Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Arden Goes in the NICU


Only a few hours after Arden's birth her bilirubin levels skyrocketed to dangerously high levels for jaundice for a newborn so she is admitted into the NICU. She is put on a feeding tube, all sorts of monitors, and has to be under constant phototherapy lights. She was very close to being at risk for a blood transfusion. We couldn't even pick her up or hold her, which was the most heartbreaking.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Introducing Arden Joan Drenzek


After a very long labor, natural for about 30+ hours, and then with the help of some modern medicine...


Arden Joan Drenzek was born 7 lbs. 2 oz. at 6:36 pm in Chapel Hill, NC