August 20, 2008

At 9:57 PM on August 20, 2008 Olivia Isabella Woodall was born. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

She was taken directly to the NICU via a window in the delivery room and we weren't even able to hold or see her. It was frustrating and sad but we also knew that her condition would prevent us from having much interaction in the beginning.

The transport team brought Olivia in to let us see her for a few minutes before taking her from the University Hospital NICU to Primary Children's Medical Center NICU. We thought she was absolutely darling, even with all of the tubes are wires covering her. She has a full head of hair and a darling little face. She was peacefully sleeping and we didn't get a chance to hold her because the room was too cool and the visit was much too short. Joel accompanied her to the NICU and stayed around for reports and to make sure she was ok before he came over to brief me on her status.

He said she was stable and that so far everything looked good. He didn't get the chance to hold her either but I was glad he was able to stay with her for a little while and to make sure she was ok.