John & Vickie’s baby girl!

John and Vickie had a beautiful baby girl, Kylie Grace Chapman at 10:43am on March 22 via emergency C-section. She weighed in at 7 lbs 7 oz, and was 19.75” long. Unfortunately due to a severe case of Muconium Asperation, and the complications that come with it, the hospital immediately made the decision to have Kylie taken to Kansas City’s, Children’s Mercy hospital via Life Flight helicopter. She is being well taken care of with a 24 hour nurse dedicated only to her, and the best equipment that can be used. But of course all your prayers and support have been making the biggest difference for Kylie and the family.

While Kylie has been up in KC with John and me, Vickie has had to wait in Springfield until she could recover from her surgery, which as you can all imagine has been hard on her. She hasn’t had a chance to hold Kylie yet, but we’re hoping that she’ll be able to soon.

John wanted a chance to fill everyone in, and thank you all for your support:

“On March 22nd at 10:43am, Vickie and I got to lay eyes on our new little girl, Kylie Grace Chapman. She is every bit as beautiful as either of us could have ever imagined. When we got to the hospital, it was determined that there was something causing the baby distress, and she was going to have to be delivered by C-section. She had wrapped her cord into a true knot and gotten it around her neck. Unfortunately all this stress caused a condition called Meconium Asperation. After delivery she had to be taken by helicopter to Kansas City to a hospital with special machines and treatments not available in Springfield. Since being here she has continued to respond well to treatments. She in not out of the woods by any means, but we are very hopeful. She is still in critical condition and we are watching her minute by minute. Hopefully soon Vickie will be well enough to join me here and be able to spend time with me and our new baby girl. We want to thank all the people who have given their support and thoughts. Thank you all so much.” - John Chapman

We’ll try to keep you all updated on any new developments as much as possible. The doctors think it will probably be a couple weeks before Kylie can return home. She’s got a long ways to go, but she’s surprising everyone with how much of a fighter she is.

by: Jeremy