7/1/2012 Our Girls

We welcomed Ava Potter into this world at 2:39 am. Isla graced us with her presence for an hour before we said farewell. She was a beautiful spirit and we all feel lucky to have had her in our lives even if it was for a brief moment in time. Ava weighed in at 3 lbs 1 oz and I think she was as shocked to be here as we were to see her. She cried heartily and hit 9 on the APGAR scale and then 10. She is in the NICU, and will be for a long while, but is in stable condition and holding her own. They did not have to intubate her but her breathing is being helped by a C-PAP machine. Thlay is doing great. Dr. Jolley wasn't able to make it in before the C-section. It ended up that Dr. Andy Warner did the surgery. When he came in to introduce himself he said, "Thlay?" and she said, "Andy?" It ended up that he was an old college friend of both Thlay and Jeff. He is now the Chief Resident here at the U and everyone loves him. It was pretty awesome to have an old friend their do her surgery. Thlay is out of the Recovery Room and has seen Ava and is now sleeping. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, Weyshawn (Mom)