Everything went really well, Rachel did good during the C-section, she is recovering smoothly. Abigail (Abby) is a cute kid, she'll get cuter as the newborn/old man look fades. We are really happy and so excited to have her. For those that know, she looks exactly like Kelly. "Kelly Part II", or "The Return of the Kelly" we should call her. Speaking of Kelly, she is really enjoying being a big sister, and totally wants to be involved in everything to do with Abby; she is going to fit nicely into the role. It is really fun (for the moment) to have 2 kids, such a great time.
So, we had Abby, and because of the C-section we can stay at the hospital for 4 days. But, this killer storm was coming on the third day, so we're like "Let's bust out of here before it hits." On the afternoon of the third day we leave in our crappiest car, the Pimpster Mercury Topaz (Peggy had the Altima with Kelly), with baby in tow during a snow storm. It took 1 hour to drive home, but it was worth it. We got home, got all settled in to brave the freezing rain storm (it rains, then freezes instantly to whatever it touches, like being coated with a nice thick ice-glaze). Six hours later the power in our place goes completely out, same with the whole street, and eventually ~500,000 people in the St. Louis metro area. What the crap!? I guess some trees and power lines couldn't take the weight of the rain. So, we hunker down for the night in our bed, and I really mean "we" as in all of us. Rachel, Kelly, Abby, and I all snuggle under our down comforter as the temperature dropped to 15 degrees that night. So freakin' cold! No newborn should be dealing with that. So, the next morning we pack up and head for the only hotel that had vacancy and power: the Watertower Inn at SLU! This place used to be a hospital, so it's kind of weird, but it's not bad (free wireless!). We've been here for 2 days, and rumor has it we'll be here at least 2-3 more. Just great... To top it off, Rachel had to go to the ER for swelling, but we bailed after a half-hour because we would have been there all day. She's ok, some nurse just freaked on us ("You're swelling? Better go the ER!"). Bull crap, the L&D nurse said swelling was totally normal for up to 3 weeks. So, this whole ordeal has been quite the adventure. Abby has spent most of her life at a hotel, now that's something to be proud of. Well, here's some pictures of us. Enjoy. I'll keep you posted.
She looks crazy in this last pic, what a kid.
1 comment:
Cobias,
I just found your blog on Nicole & Brian's. Loving it. I'm glad you documented that crappy power-outage causing storm. THat was dreadful.
Cute kids.
Keep in touch.
- Amy Mortensen
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