Such a relief!

Late last fall my sister Chelsie found out she was pregnant, yay! So in February Chelsie had an Echo-cardiogram done on her heart. She has a leaky valve and she has known about it since she was in 1st grade. Well the results came back that her valves were fine but her heart wasn't. She found out she was in Heart Failure. They weren't sure if it was due to the pregnancy or if it came some other way. I was in shock. How could this be happening? I swear every week went by so slowly. She had so many doctor appointments it was ridiculous how often she was going. They wanted to make sure her heart wasn't getting any worse than it already was. While pregnant your heart is under more stress due to the double amount of fluid and blood your heart has to pump. They decided to induce her 10 days early, that way the right doctors would be at the hospital.


On May 11th, 3:57PM Emma Kate was welcomed into her family. She was 7 lbs 3 oz and 20.5 inches long.

 

The most dangerous time for her heart was the week after delivery. Due to the fluid change, it's really hard on a weak heart. Luckily everything has gone smoothly. She stayed a couple extra days at the hospital and wore a heart monitor home. She goes to the doctor weekly to check her heart function. So far so good.

 

I am so thankful both Chelsie and Emma are doing well. I broke down multiple times during her pregnancy thinking of the worst case scenario. I literally had panic attacks. It has been so hard living so far away knowing she is going through this trial. Even now thinking about it I am in tears because Chelsie is one of the most important people in my life and I couldn't do it without her. I am thankful my tears are tears of happiness and gratitude that she is still here with me and made it through such a scary time in her life. And I am also thrilled to have this new sweet baby in our lives.

 

 

 

 

Chelsie I want you to know that I love you so very much. You are my very best friend and I would do anything in the world for you. I cannot wait to hug you in 2 weeks, get ready for some tears because I have missed you so much. Love you all, congratulations on sweet Emma...I can't wait to snuggle with her!