Saturday, September 8, 2012

Welcome to Our Family Emerson Mae!

Emerson Mae was born on September 5, 2012 at 7:48 am.    
Emerson arrived with an hour and half labor.  We had plenty of time to get to the hospital and the doctor on call was able to make it! 

I always referred to this doctor in the practice as "Doogie Howser".  He was great and encouraged me to "just go for it" for the third time without an epidural.  

My OB (and the doctor who delivered Blake) was on call ten minutes after  Emerson was born.  She tried to make the birth, but couldn't get a taxi in time!

We found out at our 20 week ultra sound Emerson would be born with a cleft lip and palate.  We later found out through MRI that her palate was intact.  Her lip was much more severe than I was expecting.  Despite her having an intact palate, I thought she still might have difficulty feeding.  She latched on immediately in the delivery room and has been doing well ever since! Emerson is already scheduled for surgery at Boston Children's Hospital. 

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