Dez McKay Little finally arrived on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. I woke up at 4:15 with really strong contractions about 7 minutes apart. I didn't know if it was the real thing since they said they would be closer together. I just really didn't want to get sent home again. I took a bath a little before 6, and after I got out the contractions became 3 minutes apart. I finally woke Tyler up and we headed off to the hospital. When I got there they said I was dilated to a 5. YAY! This time they were keeping me! My contractions were extremely painful, and it took them 2 hours to get everything ready for an epidural. Finally, I was out of pain at 8:30. This picture shows me finally being able to smile.
By 9:30 I was dilated to a 9, and they were just trying to get me to last until 10, so they could get both Antibiotic IV treatments in. (Since I was Strep-B positive.) A little after 10, Doc had me try to push. After only about 4 pushes, my Doctor realized that the babies heartbeat was getting dangerously low, and he was still way too high. This is when we heard the bad news. I needed an emergency C-Section. Neither of us came in expecting that outcome at all. By now, I am in lots of pain from feeling the contractions again, and scared to death. I wasn't really scared of the C-Section--it was more the recovery that scared me. This picture is of us all ready to move to the O.R. I wasn't feeling too hot at the moment...
The anesthesia for this surgery was so crazy! The absolute only part of my body that I could move was my eyes. They told me that I would feel like I couldn't breathe, but that I would really be breathing fine. I definitely felt like that, and it was awful. I tried asking for Oxygen, but I could not get the word out. Somehow the anesthesiologist knew what I needed. The whole experience was just really interesting. They said I would feel pressure, but honestly, I really didn't feel any at all. I was surprised at how quick it went. Before I knew it, I was hearing the beautiful cry of my baby boy.
Dez McKay Little arrived at 12:02 p.m. on December 19, 2012. He was 8 lbs, 3.5 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.
The recovery is hard, but is going well. We will be going home tomorrow (Saturday the 22nd).
My wonderful mother was able to extend her stay here to help out, and she has been doing great with Parker. He has handled this MUCH better than anyone had anticipated that he would. I think they are partying at home, cause he seems like he isn't even missing us ;-)
Parker loves his baby brother--but not so much when mommy is holding him. He is so cute with him though :-)
Nana sure loves Dez!
Our beautiful family :-)
Congratulations on your sweet new baby! Good luck with recovery. Having a c-section sounds terrible... after reading your description, I am probably going to have nightmares about it.
ReplyDeletehaha...honestly, after my experience of pushing with Parker, I might rather have a c-section! The hardest thing about it has been the recovery. Not being able to pick up Parker (or anything above 10 pounds for that matter) has been so hard. But, as long as I kept pain killers in my system, it was bearable. I am doing much better now :-) Dont worry...you probably wont ever have one.
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