Emma Marie Horn arrived on Thursday 4/14/2011 morning at 8:14 a.m. She was 7lbs 1oz and 19 3/4" long. She is an amazing baby who only cries when she is hungry. God has truly blessed us with a beautiful little girl.
Emma is 11 days old today and it has certainly been a crazy 11 days. Not the newborn crazy but an entirely different crazy. I will start with how she decided to arrive into this world. On Wedensday the 13th we went for a walk around our neighborhood and it wasn't too long before Emma started moving like crazy making me very uncomfortable. I had seen the doctor earlier that day and wasn't making much of any progress so I wasn't expecting anything. At 11:30 I awoke to my water breaking. Things were moving along quietly and normally and at 7:30 a.m I was only at 5 cm. That is when Emma decided she was ready to come out. In a matter of 15 minutes I went from 5 cm to fully dialated and she was out in 6 pushes. It sure beats the 3 hours I went through with Will. There were some scary moments when here heartrate dropped to the 60's but all was well when she came out screaming.
Things were going great and I was getting ready to brave the world with 2 kids. Then on Thursdary morning the 21st, exactly 1 week after giving birth I awoke with a horrible headache. Thank goodness my mom was still in town and when you mom looks at you and says "oh crap, something's wrong", you know she is right. Anyway, we decided to run into my general practioner to see what was up because they could see us right away. After seeing her I was told I needed to go to the ER....oh yay!!!! My blood pressure was way up there and my mom said my face looked like a cantelope. I have never had bp issues before and was very uncertain as to what was going on.
Mike met us at the ER and after about an hour or so in the ER with my blood pressure continuing to rise I was re-admitted to labor and delivery with postpartum pre-eclampsia. Yes, in very rare cases it can happen after you give birth. I was put on a 24 hour magnesium drip and blood pressure medicine. I am doing much better now and am home.
I am still not sure what this means and I see the doctor on Wednesday but it was a very scary time and I am so happy to be home with my babies!!! Thank you Lord for allowing me to be a mother and raise my babies.
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Hi Horn family,
This is going to sound strange. I'm a student journalist at the University of Sydney (Australia), and I just googled my name - Emma Marie Horn - to make sure the information held on me is accurate and up-to-date. It was a shock to find that your gorgeous daughter is listed amongst my achievements! I bet she's going to grow up to be a great woman, she can't help it with that name!
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