Introducing Lady Isabella

Grant took Barton and Ann over to visit Lady Isabella this afternoon and took this picture of Barton's hand in the crib to give an idea of her size.

Robyn is doing very well but when guests came in today it elevated her BP each time so we are going to ask for another 24 hours of no visitors.

Thank you all for your faithful prayers.

Grandpa Garvin

Bella & Robyn Update

Bella is doing well. She has a long road to go, but she is currently on track. Grant met with the doctor and she indicated that all is well. Robyn is trying to keep her blood pressure down but everything looks ok. She just needs rest and time.

Isabella Grace

Little Isabella (Bella) Grace is here. She was born at 6:12 this morning and weighs 2lbs 13oz. and is 15 inches long. Mom and baby are doing fine. Isabella has already been taken to Cooks in the NICU and Robyn is still at Harris Downtown. Both still need to be kept in our prayers as they try to stabalize. Robyn has some fluid on her lungs and is struggling to breath a little. Her blood pressure has gone back up with all of the trauma this morning but is ok. Isabella is breathing with the help of a CPAP which just keeps her lungs open so air can come in and out easier. She fusses when she is messed with by the nurses which is a great sign that she is alert and responsive.

They continue to ask for your prayers and to hold off on visitors.

Thursday Update

Robyn is doing better. She got to take a shower this morning, and it made a huge difference. The blood pressure is stabilizing with oral medications. The major concern at this point is Robyn's kidneys. She is still dumping protein in her urine. Normal level is 0 to 200 and hers is 4000. Yes I said 4000. If we get to 5000, we deliver.

Thank you again for the truly unbelievable out-pooring of love and prayers. We serve an amazing God who has blessed us with an incredible support system for which you are a crucial piece. You all mean more to us than you will ever know.

In conclusion, we ask for continued prayers and unfortunately still need to keep visitors away. Dr. Howard has still indicated that we are still going hour by hour.

All the best,
Robyn, Baby Harris and Grant

Holding Steady

Hi everyone. Robyn is doing better. She has moved off of the labor and delivery floor to the ob/high risk floor and even got to eat. Her blood pressure is holding steady, but they are still taking it hour by hour and continue to request no visitors. Keep the prayers coming. By the ticker above we need 75 more days of holding steady.

Ultra Sound Update

Here is the morning update from Grant:

We just had an ultra sound and baby looks good. We love all of the concern and please keep the prayers coming. We do ask for no visitors at this time. Nature must do its work and a quiet environment is best.

Thank you again for your love and prayers. All the best.

Grant

Doing Better

Hi everyone. Grant said that Mom and baby are doing better, and that Robyn's blood pressure has dropped some.

I am thankful to report that the sweet baby girl is still inside her Mommy's tummy. As much as I can't wait to meet her, I would much rather let the bean {as Robyn would say} stay right where she is for now.

New Update 2:45 PM

Grant just sent this new update:

Robyn is doing better. Blood pressure is still high. They have backed off the 24 hours and will play it by ear.

Please Pray for Robyn and Baby

This is Cari, one of Grant and Robyn’s friends.

They have been trying to get Robyn’s blood pressure down for over 24 hours without success so they started steroid shots for the baby’s lung development. We expect to meet the sweet baby girl within the next 24 hours. Due to the circumstances, doctors are requesting Robyn not have any visitors at this time. More likely than not the sweet baby will be moved next door to Cook Children’s Hospital and Robyn will stay at Harris Downtown. Grant plans on sending me updates to keep everyone updated through the blog as soon as there is more information. This will be the easiest way for everyone to have updates and allow Grant to focus on Robyn and the baby. Feel free to leave comments here that Grant and Robyn can read at a later date.

Summer Time

So the summer has been a lot harder than I thought it would be. I expected to wear down a little in July, but not really have trouble until August. I am exhausted already and I'm swelling like a blimp! I try and keep my feet up as much as possible, but when I do that I fall asleep. It's kinda hard to do your job when you're asleep!:) Everyone has been great about it, but I am starting to feel like I'm slacking a bit. I'm sure that working three weeks straight with out a weekend is making it a lot harder too.

I mentioned that I am swollen. My feet are so swollen that when I went to a wedding with Grant last weekend I could only find one pair of shoes out of my whole closet that would fit and that was because they had a buckle that I could let all the way out. My camp sandles weren't quite appropriate. :)

Grant's been super sweet. He lets me rest and has been helping around the house and talks to the baby at night. He is already so smitten! :)

We bought the baby furniture. The bed is a conversion bed that will make a toddler bed and then a full bed and then we have a dresser that we will also use for a changing table. It's beautiful! I can't wait to get the bedding and everything so we can start putting things together.