I'm home!!!

Introducing the newest member of the Hepworth Family:

Audrey Aline
Born May 28, 2008
12:20 pm
6 lbs 3 oz
20 inches long

Even Nathan thinks she pretty neat...

and loves to give her kisses!

We were able to finally get both myself and Audrey home Sunday afternoon. We had planned on leaving on Saturday and were getting everything packed and ready when we were told that my discharge had been canceled.
Friday night the nurse had noticed that I a had a pretty good sized red patch on my skin above where my incision was. The doctor on call at the hospital put my on an antibiotic and had some blood drawn to see what might be going on. Well, the blood test came back positive for an infection and what they thought it was is life threatening if found in your blood, which it was. They wanted to get me immediately on IV antibiotics and would have to stay at least overnight, possibly 3 days. This was not exactly what I had been hoping for. I was really looking forward to getting home and being able to spend time with Nathan.
So shortly after finding out I wouldn't be leaving the nurse came in to put in the IV. I really hate needles and every time have had to had blood drawn or an IV put in it usually takes them 2 or three tries. Well I had three separate nurses try to get the IV in, each of them with 2 tries before the last nurse got it in finally. OUCH!!! It was not pleasant at all. I just want to say that if I never need an IV again I will be ok with that.
Well we were lucky and after staying an extra night in the hospital and getting antibiotics all night we got a call from the doctor and found out that I only have a skin infection (the red patch, which has now gone away, thanks to the antibiotics) and not what they had feared. Yay! So we are finally home and enjoying the new little person in our family.