Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Welcome to the world, Mason!

Mason Thomas Henretty arrived June 7th at 5:56 pm weighing in at 4 lbs, 3oz and measuring 17 inches long. He is doing great in the NICU. He was briefly put on a ventilator to help with his breathing, but he is now breathing with the help of CPAP and, so far, has no other serious problems associated with his early arrival. Please keep him in your prayers as he continues to grow while under the NICU care.

I went into labor early in the morning of June 7th, which the doctors think may have been caused by the start of an infection, so I guess he knew it was time. We made it to 32 weeks exactly, which is a big milestone, even though we didn't quite make the 34 mark we were hoping for.

Chris and I are totally in love with our precious baby boy. We don't know yet when we'll be able to bring him home, but we will keep everyone updated of his progress. Here are a few pictures from his birthday. The ventilator has since been removed and we hope today we will get to hold him.

Mason and daddy


And with mommy (after a VERY long day!)

4 comments:

  1. Callen & Chris,
    I am so thrilled for you both! You are going to love being parents, Children are such an amazing gift from god! I hope Mason gets to come home soon and we will keep him in our prayers. He is gorgeous! I can't wait to meet him in person. Take care of yourself and hope they don't feed you anymore peaches!
    Heather, David, Morgan & Will Downing

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  2. He looks great!! Congratulations on this truly special arrival!! Those are two very happy parents!

    Love,
    Laura, Ryan and Erin

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  3. TA-DA! You did it! He is not only a beautiful (handsome)boy he is also mighty big looking to me no matter what the scales say. Betcha he will outdo all the other babies at the picnic Easter.
    Don't let your Mom and Dad spoil him, Callen. Congratulations and so much love goes with this quick note. Love you, Aunt Emilie

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  4. He is precious! You guys look so happy! It looks like he has a little bit of dark hair like his daddy!

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