Hello, World!

I am Jeena, auntie of Zach. I've created this blog to keep everyone apprised of all the news with Baby Zach and Emily and Obaid. I will try to update daily and share what I know, and ask that those of you reading this communicate the latest information to those who do not have the ability to do so.

I'll post some pictures very soon, but to catch everyone up:

Zachary Hameed Khan was born on January 12th at 9:59PM. He was about 7 weeks early, and weighed in at 4lbs and 10oz and 16.5 inches long.

There were some complications with the labor, and Emily had a tough time with it. There was an emergency c-section, and Emily lost a lot of blood. They had a rough night, and Emily had a few surgeries before stabilizing enough to be moved to the ICU. (I'll let Emily decide the level of detail she'd like to share about all this.)

Zach is resting comfortably in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and is breathing on his own, without any oxygen support. As the lungs are the last to develop and are one of the concerns with preemies, this is a great sign.

Emily is recovering, though it was an obviously tough birth. I was able to visit with her for a long time yesterday and while she looked tired, she was more than able to hold her own in the conversation and was watching a football game when I got there.

She did have a fever last night, so they haven't let her out of the ICU yet, but there is hope that she can return to her regular hospital room tomorrow.

Please keep them in your thoughts. Flowers can be sent to Emily Khan c/o Northwest Medical Center in Seattle, to room 214 in the Childcare Center. As she loves flowers, it would be nice for her to be surrounded by a garden when she makes her return to her room from the ICU.