Thank you everyone for your prayers and messages!
Mother and baby are still doing well, but they've both had a big day, and the big event was only about 6 hours ago as I write this.
But at least there were no major problems, and for that
Deo Gratias!
Colette has some minor breathing issues, so they have her on a CPAP machine of sorts to HELP with her breathing. The doctor made it clear that she was breathing and crying on her own (so it's not to be confused with a ventilator) but this machine provides a bit of help with breathing. He expects it to take 1-2 days to rectify on its own, and they'll wean her from the CPAP machine. She's in good hands though, getting all the care she needs.
We're about to have an arctic winter weather event here in South-Central Texas, so we're going to have 3" of snow on Sunday, followed by 2 days when it won't get above 32 degrees. That is *extremely* rare, though it's too soon to declare records smashed until it actually happens. But I mention this because it could affect mother and baby's discharge date from the hospital. Fortunately I can drive in snow and ice -- but that doesn't mean all the other drivers on the road with me can
So instead of wrecking my own car, other vehicles will careen out of control into MINE and cause an accident all the same.
If 1/2 of what is predicted comes to pass, this arctic event is going to be huge. I mean permanent damage is going to be done -- many trees around here aren't meant to be planted in Illinois or Minnesota. Palm Trees for example are only hardy to 10 degrees. There are going to be a lot of empty spaces in many yards in a month... And that's to say nothing of burst pipes. Monday is supposed to be high of 26 low of 5. The coldest I've seen in Texas, in my 16.5 years here, is about 22. And even that was rare.
It's not all future tense though. It's already 31 "feels like 25" and yesterday was just as cold. But keep in mind we've had lots of 70's and 80's already this year -- January was quite warm and mild.
We packed baby clothes accordingly, for the trip home from the hospital.
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