We are proud to announce the arrival of our new son: Josiah James LeRoy Roberts! Josiah arrived via c-section on Monday, October 16th @ 10:26pm. Little Josiah was born 6 weeks early at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU). He weighed 4# 11.5oz and was 17-3/4" long.
Our little guy's due date wasn't until November 27th, but needed to be delivered via an urgent c-section due to a fetal/maternal hemorrhage caused by a partial placental abruption (meaning the placenta was detaching from the uterus and Josiah's blood cells were entering his momma's blood stream). The doctors said that if he wasn't delivered that night, he could either likely bleed so much that he needed blood transfusions or could be stillborn.
Josiah spent 14 days in the DNCC (Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center)/NICU and was discharged on Sunday, 10/29. At his lowest weight, he was 4# 4oz, but was up to 4# 13-oz at his doctor's appointment on Tuesday, 10/31. Josiah is on an apnea monitor 24hrs a day. This monitors his respirations as well as his heart rate. The heart rate is what the doctors are watching the closest since Josiah's initial EKG indicated he might have the same heart condition Mariah has. We do get several valid alarms going off each day (with the monitor showing a low heart rate), but many of the alarms are due to the electrodes not sticking to his skin properly. One set of electrodes should last @ 2 days and we have to change them at least 2x/day! This monitor really gives us peace of mind, especially in the night.
Josiah is calling for his momma, so I will try to add to this post later!
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