{"id":4250,"date":"2015-08-29T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T15:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2015-08-31T07:23:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T11:23:39","slug":"a-surprise-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=4250","title":{"rendered":"A Surprise Arrival!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ephraim_Simeon#4\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;<\/strong>
\nhis greatness no one can fathom.<\/strong>
\nOne generation commends your works to another;<\/strong>
\nthey tell of your mighty acts.<\/strong>
\nThey speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty\u2014<\/strong>
\nand I will meditate on your wonderful works.<\/strong>
\nThey tell of the power of your awesome works\u2014<\/strong>
\nand I will proclaim your great deeds.<\/strong>
\nThey celebrate your abundant goodness<\/strong>
\nand joyfully sing of your righteousness.<\/strong>
\nThe Lord is gracious and compassionate,<\/strong>
\nslow to anger and rich in love.<\/strong>
\nThe Lord is good to all;<\/strong>
\nhe has compassion on all he has made.<\/strong>
\nAll your works praise you, Lord;<\/strong>
\nyour faithful people extol you.<\/strong>
\nThey tell of the glory of your kingdom<\/strong>
\nand speak of your might,<\/strong>
\nso that all people may know of your mighty acts<\/strong>
\nand the glorious splendor of your kingdom.<\/strong>
\nYour kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,<\/strong>
\nand your dominion endures through all generations.<\/strong>
\nPsalm 145<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n

Weighing 4 lbs 11 ounces with a length of 18 inches, Ephraim Benjamin Delp was born on Wednesday, August 26th\u00a0at 5:05 p.m. \u00a0Since he was born a little early, the doctors are monitoring him closely but all signs are good at this point. \u00a0We can’t thank you enough for your prayers during this trying day. \u00a0We praise God for his goodness to us and Ephraim!<\/p>\n

Ephraim was born at 37 weeks gestation but only had the measurements of a baby of around 35 weeks. \u00a0Our day started with a typical weekly prenatal checkup in the morning at 9:30 to see how Kim and baby #3 were doing. \u00a0Simeon stayed with mom for the appointment (he likes to listen to the baby’s heartbeat) while Joel and Esther dropped them off and went off to run errands. \u00a0We didn’t have any reason for concern so Joel went to get some stuff accomplished while they were in the appointment. \u00a0Unfortunately, we quickly learned there were reasons for concern as the fetal monitor non-stress test showed that the baby’s heartbeat was low. \u00a0The doctor was concerned about this so he wanted Kim to get an ultrasound. \u00a0The ultrasound unfortunately provided inconclusive results, so the doctor asked that she be admitted to the hospital so that way a stress test could be performed. \u00a0The stress test is one where they gave Kim pitocin to give the baby a little bit of encouragement to see how he would react. \u00a0The results of this test showed the placenta was not functioning fully\u00a0so an emergency C-Section was immediately\u00a0scheduled to get the baby out as soon as possible. \u00a0Throughout this whole process, Joel and Kim were basically separated as Joel was rushing around getting the kids with friends to help and packing bags for them and Kim and he for the hospital stay. \u00a0He ended up getting back to the hospital 30 mins before the surgery and first saw Kim after a 5 hour period as she was on the table being opened up. \u00a0And also during that 5 hour period, there was a 5 minute period in which Ephraim’s heartbeat could not be found. \u00a0Safe to say in was an incredibly stressful and trying day. \u00a0Joel had updated a lot of you who are on Facebook with Facebook posts and we felt your love, support and prayers throughout the day. Thank you so much!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the end, God provided us another beautiful child. \u00a0Though he is very small (considered to be slightly premature), he is doing very well and is actually eating from Kim even better than what our other two kids were at this point. \u00a0Praise be to God!<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures over the first few days:<\/p>\n

\"Ephraim#1\"<\/a> \"Ephraim#2\"<\/a>\"Ephraim#3\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Esther#2\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Esther#3\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Esther\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Simeon#2\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Simeon\"<\/a>\"Ephraim_Simeon#4\"<\/a>\"Ephraim#5\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Friends\"<\/a> \"Ephraim_Simeon#3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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