On friday the 17th of August I went in to have a regular check-up at the OB. When the Dr saw how high my blood pressure was, she sent me up to the hospital to have some tests done and to be monitored for a while. Well that turned into being admitted and transferred to another hospital because it was possible that I would be delivering early (10 weeks early to be exact) and the hospital I was originally at wasn't equipped to handle such a tiny baby.
Then, thanks to medicine and great doctors, things started to stabilize and by sunday night it was starting to look like I'd be going home! So they were going to keep me for another 24 hours and then send me home on bed rest. But my body wouldn't have it. By 4 am monday morning I was preeclamptic and in serious pain. The baby (whom we still thought was going to be baby Ava) was breech and that's when they decided that emergency c-section was the only way to go.
My poor, sweet husband was informed that I had gotten sick again but they failed to mention that I was getting prepped for surgery!! So after a while, the OR nurse called him and told him of the real situation and he rushed down. Once he walked in the door they suited him up and wheeled us off to the OR.
At 9:02 we were surprised with a little boy at 2 lbs 10 oz. The first few days were a roller coaster ride as they diagnosed him with a number of little premie conditions including holes in his heart, and cysts in his brain. But he's a fighter. He now torments the nurses as he plays Houdini and slides out of his diapers, pulls the tubes out of his nose, and gets himself so tangled in his tubes and wires that we all wonder how he does it. He has also won the nurses with his sweet gaze and calm temperament. We even have some nurses stop in to visit him that aren't even taking care of him that day. He's quite the Romeo.
As of today he's up to 2 lbs 14 oz and growing. The prayers and thoughts of endless friends and loved ones have really pulled us through this experience and we are so grateful. We can't thank our Heavenly Father enough for sending us this blessing.
His first few hours.
Saying hi to mom for the first time, just out of the OR.
It almost looks like he's trying to roll over to me!
Can I help you?
After only a few days, off the C-pap machine and down to regular oxygen tubes! Such a stud!
