Baby Jane "Janie" Ireland

Our Story

As many people know, Amy and I have been trying to start a family for many years.  This summer our wish was granted when we adopted a lovely baby girl.  We named her Jane (the feminine of "John" and one of Amy's grandmothers' name) Marjorie (another grandmother name) Ireland and took her home on her third day of life.  Amy and I had been working with our adoption agency for two years and were surprised when we went from just waiting to having a baby at home in 24 hours.  Jane spent a week at home with us having continual problems with her formula.  After losing 14% of her birth weight, she was readmitted to the hospital and transferred the next day to Mott Children's Hospital.  Testing showed that she had a Complete Duodenal Atresia (a 1:10,000 defect where the stomach and intestines are not connected).  After emergency surgery and two-weeks in the hospital, Janie is doing fine and back home with mom and dad.