Friends-- I haven't been able to read the messages...I am home from the hospital, but baby Obed was taken by Cesearean about 6 days ago (1-29-2011) because of decreased fetal movement. He is in a neo-natal unit and he is stable but he has problems, particularly with a strange breathing pattern, though he breathes on his own (no ventilator). His MRI showed an abnormality...we are overwhelmed. He is a beautiful little boy and there are no chromosomal problems (thankfully), but my instincts about low movement were correct and thankfully we moved quickly, but something happened in the past week prior to the decreased movement which caused a problem in the brain...we are praying and waiting...and I am so overwhelmed.

I don't want to scare anyone on this site and I don't want to bring sad news, but I wanted you to know what happened.
My c-section is healing, though my incision and muscles hurt when I don't have pain med-- so I take the pain med regularly.
But most of all, my heart just hurts and this little baby, for whatever time we are given, is still my longed for son, and we pray he will survive and improve.
Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

Dee