Cheznie Beth 6 Lbs 19 inches

So, Cheznie Beth decided at 4:50 am on the 24th of February that she had had enough of this whole prego thing and that she should come out at 35 weeks and 5 days. Angie went into labor and the delivery went pretty smoothly. When she came out she was doing pretty well but she wasn't real active and didn't have strong cries. She had APGAR scores of 8 and 9 and after a little suctioning and some blow-by oxygen she was doing fine. It had been about 20 minutes and Ang was holding her skin to skin to keep her warm and stimulated. When the nurse went to reposition her I noticed she was a little blue looking. We put her on the table and she quit breathing turned literally purple and dropped her arms. I grabbed the oxygen mask and the nurse started bagging her while i got help. The NICU team was there in seconds and she was back breathing on her own and doing fine. So.......after trying to die once they decided to keep her on the monitor for 4 hours to access her. She was grunting a little (auto peeping) and had a few apneic events where her oxygen levels dropped. They where a little concerned so she went down to the NICU and was put on a CPAP respirator (like what they use for sleep apnea), started an IV and put in a OG tube to feed her gut. She steadily improved over night and in the morning they took her of the respirator and pulled her OG tube. They kept her there to monitor her blood sugar and she did fine. So finally this afternoon she came back up to the nursery and she is back in the room with Ang. She is now eating and doing great.

Thanks to my fabulous sister-in-law

for all of you that are wondering how I have my new baby pics posted before 2010 that's thanks to my fabulous sister-in-law Amy. She is so on top of things. Thanks Amy. I love you

Presenting Cheznie Beth Nielsen

eighing in at 6lbs. She came 4wks and 1day early, and still a little chunk! She is in the NICU due to some respiratory problems, so keep her in your prayers! Mommy is doing fine, just a little tired! Don't you love that dark hair? And want to squeeze the cheekers?