The story of the journey of Abby, as told by her mom and dad...

     Just getting setteled into another long night shift at the hospital i was oblivious to the events that would unfold over the next several days. My name is Chad, and my wife Kelly and I were expecting a beautiful healthy girl to be born in May 2011. Although,  since early on in her pregnancy Kelly had been on bedrest and it had been a stressfull time for both of us to say the least.  

     Monday January 10, 2011 came like any other day untill I get a text message from my wife at 10 pm. Kelly says she is having pains, contractions she thought, every 2-3 minutes and they had been consistant fo a while.  Concerned that theese pains were not subsiding she called her OB. Kelly was told to go to the hospital to be more closely monitored. Sure enough she was dialated to 3 cm, and in active labor. What was concerning was that she was only 23 weeks a 4 days preganat which is a bit early to say the least. The full court press was on to try and slow down if not stop the contractions. A myriad of drugs were used to help curb the contractions, and they worked...at least for a while.

     As we were settling in to our new digs at the hospital ,and not having slept for 2 days  we were both spent. Unfourtunately, Wednesday night the contractions returned with a vengence. Another round of meds were attempted with no real effect. Early Thusrday monrning we found ourselves back in Labor and Delivery. As Kelly begins to dilate even more we prepare ourselves for what seems inevitable.

     At 7:10 am Thursday January 13, 2011 we gave birth to a 1 pound 5 oz beautiful baby girl. Her journey and our journey as a family now begins...