JACK CHRISTOPHER BACHMANN
Born June 15th at 1:19am
7lbs 13oz
20.5 inches
Well, wouldn't you know it, right after my last post (Sunday, June 12th) my water broke on Tuesday morning at 4am (June 14)!! There is a lot to tell but to sum up a very long story, that will probably trickle out as I have time to tell it (in between being a new mommy)...
Jack was born with a heart mumor which needed correction. He was diagnosed with Puminary Stenosis (wikipedia gives a great description of it that we used...) within 12 hours of his birth. So off he went to Children's National Hospital in DC that very same day and AJ and I were off to spend the next 17 days by his side with LOTS of crying, LOTS of praying, and LOTS of support and encouragment from friends and family. Jack was finally able to come home, totally fixed and would require yearly check ups for his heart probably for a good portion of his life, on Saturday, July 2nd! We finally got the joy of being new parents and bringing our son home from the hospital! I can't tell you what joy and tears were shed praising God for that moment we were told we could go home!
Jack is doing great and even gained over 1lb in the first week home! Good ole' breast milk, God's miracle, perfect nurtrition! We have more pictures coming,... LOTS! So stay tuned as I get in a routine and start blogging more so you can meet our little boy and learn to love him as much as we do!
To see Jack's first pictures at 3 weeks old, see my amazing little sisters blog! They are amazing!
Thank you to my little sister and my sister-in-law for their posts of making Jack's condition known to the world to have them pray for us. Our prayers were answered and God's powerful hand was witnessed in our son's life that we all will remember and praise The Lord forever!
