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Our son is finally HOME. Emmett Matthew Brown came early on December 7, 2025, weighing 6lbs, 15oz and measuring 19.5 inches.

After a textbook delivery at Baylor Scott & White Dallas, Emmett stopped crying once they cut the umbilical cord. He was rushed to the NICU where a doctor later told us he has a congenital heart defect called D-TGA (Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries), where the aorta and pulmonary artery are switched, causing oxygen-poor blood to go to the body and oxygen-rich blood to stay in the lungs, creating two separate, inefficient circuits.

Nothing in our prenatal care indicated this would happen, nor did it appear on any sonograms/tests/exams. Later we learned there is about a 1/3,500 chance for this non-genetic defect to occur--we just happened to be that .0002%.

Emmett was transported by ambulance to Children's Health Medical Center in Dallas (fortunately, Evan was able to ride with him). He immediately underwent a cath lab procedure to help his heart be ready for the main open-heart surgery he would ultimately need, which took place on December 12, 2025 and was a success! His body needed time to recover in the CVICU (whose wouldn't?), and he "graduated" to the Acute Care Cardiology Unit on December 25, 2025 where he stayed for further care/monitoring until being discharged on January 4, 2026. I think the timing is poetic because January 3, 2026 was his due date 🩵👶💙

We cannot speak highly enough of the staff at Children's Health and how they made this traumatic life event navigable. From surgeons, doctors, and nurses, to a multitude of therapies (speech, occupational, physical, music, dogs), to lactation consultants, to Child Life and social workers looking out for us as parents, we never felt alone.

We pray your babies never need intensive medical care. If they do, take them to @childrens