Mom and Baby are doing well!

Here goes nothing...what a week! Despite my better judgment I decided to play church ball with some friends Wednesday night. A harmless thought, Right! The final game ended with my foot planted to the floor, and my knee hyperextended. After a trip to the ER that lasted six hours, this is what happened, my knee cap traveled about four to five inches up my thigh and I possibly tore my patellar tendon. We will know if surgery is required on Tuesday.

Now on to the most important update of the night...Tiffany and I woke up at 4 to get to the hospital by 5. We sat in the lobby for an hour and a half, then the hospital had another mix up with her pitocin drip. They finally were able to get her started on that around 7:45. By 12:30 she was at a 6, but her body seemed to stop progressing with the drip and with the ministering of her epidural. Our baby girl also seemed to be in distress with each contraction so at 2 our wonderful doctor and Tiffany decided to proceed with an urgent c-section. At 2:24 Audrey Ruth Parks joined her happy mother and father. She weighed 8lbs. 13.5 oz and is 21.5 inches long. She came out sucking her little fingers and hasn't stopped sucking on anything that she can get close to her mouth.

Tiffany's mom has been here and what a blessing it has been. She left around 3:30 to pick up the kids from our good friends, the Johnson's - we owe you big time, and returned with the kids at 7 with flowers, balloons, and drawings. Jared and Anna were so cute with their new little sister. Jared and Anna were both concerned with the IV still in Mom's arm, Anna sang to her and smothered her with kisses.

Jared and Anna loved holding their new baby sister, Audrey!




We paused to take a family picture....

There are better pictures and updates to follow when Tiffany comes home.
Thank you for all your well wishing!