Maia's Birthday!

We are so excited our little girl is here! She is perfect in every way and we would like to share her and our special day with you so you can see what the Lord has done!

Getting Ready for the Delivery Room at 6 a.m. in the morning.

Trina is feeling nothing! Absolutely Nothing!!!
It's bliss!

Maia is coming out in all her glory

Getting checked out by the doc while screaming her amazing strong lungs out!!!! We loved that!

Momma getting to say hello to Maia for the first time!

Resting in the CICU

Our Gideon look-alike! She could have been his twin four years later! Too cute! IF we do say so ourselves! :)

Tiny toes! Too precious!

Proud Momma and Very Content!

Proud Papa with his little girl!

Our little Ladybug, Maia Elisabeth!

Thank you to all of those who have prayed for our little Maia these past few months! God has done great things in her and in us this special day. She was born at 9:32 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. She came screaming loudly into this world, which was just what we were praying for. The docs confirmed ithe HRHS, but she will be scheduled for the balloon catheterization procedure (valvoplasty) tomorrow. We are very excited about this. This might be the only procedure she needs. We will keep you updated as we know more. But right now she is on prostoglandin to keep the ductus open between the two sides of her heart. Her oxygen levels have been great and she is as pink, as pink can be since her birth this morning. She will be taken off the prostoglandin after the procedure tomorrow and then it is wait and see. If, after the ductus closes, her oxygen levels remain 85 or above, she will get to come home with us in about 2 to 3 weeks! We are so amazed at the Lord's provision for our daugther. We do not deserve such blessings, but God is gracious! If this does not happen however, she will need to go through the 2nd procedure of the BT shunt, but again God is so gracious! WE will explain more about this tomorrow in another blog.

Trina is doing well. She is up and at em'! She was able to get around in a wheelchair to see Maia about 3 p.m. this afternoon and is already starting to eat solids for dinner. We will both go up and see Maia again after dinner. Trina is nice and dosed up with oxycotin and is feeling groovy!

We love you all and thank again for your support, prayers, and love that you have extended over and over to us through this process! Praise the Lord for the great things He has done! Amen!