I was sicker than Hades on Sunday and I begged my doctor to admit me on Monday. This was a good thing because my body went into pre-eclampsia around 8:00 pm MDT and they took me down to Great Falls by ambulance. Around 2:30 a.m., they made the decision to do a c-section and take Daniel out as the only treatment for pre-eclampsia is taking the baby out.

Daniel James was born on Tuesday April 7th at 3:46 a.m. by c-section. He was 14 1/2 inches long and weighed 1 lb 15 ounces. He’s in the NICU right now and despite being premature, he’s fighting and doing quite well. I’m spending time in there with him when I can and the staff there is the best around.

My c-section incision is healing and my blood pressure is going down. They haven’t quite told me how sick I was — either that or I’m not comprehending it too well.

Thank you for every prayer, phone call, e-mail, wall posting, and everything else. I appreciate it more than I can express.