Name: Spencer Cole Time of birth: 11:22 am
Avery was so excited to see and kiss 'the baby'
His full head of dark hair!
Weight: 7 lbs 4 oz
Length: 20 in
We were so blessed today with the birth of our beautiful son, Spencer. He came out with dark hair and I got a little vein and wanted him to have part of my name so we decided to take my middle name, Nicole, and make it masculine to get Cole. Our excitement was short-lived as Spencer was whisked to NICU with a jaundice level of 12.4. Since he had such a high level just a few hours after birth they were concerned that it wasn't 'normal'. In fact, it was not and it turns out Spencer's blood has an incompatibility with mine that is causing his red blood cells to break down very rapidly. He is under the lights, but will most likely have to undergo a blood transfusion tonight to replace all of his blood with more compatible blood. We are completely devastated and praying so hard that our fragile son makes it through such a long and risky procedure. Please keep him in your thoughts. I will keep you posted as best I can depending on what happens.
Avery was so excited to see and kiss 'the baby'
His full head of dark hair!
5 comments:
Congrats Steph, Artie and Avery- welcome to the world Spencer!!! We are praying for you and hope that everything turns out well!!
Congrats! He is adorable. We will be praying that his stay in the NICU is fast and the transfusions help decrease his bili. Love, Nicole, Jim, Jos, and Nevie
I hope you are feeling well Steph
We are lifting Spencer up Stephanie... I LOVE then name- what a fitting tribute for a mom and a man who are already showing strength!
He is beautiful:)
Love,
Megs
We are praying for little Spencer- funny about his middle name because one of my friends here in WI just had a son yesterday too and named him Cole:) Matching birthdays and matching names:) (He is also in the NICU right now- so weird).
Hoping Spencer's stay is very short in the NICU and that his bili levels go down. Congratulations Mom, Dad, and Big Sister Avery!:)
P.S. Hope YOU are feeling well too after your C-section!
Love,
C:)
Steph,
Congratulations to all of you!!! I hope the exchange transfusion goes smoothly! We rarely do them here either (because it's so rare). My prayers are with you and your little one.
Love,
Janelle
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