I will try to start there..
Halloween! We had a great Halloween. We had lunch up at the hospital with the Orthopedic group. (Here is our attempt to get a pic of the lil ones dressed up)
And we spent Halloween evening at a dear friend's house. Valin had a great time emptying out their bowl of candy. Lucky for us, he didn't know the deliciousness inside each of those wrappers and only found them as bright fun toys :)
The next day, I had contractions all day and didn't think a thing about them... until 3 am I decided I should watch the clock on them. HELLO, good thing I did! Around 4 am I showered and woke John up. We made a plan that he should go into work and that I could arrange help for Valin and meet him at the hospital at 8 am. Well, that was the plan until 30 minutes later, when I am throwing my 'hospital bag' together and deciding that waiting 4 hours was probably going to end in a home birth.... not exactly what I wanted!
So I called the greatest friend a girl could ever have, my Sydney, at some crazy 4:30 in the morning to see if she could watch Valin. After she insisted not to wake Valin, and a mere 10 seconds later, she was at my house!
Now, let me tell you what she had going on. Not much really, only MOVING TO LR FROM INDIANA INTO HER NEW HOUSE that very day, not to mention she has a 13 month old. And yet, she was a rockstar. Didn't even flinch, acted like she did this everyday... I am so VERY thankful for her! Here are a few pics from Valin's time with them :)
Anyways, back to the story, so Sydney came over as we were still putting together Valins bag, my bag, baby bag, etc. (I won't tell you that just hours before I was making fun of my sister for packing her hospital bag 'so early'....I guess that's what I get)
And to the hospital we went! I called and woke up the house in North Carolina to alert Mom and the family while we were on our way.
Got to the hospital, checked in, 6 cm! (I rock), got to a room, 8 cm (seriously, proud), experienced REAL pain!!!, finally got my EPIDURAL, all was well, 10 cm, 2-3 quick pushes...and Lachlan arrived :) 6 lbs. 4 oz. & 18.5"
And my 'new' life began...
He was immediately taken from my room.
No hello, kisses, hugs, or see-you-in-a-min waves.
I was not prepared for anything that followed his birth...Daddy man followed the team with Lachlan.
Not sure of his health, we were told he would be transferred to Arkansas Children's Hospital. They brought him to me, and told me I could hold him until the transfer team arrived. And this is how Lachlan looked the first time I saw him :(
Poor baby had been poked and pinched, tube down his throat and IV in his arm. After what seemed like a minute or two, the transfer team arrived and Lachlan was taken from me.
John left quickly after to go to Children's to be with him. Here he is in the NICU, shortly after he arrived.
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I know I am leaving you hanging, but I'll tell the rest of the story asap!
Know he is home now, and we are loving every second of him!
3 comments:
Love the update, can't believe you're back to blogging already- you are a rockstar.
a) how cute does the little halloween skunk look?!? omg.
b) i am aching to hold L, literally.
c) praising God that he is home and well and have a lump in my throat thinking about how you must've felt those first few hours/days without him after he was basically ripped from your arms
d) i want to hear how Valin is handling big brotherhood
e) praying as you all adjust to your new family and 'new life'
SOOOOOO thankful for the update. Glad I get to see more "stinker" Valin pics from Halloween. You didn't get your epidural until 8cm???? YOU ARE AMAZING!!! Love seeing the pics of Lachlan, praying for your new little fam. LOVEEEEEEEE YOU
Great update!!! Seeing pictures of Valin and Lachlan will never get old. I love you and your precious family! I cannot wait to see everyone in January!
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