Anna and I have arrived back home after a long 3 1/2 days at the hospital. I am so happy to be out of the hospital and back to the comfort of our own home!
The adventure began on Thursday morning. Jared and I had to be at the hospital at 6:00 AM. After a pit stop for Jared at Hardee's to get some much needed coffee, we arrived at the hospital. After getting poked and prodded by countless nurses, I was ready to go. By 7:30 AM, Jared was in scrubs from head to toe, and I was being wheeled back to the OR. Jared had to wait "just a minute" while I got the spinal block. The anesthesiologist met me in the OR. I had the unique experience of getting accidentally hit in a nerve which sent a shock down by spine. I almost jumped off the edge of the table, but everything was okay. Once the doctor stepped in to the OR, Anna was out in less than ten minutes. It was truly amazing! C-sections are a little more traumatic on the babies, so the nurses gave her the TLC she needed to get all of the fluid out of her lungs. Once Anna got a little oxygen, Jared got to carry Anna to the nursery to get weighed. I stayed behind and got all stitched up, and we met back up in the recovery room about 45 minutes later.
The boys are both in love with their little sister. Austin just glows every time Anna makes a sound. He is so helpful and brings us diapers and whatever he thinks Anna needs. :-) When they all arrived to pick us up at the hospital this morning, Austin came over to me, held out his hands and said, "Take baby home." He was so cute and wanted to put Anna in her car seat by himself! :-) Aidan is just as helpful with helping to retrieve Anna's pacifier and helping to hold it in place during diaper changes. On the car ride home, Anna was having some separation anxiety and crying. Austin was SO upset that there was something wrong with her that he just cried his little eyes out and pointed at her. It was truly one of the sweetest things I've ever seen!
My doctor was amazing, and we are so grateful to have a healthy and beautiful baby. It makes the pain and suffering SO worth it! Thank you to everyone for all of the prayers, and a extra special thank you to Nana & Guka for coming up here and watching the boys and making this experience so much easier for our family. We are SO grateful to you!
More pictures to come...
2 comments:
Oh my gosh, that is just the CUTEST story about Austin being upset when Anna was crying. I can't wait to see them all!! I love you all so much, and I'm happy everyone is home and healthy!!!
YAY!!! She is so precious. Congrats, Denise. :)
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