I'm mainly documenting the details of my child's birthday for myself and my sisters who live in different states. But feel free to read along if you are interested.
Tuesday January 29, 2008
It's my brother's birthday today. I had put the date in the back of my mind a few days earlier and had forgotten to remember until my sister sent me a text. It brought tears to my eyes thinking of that day 16 years ago, when I went to the hospital with my parents to witness the miracle of life when I was only in 4th grade. Because of this momentous event I always felt a different connection with my brother and his loss always has taken it's emotional toll on me, even to this day.
How weird it was knowing that the next day I would be bringing another life into this world!
As the day wore on, I became increasingly more annoyed and onrey by the minute. I felt like I had so much to do and no time to do it. I cried more today then I did my whole pregnancy. At 5 we traveled to my parents house to take Tray for his week-long get-away to poppa's house. While there my wonderful husband and dad gave me a blessing and instantly I was at ease about the events that were to come. That night I finished packing, cleaned my floors, shaved my legs, and set the alarm for 3:30am.
Wednesday January 30, 2008
3:30 am - I had been awake for a few minutes just laying in bed. It was snowing so we had to leave by 4 so we could get gas and travel at a safe speed to Ogden to get to the hospital by 5:30.
5:15 am - We arrive at the hospital a little early. I fill out my admission papers and wait to be directed to my room
5:30 - 7:00 - Just the routine things, IV, blood pressure, baby monitor, the contraction monitor (I was having contractions too!!!), all the fun stuff. They told me that at 7:15 I would be taken to the OR and then we would get started. Oh how I forgot from having Tray what that horrid antacid crap tastes!
7:20 - they wheel my bed down the hall and through the doors into the cold OR. I had to walk into the actual operating room, and I mooned Travis on the way!
7:24- They were prepping my back for my spinal block when a nurse came in and said that another patient might be in need for an emergency C-section and the hold on for a minute! I don't know if it really was cold in there or if I was that nervous but I was shaking uncontrolably! I just couldn't stop! Finally they came in and gave the go ahead to start on me. The spinal block was the coolest thing I had ever felt. Not the needle part but like 5 seconds after being stuck with the needle I could no longer feel my legs! It was the weirdest/coolest feeling ever. I did get nauseated for a minute but they fixed my blood pressure and I felt great!
Apparently the hospital is a teaching hospital or something because later Travis informed me of all the people watching my c-section through a window. I'm a little embarrassed, but that's life I guess. Between the time of my numbness and the actual birth there was a lot of talking between the two doctors, I was trying to include myself in their conversation but they would quickly answer my question and get back to their own matters. They probably got annoyed with me by the end, but at least I wasn't drugged like I was with Tray and just spit out random things that had nothing to do with anything!
7:54 - After some "pressure and pulling" and me prematurly asking if it was still a girl (only her head was out at the moment, but my doctor had said, "just like in the ultrasounds" so I thought he was referring to the gender, I still don't know what he meant by that) my baby made her way into this world! She didn't have a loud cry but I heard it and that was good enough for me. After a quick glance over the curtain she was whisked away to be cleaned off and Travis follow and I was left there with 4 nurses, 2 doctors, and 1 drug guy (I can't spell so he's just the drug guy). All of whom are having their own conversations that I am not a part of!
The rest of the day went great! At 2 I was up and walking to the bathroom, later that night we went for a walk around the halls, the next day I was no longer dependant on any machines, and was free to get up and move about.
We only had a few visitors due to the 10 snow storms that we had (ok it wasn't really 10 but it was alot) My mom came everyday with Tray. At first he wouldn't even look at Kinlee. By Friday he would call her baby but he was more interested in watching tv.
What an adjustment it is having two kids. Luckily Kinlee is a great baby. She doesn't really cry and is content to just lay and look around. Tray has adjusted great so far. He likes to hold Kinlee and help change her diaper and give her baths. He does do naughty things while I am nursing though. The other day he ran into the room with a steak knife in each hand. Or he will climb onto the table and play with my glass jars, or crumble play-dough into the carpet. But I think that's just the 2-year-old in him.
Travis started his new job this week. It's been hard to have a new baby and just be by myself, luckily my mom comes out a few days a week so I can have a nap and some time to myself. We can't wait until Travis starts working his normal shift so he can be home more. But we are for sure grateful for his new job!
And I just had to show how freakishly alike my sisters look! They always get asked if they are twins! WEIRD!!!!
