Happy Baby!

Fighter

Will is 5 days old today. Scott and I were talking that honestly these five days have been a blur. Will made it out of surgery yesterday and is know resting comfortably in the PICU at Children's Hospital. Today he was able to breathe on his own so the ventilator was taken out and he was moved to a crib instead of a warming table. I also got to hold him for 30 minutes. Will is a fighter and is going to make it through this. Scott and I sit by Will's bedside letting him know that he is not alone. We are so happy for what he has accomplished so far and he has so much more to do in life. I have never see a baby so tough! We just love him so much!

Wide Awake

Our Little General

We would like to introduce you to William Arthur Ratcliff. He arrived on July 23rd at 11:29am weighing 8 pounds 8 oz and is 19 inches long. Will has endured alot in his first days and has been poked and prodded more than I ever have in my life. At a day old he was whisked away to surgery to have a heart catheter. . The tests from the heart cath came back good and Will is expected to have surgery on Monday or Tuesday. William is going to have to open heart surgery when he is only 4 or 5 days old. Scott and I are really scared and nervous for our little guy. He has been a fighter so far and will continue to fight. Good news is that the cardiologists thinks that it will be a fix when they operate on William, this meaning he may only have to one surgery. The positive thoughts have been working. Will is a strong and Scott and I are so in love with him.

Happy Graduates!

Well Scott and I have been busy with something other than preparing for Baby Will. We both are college graduates. Scott graduated from Bellevue University with a degree in Leadership Management and I graduated with a degree in Logistics Management. We are both really excited and it is hard to believe that I have completed it. I am proud to say I even made the Dean's List. You all know it was a long rode for me but I finally made it! What a great accomplishment for both of us:)

38 Weeks

Yesterday Scott and I had our last ultrasound with Dr. Ferrerr. Hard to believe the Baby Will will be here next Thursday. I am scheduled for a c-section at 9:15am. Scott and I are really excited to meet him. This has been a been a pretty tough pregnancy for me not just because of the news we received at 28 weeks but I had morning sickness until about 5 months, kidney stones, food poisoning and have become lactose intolerant ( or it could be that Baby Will just does not like Dairy Queen:)). I am ready for him to come that is for sure. I am so thankful for Dr. Ferrerr and for him catching the issue with the Will's heart because who know where we would be if he had not. I have one more doctor's appointment on Monday, just a stress test on William and too make sure my contractions are not too strong. According to Dr.Ferrer we have a beautiful Baby! It is also hard to believe that this is our last weekend before he arrives. Time has flown by! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.

37 weeks

I headed to my weekly appointment today and Baby Will is doing great considering. He is looking to be about 9 pounds. This is great news! He is going to be strong and a fighter. Afterall his initial do spell WAR:)

Introducing Kate VanGorden:)

Since I have been on bed rest I have been bored (shocker I know) but the excitement picked up Sunday when were graced with the presence of our favorite friends from Wisconsin Zach and Amanda VanGorden. We were able to go see them last year in April but have not been able to get together since. Since we last saw them they have added a new addition to their family..Miss Kate. She is so cute and such a happy baby. It was nice to hear the pitter patter of little feet around house and I kind of am getting use to the idea. It was a quick trip for Zach and Amanda and we literally did nothing. It was so nice to relax at home and catch up with them. Hopefully after William is born we will see them again! :)

36 weeks

Hard to believe I am 36 weeks tomorrow. It is amazing how time has flown. July 23rd is the big day. Finally, Baby William will make his apperance. Scott and I are cannot wait to meet our little man!

Celebrating the 4th of July!

Last weekend Scott and I headed to Lakeshore Country Club with Andy and Nicole Murray to celebrate the Fourth of July. I figured by the 4th I would not be able to do much. We had a great time and the fireworks were great. Thanks for the invite Andy and Nicole:)