How we got here...

This is our first attempt at a blog, so here goes nothing! We decided to create this blog to help keep our family and friends up-to-date with all that's happening with our precious little Evelyn Marie. It's hard to remember what we've told people, so I guess I'll just start at the beginning...

Evelyn's had a rough start right from the beginning, but she's also shown us that she's a fighter. Even before she was born. It all started when Colette was just 14 weeks pregnant and started spotting. Colette went to her doctor several times to see what was going on, and each time, the doctors would look and listen to the baby and say that everything looks fine. This continued until around 18 weeks when the spotting Colette had been experiencing got worse and turned into bleeding. After two trips to the ER fearing the worse, Colette was finally diagnosed with a placental abruption.

Colette was then transferred to a high-risk OB/GYN practice called Phoenix Perinatal Associates (PPA). I only mention them because everyone that works there has been nothing but fantastic! We couldn't have asked for better care. Our first visit with PPA, Colette was put on bedrest at home and had weekly doctor visits with ultrasounds at nearly every visit to check on the baby and see how the abruption was healing or if it was growing. Each visit was encouraging. The baby continued to grow and the abruption was showing signs of improvement. We were getting hopeful that this might resolve itself and life would go on as normal.

After nearly 9 weeks of bedrest at home, Colette's symptoms suddenly got worse, so we were told to go to Banner Good Samaritan Hospital to be evaluated. Colette was just 26 1/2 weeks and was told that she would have to go on bedrest at the hospital until the abruption resolved itself, or the baby was born, whichever came first. So we packed up and settled into the hospital expecting a long stay. Colette was setup with lots of books, magazines, movies, etc. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 21st, after just 5 days in the hospital, Colette started having contractions that couldn't be stopped.