Ready, set, go! Even though I was draped to prevent total viewing priviliges, the nice anesthesiologist held a big mirror for me to watch the c-section. I was SO GLAD HE DID because I had asked my doctor if that was possible and he had said not really... so there doc, I DID SEE MY BABE BEING BORN :) It was crazy and very, shall we say... not gentle surgery. Good thing I could see and not feel the process!
Maybe it's good that this isn't a really clear shot... but this is little Mina being tugged out of my belly through the "emergency escape hatch" as I call it.
And proud dad with little Mina in the nursery getting checked and cleaned up, while I was still on the cold surgery table also getting checked and cleaned up, how ironic. It seemed like forever before I finally got moved back into my room and got to hold my baby girl!
She was 7 lbs 6 oz of beautiful perfection! Nice work Chester and Julie! Isn't Chester the best lookin daddy ever, let me answer that, YES!
A few hours later the boys came to meet their new little sister. Mads was totally ready to hold her and kiss her, Rulon was a little more stand-off-ish, he needed to be sure about this whole new tiny girl business. I think the IV and monitors on me made him nervous too, but he warmed up pretty quikly.
The boys did a little lounging and snacking and movie watching at the hospital, they thought it was GREAT!
Can you tell Mina was hungry??
Check out all the dark hair, that is a big difference from the boys when they were newborns.
Chester snuggles our babies so well, they always fall right to sleep on him!
My mom was one of our first real visitors, I am SO GLAD she stayed with us to help with everything, thank you mom!!!
She was 7 lbs 6 oz of beautiful perfection! Nice work Chester and Julie! Isn't Chester the best lookin daddy ever, let me answer that, YES!
So as I ease back into blogging, I must start with a little good bye to my big belly. This was my last official belly picture at 39 weeks!! I miss that crazy belly believe it or not. (I never had to change it's diaper or burp it)
This is my belly under the hospital circus tent which I fashionably sported for 4 days. Hot! I know! This was right before the nurse tried to get an IV started 3 times...
Right before the c-section prep. Notice the little beads of water on Chester's hat, that's from the snow that was falling on the drive to the hospital. Brrrrzzz.
Whew, the IV is in. And we were mere moments away from the c-section, I was a bit nervous to be honest!! AND SUPER EXCITED to finally meet our little girl!
To be continued...............