Good news

We got good news early this morning that Sam had received medication that had helped him start to breathe easier. His nurses told us that "he's turned the corner" and "is on the road to recovery." We are thrilled.

He's resting and looking terrific. He'll start eating soon.  

Elisa will be discharged today and we'll be making frequent trips back to the hospital to see our beautiful new little boy. Hopefully, he'll be able to come home too this weekend.

 

 

 

 

An update and our first family photo

Here's your Sam update at one day old:

He's still in NICU working on slowing his breathing. The doctor is confident he'll be ok in the near and long term, but needs a few days to transition. Max, Elisa and I each took turns visiting him today and he looks great.

Elisa will be released tomorrow and thankfully we live a short ten-minute drive from the hospital, so we'll be frequent visitors.

Thought you'd enjoy our first Greene family photo.

Update on Sam

I just got back from the NICU where I got to hold our alert little man for about an hour.

The doctor said he has a little fluid in his lungs, which is normal for babies born a little early and quickly. They need just a little more time to work all that gunk out.

Elisa is getting some much needed sleep after a long day. I may try to do the same here soon, too.

Happy Birthday, Sam

Samuel Otis Greene was born three-weeks early today at 3:44 p.m. weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz and measuring 18-inches long.

Elisa was incredible throughout the nearly 23 hours between when her water broke and when Sam entered our lives. He required only five minutes or so of actual pushing, which is almost 2-1/2 hours less time than it took Max.

Speaking of Max, he and his grandparents got to meet Sam shortly after he arrived. Unfortunately, we will be unable to have any additional visitors right away.

Sam's early arrival led to some breathing issues that led him to the NICU for at least the next 48 hours and most likely longer. It's nothing serious and a common occurrence for babies born at 37 weeks. So we await x-rays, lab cultures and breathing progress so we can have Sam Otis home in the next week or so.

Thank you all for your emails, texts and Facebook messages. We value each one and can't wait to introduce you to our beautiful new son.

3:30 p.m. update

It's show time. Baby is due in the next half hour or so! Elisa and baby are doing great.

1:30 p.m. update

Elisa has made excellent progress in the last hour. A 4-6 p.m. arrival still looks good.

10:30 a.m. update

The nurse just set the eta at sometime between 4-6 this afternoon. Oh, and the Swedish Hospital nurses are simply awesome.

Elisa is in good spirits and Bruce and Susan are here visiting.

We'll keep you posted.

9:30 a.m. update

Elisa is doing great, especially after the epidural she just got. Her contractions are getting closer together, but we still have a ways to go.

I'll keep you posted.

Here we go again

Elisa's water broke a couple hours ago. We're at Swedish now expecting a 3-week-early arrival of 2.0 in the next 12-24 hours.

May the Force be with us.

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