The Newest Shupe

Thanks to recent news reports and my active imagination we're starting a new blog and keeping it private. :) So here's our first private blog post.

I really got on tonight so I can share our good news. On Sunday, November 16th Brigham Scot Shupe joined our family. He weighed in at 7lbs. 1oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.

We are very excited even though all has not gone smoothly. He came about 2 weeks before his due date because the doctor was worried about some incision pain I'd been having. It turns out her fears were well founded, and my old c-section scars were not holding up to baby and lots of fluid too well.

Because of the nature of c-section births not all of the fluid was squeezed out of Brigham's lungs during the birth. Some babies are able to work through it on their own but Brigham struggled. So he was sent to the NICU where he's been well cared for. This morning they said his lungs had dried out but he's had a few set backs. So we're just waiting to see how long it will take him to work through everything before they can send him home. They said he's strong and doing well but we have just a little ways to go before they let us bring him home. They've assured us that this is not uncommon for c-section babies and it's just a matter of time before we're able to bring him home.

So we're thrilled, and we think he's adorable and we can't wait until they get rid of the tubes so we can hold him. :) For now we're just hanging out here waitin' for the doctors to say "He's all better." I have to say this has been the most emotional few days of my life. We're all a little on the exhausted side but wanted to let you know what's going on. I can't even tell you how thankful I am for the priesthood, prayer and my awesome family.