Monday, May 21, 2012

A Grand Entrance



 My last post was about how I was dealing with, what seemed like a forever wait for the birth of our little girl. Well she came! It was nothing like the beautiful peaceful birth I had planed and dreamed about in my mind. I can honestly say that it was a very good thing that I had decided to just let God handle the rest of my pregnancy and delivery. The day started like any other day, Colt off to work, taking kids to music and dance class. After class was over we went and ran a few errands in town. I took the kids to the mall then to the park and we just had a fun day. We decided to go out to dinner as a family. While we were at dinner our little Eva peed her pants. I walked her out to the car to get a new change of clothes(simple right). Well I stepped off the curb and into a pot hole! And SPLAT landed right on my huge belly. The only one around was my 2 year old Eva. As I laid there crying on the parking lot floor wishing that someone would come by to help me up, nobody came. I got my self up grabbed Eva's hand and hobbled inside. Colt saw me in tears holding my belly and freaked out. I told him what had happened and said I would just sit for a while and do some kick counts. He would have none of that, he hurried the kids to finish their dinner and rushed us off to the hospital. When we got there they hooked me up to the baby heart rate monitor and the contraction monitor. Baby's heart rate was sounding good and I was having contractions every 4-7 minutes. After an hour or so a friend came to pick up our kids(thank goodness). Four kids in a small triage room was no fun. Nay stayed with us, she wanted to be there if the baby was born. The doctor ordered a BPP(Biophysical Profile) ultrasound. The tech watched the baby for about an hour and a half. He didn't tell us much about what he was looking for but we were okay and not worried. When he was done I was put back on the monitors for another hour or so. All of a sudden the nurse comes in with my doctor on the phone wanting to talk to me. Now I was worried. She started by saying the BPP results were not good and that the baby wasn't moving like they wanted her to. She also said that there looked like there might be a bleed on the baby's brain. Then she said she was on her way to perform an emergency c-section. I began to cry and heard nothing else she said after that. The nurse was explaining the same thing to Colt while I was on the phone with the doctor. Now all the nurses and doctors went into a mad dash of prep mode.Colt told everyone to stop what they were doing and leave the room. He knew just what I needed; He gave me a hug then  gave me a blessing. I felt instant peace, I was still scared and worried but felt peace. Everyone came back in and went back to work. I gave my Nay a hug and kiss and told her the nurses would take good care of her while mom and dad were in the operating room. After getting a spinal block and being laid on the table my sweet husband was once again by my side. I just starred at him to keep myself calm. In a few quick moments I heard the cry of our sweet baby girl. The doctors gave her a quick look over and said she looks just fine. They gave me a little peek at her before they rushed her off to the NICU for a better look at her and some more tests. I was soon in recovery. Colt and Nay came to see me before they left to take Nay home. I was in recovery for a few hours and all I wanted was to have my baby in my arms. I cried and cried wishing that I could just hold her. They finally rolled me to the NICU, Colt was there and I got to hold her. She had IV's and wires and cords and monitors on her, it was all so sad. They told us all the scans of her head were normal and that there was no bleed. We both were so relieved. 
It has now been 3 weeks and looking back there are still so many emotions. I am upset and sad that I had to have a c-section, but I am so happy that all was well with our little Lindy. I am having a very hard time with the recovery. It is very hard to "take it easy" when you are a mom of 5. Colt has been amazing! He has taken over all of my normal duties as well as work, and go to school. Our sweet little Lindy wanted to make sure that her grand entrance would be unforgettable, and we will never forget it! Selinda Marie entered this world on April 30th she weighed 7lbs 1oz and was 19 inches long. Another beautiful blessing from God.