Our little bundle of joy, Melvin Eugene (Tunnell) DeRieux, arrived early on July 28th with plenty of time for Momma to recover and compete in the Iron Chef Oregon competition…that is if everything had gone to plan.
We only just arrived home this past Monday afternoon after 12 days in the hospital and an additional emergency surgery later. Our birth plan went out the window with Melvin’s birth. But, those don’t matter at all in the end when you are given a beautiful, healthy little boy.
So, after FINALLY being released on Monday I have been pushing to be able to do Iron Chef Oregon. I wasn’t going to let
anything hold me back! That is until my body decided it just couldn’t do it. I held onto hope until the last possible moment. While I kind of feel like I’m giving in it is really for the best that I’m not going. My body needs to rest a recuperate from what it has just been through.
*Competing in my place at Iron Chef Oregon will be Nicole Peltz from Field To Table Catering! We wish her the best of luck. GO NICOLE!
It feels so good to be home. Melvin is healthy, which is what I had to keep telling myself through all of this. I am so glad it was me and not him. You’ll see us around the kitchen on Tuesdays and at other events soon but for now our little family is going to rest and recover from what we’ve just been through.
Cheers!
Heidi
