My niece is here!

[KB21]

Quite a bit early, but she's here and doing well.

My sister had to have a stat c-section today. Her blood pressure was going up, and the baby's heart rate was dropping, so both were getting into some trouble.

Sis is doing fine now, and the baby is doing well so far. The baby was 13 and a half inches long and weighed 1 lbs and 15 oz. I got to see her in the NICU, and she looks just like my sister. The ventillator was even turned down because she was breathing so well on her own. It's still going to be a while before she gets to come home, but so far, everything is going well.

[jezmund]

Glad to know that everything is going well so far.

[Gray Mule]

Good news!! Glad to hear from your Sis and the new Niece.

Prayers will continue for both of them and for you.

Please continue to keep us informed.

We care.

[KB21]

Thanks.

You know, I just realized that it's going to be a while before she can fit into that Mississippi State Cheerleading outfit I bought her.

[DJ_Money]

Congratulations, KB.

I'll withhold my comments on the MSU cheerleading uni.

[cyman3]

glad to hear that ur niece is healthy and ur sister is doing fine herself...

[capstone21]

glad to hear

[JaHawk10]

Congrats KB. Glad to hear it went well. I'm a proud uncle myself with an 8 month old and a 1 month old. Take it from me, you gonna have to start saving up for those gifts man. LOL. But congrats for real...

J

[beav]

That's great! wonderful news!

[Boondocks]

Good to hear your sis and niece are doing good

[Vol4ever]

Praise the Lord for answered prayers!

KB, I do think she would look a little better in orange and white!

[Diesel]

It's good to hear that everyone's doing OK.

[codyatl]

My prayers are w/ you and your family. Put your faith in God, he has a plan.

[emeans]

Congrats to you and your family!!

[TheDude]

glad to see everything's going fine kb... make sure to get her a retro spud webb jersey...

[Snaggle]

Glad to hear everyone is ok. My son was the same weight when he was a week old. It was hard watching him every day without being able to hold him much. The hospital he was in told us to use his due date as a target for when he might be ready to come home. They don't necessarily have to be 5 lbs. They just need to be able to maintain their own temperature and be fed on demand (theirs) and gain weight. I learned it's not instinctive to suck and swallow. My son came home 5 weeks before his due date weighing a whopping 4 1/2 lbs. The really hard part is leaving the hospital without your baby. Bonding is rough but once she's home everything will be ok. Give your sister a lot of support, she'll need it! And you are all in my prayers.

[Traceman]

everything turns out okay.