Start at the beginning of the story; Letter from July 22, 1am/PST

earliest photo of Zaria

Just wanted to let ya'll know what was happening and need some reiki,
positive vibes, prayers or what have you

last night/afternoon 7/20 I went into early labor
after leaking a decent amount of water, some bleeding and possibly a mucus
plug (plus other types of body changes) we went to the hospital in Reno
(where Luke was born) under the advice of our midwife.
we arrived around 1:30-2am July 21 with fairly consistent contractions.
 after a long few hours of contractions, back labor and other hospital hoops
we had an ultrasound.  One baby was no longer alive. I had a decent fever
and the thought is that there was a infection.  We attempted a vaginal birth
around 5am.  The first baby (the one deceased) came out quickly.  The second
who was and is still alive was not easy to get out.  We opted for a c
section and the baby was securely lifted out and rushed to NICU.

She was 1 pound 2 ounces and considered 23 weeks.  She has survived since her birth at 6:30 (pacific
time) am July 21.

We will just have to take this day by day.  The odds are not exactly in our
favor but we hope for the very best.
My mom will fly out with my aunt this weekend to be with us.  The kids are
taking it good and bad but we are so thankful for the huge amount of support
from our family here.

We plan to have the deceased baby cremated and have chosen to call her
Abigail Linnaea.
We are still in the thought process of our baby girl's name down
in NICU but hope to come to a decision quickly.
I am doing fairly well physically and will be in the hospital until Sunday
or Monday due to the need for all the antibiotics.
I am pumping to stimulate milk production in hopes that our baby will
survive and be given the milk in the coming weeks.
I will update ya'll when need be.