Unexpected Arrival!

Wesley's due date wasn't until December 25, 2010 but little did we know he had a different plan for us. I woke up at 3:30am on Tuesday, October 26th to my water breaking. In a complete panic I woke Dan up and called my mom. Dad came over to watch Brooke and we were off to the hospital. When we arrived; they confimed that my water did in fact break but they were going to try and keep the baby in for as long as possible. Then they delivered the most devastating news, "I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital until he came." They said it could be a few days or weeks. The thought of leaving Brooke for that long broke my heart; it was unbearable. I was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and stayed the whole day. During the night I started to have contractions which they stopped by giving me some medication. The next morning I was feeling fine. Mom came to stay with me for the day while Dan was at home playing with Brooke. Dan and his mom came up around lunch time and we were able to spend some time talking. That's when we finally decided our baby boy's name would be Wesley! While they were here I started to have some more pain. The nurses drew blood and checked the monitors; they were afraid I was getting an infection. The pain went away and Dan and Becky left. About an hour later my pain came back and they confimed I was getting an infection......baby boy had to come out!! Dan rushed back to the hospital and my c-section was performed. Wesley Christopher Cadigan was born October 27, 2010 at 5:44pm. He weighed 4lbs, 7oz and was 16 inches long. He let out a loud cry and all the doctors said he looked great. Dan was able to hold him and take some pictures before he was taken down to the NICU.

Wesley has been doing great so far. He has an oxygen tube giving him a little support but is mostly breathing on his own. He is being fed through a tube for the next few days until he's strong enough to eat on his own. He also has some jaundice so he has been sunbathing under the lights until that clears up. We've attached a few pictures of his progress so far. We are being discharged from the hospital tomorrow. Leaving will be the most difficult thing we've done so far but we will also be looking forward to seeing Brooke. She's been such a trooper through all of this. Mom and Dad said she's been great for them and has been having a lot of fun.

We'll continue to update Wesley's status and pictures daily so please follow along with us to keep up with him. We thank everyone for the prayers and well wishes so far and hope that you all will continue to send prayers his way.