New Arrival!

So after a couple of days in the hospital, we can finally announce a new arrival!  Although initially it appeared that Andrea and baby were ready to get the show on the road (already being a week overdue), baby apparently changed his mind and rejected the eviction notice.  The doctor and nurses tried drugs, walks up and down the hallways, bouncing Andrea on the "prego-ball," all to no avail.  On Saturday morning, the doctor decided to break the water herself.  By Saturday evening, things were still not progressing very fast, and after seeing some irregular heart activity on the monitor, the Doctor decided to do a C-section.  The baby had inhaled some things he shouldn't have before the C-section, so he and Daniel were life-flighted to Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, while Andrea recovers in Pella.  The baby quickly stabilized, but is still hooked up to quite a few tubes.  He put up quite a fight, including yanking one out, so I suppose that is a good sign... and an indication that we are going to have our hands full in the next few years.  We thank you very much for all your prayers, and are very thankful that God was with us and Noah through all of this.

Name: Noah Daniel Palmer
Weight: 9lb, 9oz!
Length: 21 inches
Time: 20:34
Date: 4/27/2013