The other day we went on an outing to Tempe Marketplace to visit a friend working. Alex got to play in the water area and had a wonderful time getting soaked. It was so nice to be out and about enjoying the hot hot sun.
The “official” blog of Melinda and Christopher Williams and family
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Water Fun!
The other day we went on an outing to Tempe Marketplace to visit a friend working. Alex got to play in the water area and had a wonderful time getting soaked. It was so nice to be out and about enjoying the hot hot sun.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Ben is 1 Month Old
Our baby Ben is 1 month old as of yesterday and he weighs 8 lbs and is 20.5" long at the 10th percentile for both height and weight. The pediatrician said that he is doing very well and is right where he should be. He is eating about 3 and 1/2 ounces of formula every 4-6 hours and has filled out more in the face. We feel so blessed to have a healthy child.
Chris Birthday June 14, 2010
Make a wish!
For Chris Birthday his parents came over and took us out to dinner. He got a rice cooker (for me to use him to enjoy)some shorts and shirts and a stapler/nailer from his parents.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Ben!!!
This picture was taken Sunday May 30th in the special care nursery nesting room of Chandler Regional Hospital. This was his last night in the hospital before we got to take him home. Benjamin Michael Williams was born May 23rd 2010 at 2:41pm. He was 5lbs 14oz and 19inches long. He was 4 weeks premature and stayed in the special care nursery 1 week. He is very healthy and doing just great now. 
Pat, Ana Paula and Joshua came to visit on Tuesday June 1, 2010. I was so happy to see them and had a lot of fun visiting. Shortly after they left my mom and I discovered I was hemoraging and I went back to the hospital.
In the hospital for the second time holding my little sleeping babe.
Here is a closer up picture of him.
My dad holding my little bundle of joy.
Hospital Round 2
I have some pictures to post but before I do I would like to write down some thoughts on this whole experience. This experience has been the hardest thing I've ever gone through in my life and has really shown me how precious and fragile life really is.
I was in the hospital for a total of 10 days and it was really scary. The first admittance was tests for preeclampsia which I found out that I had a severe case that was affecting my kidneys. The only way to get better from it was to have the baby. So Benjamin Michael Williams was born four weeks early. The consequence of waiting any longer could have been seizures for me and death for my infant. Benjamin had trouble breathing on his own and had to have an oxygen mask while his lungs developed. When he was born my first thought was his cry isn't loud enough and I felt really upset because I wasn't well enough to hold my baby until he was three days old. I was realeased from the hospital 4 days before him. He wasn't eating at first and therefore was losing weight. I was terrified and depressed because I couldn't be with my baby.
Meanwhile, I had an internal infection that was getting worse and a hematoma 17 inches in length. I brought Ben home Monday morning. By Tuesday night I had to go to the hospital because of the amount I bled. I passed out in the hospital and was found to be anemic. I was given 2 units of blood during my stay and the infection got bad enough that the wound opened up in 5 different places. My doctor ordered a wound vac for me and a home health nurse 3 times per week. I feel blessed to be alive. I was there an additional 4 days.
I love my children and would not trade them for anything in the world and if I had known prior to this all of the pain I still would have gone through with it. As for having more children let me just say that I want to be alive for the two that I've got. My husband and children mean the world to me and I'm so happy to be a wife and a mother.
I was in the hospital for a total of 10 days and it was really scary. The first admittance was tests for preeclampsia which I found out that I had a severe case that was affecting my kidneys. The only way to get better from it was to have the baby. So Benjamin Michael Williams was born four weeks early. The consequence of waiting any longer could have been seizures for me and death for my infant. Benjamin had trouble breathing on his own and had to have an oxygen mask while his lungs developed. When he was born my first thought was his cry isn't loud enough and I felt really upset because I wasn't well enough to hold my baby until he was three days old. I was realeased from the hospital 4 days before him. He wasn't eating at first and therefore was losing weight. I was terrified and depressed because I couldn't be with my baby.
Meanwhile, I had an internal infection that was getting worse and a hematoma 17 inches in length. I brought Ben home Monday morning. By Tuesday night I had to go to the hospital because of the amount I bled. I passed out in the hospital and was found to be anemic. I was given 2 units of blood during my stay and the infection got bad enough that the wound opened up in 5 different places. My doctor ordered a wound vac for me and a home health nurse 3 times per week. I feel blessed to be alive. I was there an additional 4 days.
I love my children and would not trade them for anything in the world and if I had known prior to this all of the pain I still would have gone through with it. As for having more children let me just say that I want to be alive for the two that I've got. My husband and children mean the world to me and I'm so happy to be a wife and a mother.
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