As the morning of December 3rd,2018 approached my Fiancee,David & I were running on zero sleep due to the excitement of welcoming a new baby into the family. We live an hour or so from the nearest children's hospital & decided it would be a good idea to stay at a hotel the night before so we could be on time the next morning. Plus it gave us the opportunity to spend much needed time together & my fiancee calming me down from the fear that I had of having the baby. ( Thank you babe xo)
I was scheduled to give birth via Cesarean Section ( C-Section for short ) my second one in ten years! I was diagnosed as a High Risk Pregnancy because of my last pregnancy,I have borderline diabetes & I also have a cardiovascular illness called Buergers Disease (which I will explain what that is in another blog soon.) So you can imagine how high my anxiety was a few days before. My first C-Section with my first Son back in 2009,was an emergency. Due to being preeclamptic, having my labor induced ,being put on magnesium,very high blood pressure which was 100 over 199,an epidural that only numbed half of my side ( that was a bummer.) & carrying the worry of having my son three weeks early with my first pregnancy left a very bad impression on me.
Throughout the night all I could think about was having a spinal block inserted & how I would be numbed from the waist down. The fear that I wouldn't be able to feel my legs,becoming preeclamptic after I had our son,praying that the baby would be okay & that he would make it through this journey safe from any complications. If your a mom that's had a c-section & you were fearless I tip my hat to you! I was crying like I was going to be executed & told my husband "Thank you for my last meal". Sheesh,talk about hormone overload over here! After laying in a Jacuzzi tub for awhile & settling down my wild imagination, I got into bed,I clinged to David then finally went to sleep for a a couple of hours.
The next morning we were up & ready to go!....Okay,so maybe my husband was but I wasn't. I was waking around the hotel room slowly gathering up my things, trying to stall as if that was going to make it not happen,wrong! David looked at me,took my hands,pulled me close & held me tight. He prayed for me,put his hands on my face looking into my eyes trying his hardest to reassure me that everything was going to be alright. Deep down I knew he was right (don't tell him I said that though,ha.) & that our baby had to come out. However the process of getting him out still terrified me but I pulled my big girl pants and said to David " Well,let's go have a baby!".
We arrived at the hospital on time,got checked in,put on my ever so fancy looking gown & fancy net cap. David put on his ever so sexy scrubs ( bad time to get turned on but hey, he was looking mighty fine) & we headed back to the operating room. Within two minutes my anxiety kicked into high gear when I saw the operating table,shiny tools & bright lights. I sat down,the nurses prepped me & started to insert the spinal block into my back. It was the most uncomfortable & painful experience that I've ever felt! I could feel the fluid going into every part of my spine. I was in tears & acted (I thought at the time) like the biggest wuss! David was standing in front of me holding me the entire time,I felt embarrassed because this was a side of myself that I'd hope he'd never have to see. Being the strong,sweet,kindhearted & loving man that he is it didn't bother him or make him think less of me,I was grateful for that.
After a minute or so I laid back on the table. My O.B & the nurses quickly getting everything ready to bring our son into this world. Before she started she asked me who my favorite singer was. I told her it was Luke Combs then she played it for me on her phone to help me relax which it did (It's Luke Combs,C'mon! how rad is she?!) I have to brag on my O.B & her staff for a minute. They were more than professional in & about everything that they were doing. She took great care of us the whole time we were there. We were treated more like family than patients which to us was a godsend. Then began the delivery of our baby.
About 45 minutes later I heard our son,Andrew Dean,cry. The O.B shouted with such excitement "The baby's here!" along with the rest of the nurse's and staff. It was like a birthday party!
I looked at David with tears & excitement "We have a baby!?!" He replied "Yeah! We have a baby! We did it!" I told David to go see Dean ( I love the name Dean & call him by that more.) as they finished putting me back together & sewed me up.
Welcome to the Family little Andrew Dean!
Andrew Dean was born a healthy baby boy! 8lbs 6 oz at 18 1/2 inches! David & I never thought that we'd be parents again but we fully believe that God chose us to be Dean's parents for a reason. We couldn't be,happier,more blessed & honored. After surgery we were taken to our room so I could recover with Dean & David My phone was going off like crazy! Grandparents were on their way to visit us,My oldest son,Cody was on his way to see his new baby brother,it was definitely a long,busy & exhausting day but it is one of my most favorite days by far. We love you little man. As for recovery,the numbing from the spinal block was slowly wearing off which was a HUGE load off of my mind.I wasn't in as much pain as I expected but I did become preeclamptic. I was given blood thinners,blood pressure medication & closely monitored until they released us. I was also sent home with shots to take twice a day for preeclampsia. I didn't mind at all,Dean was worth it.
WE DID IT!
Big Brother!
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