our new little one.
She is so petite and cuddly! The hospital has swaddling blankets that make them feel nice and secure. She looked so cute in her white blanket and her pink and white hat. She's just a "knock out". Can you tell I'm a bit biased? Oh well.
Well, the rest of the day is history.
Yesterday, we spent time spring cleaning the motor home in preparation for next week's trip to the fiber festival in Wooster Ohio. I was amazed at how much dust and grit there was from the desert of California. Now all the wood is cleaned and polished, mirrors are shiny, windows are clean, exhaust fans are cleaned, etc, etc. I even cleaned closets and drawers! We are ready to roll and are looking forward to meeting up with our friends that we have not seen since last fall and those we have not seen for the last month or so. This begins our busy time with art shows and the fiber festivals. Having our home on wheels makes our travels more comfortable and we are looking forward to hitting the road on Thursday.
The gas prices have gone down fourteen cents a gallon. Nice timing, don't you think?
Well, it's been a great week and a marvelous weekend. Till next time....God's blessings to you....
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