Welcome To The World, Haley!

Sorry I receive got been MIA for a while...we've had our hands pretty total trying to larn laid for our novel addition, which turned out to last a actually practiced affair because she larn inward 2 1/2 weeks before than nosotros idea she would!

Here is Haley Mae's story...

About a calendar month agone I talked to my physician because I was concerned/worried/nervous I would receive got a BIG baby! I was touchstone correct on but ii of my sisters had babies that were on the larger side for people of our stature (we are all unopen to five feet tall) in addition to i of them had a pretty difficult fourth dimension delivering thus I simply wanted to brand certain the same affair wouldn't come about to me. So, nosotros laid upward an ultrasound for calendar week 37 simply to larn a practiced look. Also, my 2nd oldest sister, Holly, in addition to I were due a calendar week apart in addition to her niggling i was touchstone to last non quite thus little. :)

So, the morning time of the fifth nosotros went over to larn the ultrasound in addition to it revealed simply the reverse of what nosotros were thinking...our babe was small...very small, but looking healthy. AND...I had almost no amniotic fluid left. So, the ultrasound tech sent us dwelling in addition to said they would receive got the physician give us a telephone proper name upward in addition to that they would likely desire us to become inward afterwards inward the 24-hour interval simply to banking company check things out.

Jesse dropped me off in addition to dwelling in addition to headed upward to work. He was almost at that topographic point when I got off the telephone amongst the nurse, who had told me the physician wanted us to become the infirmary (to triage) for some additional tests (non-stress in addition to biophysical profile) in addition to that nosotros should convey our infirmary bags "just inward representative at that topographic point is a delivery today". Woah!

So, I called Jesse in addition to he turned correct dorsum around. We finished packing upward the in conclusion infinitesimal things inward our bags. Took some fourth dimension to snap ONE in conclusion moving painting of my pregger belly (just inward case!) in addition to headed upward to the hospital.

We got upward to the infirmary 45 minutes later, got all checked into triage in addition to similar a shot began the non-stress test. Haley passed amongst flight colors! Then they sent me off to some other ultrasound to larn a biophysical profile of the niggling squirt. Again, she passed amongst flight colors. My amniotic fluid, however, did not. I was at a dangerously depression 2 cm...at this signal inward my pregnancy I should've had 10-11cm. (Just inward representative y'all were wondering at that topographic point was NO indication of this at whatever of my previous banking company check ups. I e'er measured correct on amongst the exception of the Fri before when my fundal pinnacle measured 1 cm short.)

The physician came inward in addition to explained that he had spoken amongst his neo-natal associates in addition to they said that fifty-fifty if they kept me on the IV they had already started (again...just inward case) for a few days at that topographic point would silent non last plenty fluid in addition to the jeopardy of cord collapse in addition to stillbirth was besides great. Since niggling miss was doing thus well, nosotros decided she simply needed to come upward out. I simply praise God that He gave the doctors the cognition to know how to receive got attention of my niggling girl!

Oh, yeah...she was also breech in addition to amongst almost no fluid, turning her was non fifty-fifty an option. So, nosotros schedule a c-section for 5pm in addition to I wasn't allowed to swallow anything else for the 24-hour interval (good affair nosotros stopped at Panera for bagels on the means dwelling from the ultrasound!). five pm would've been fine...but in addition to thus six rolled around...then 7...then nosotros got discussion that somebody else "needed" a c-section first. OK...I larn that, but I was REALLY hungry...really.

Finally, simply after 8 pm they brought last dorsum to larn prepped in addition to had Jesse hold off inward the room in addition to modify into his scrubs. The adjacent thirty minutes seem similar such a blur. First the spinal, in addition to thus Jesse came in, in addition to thus of a precipitous the physician was belongings a crying, tiny babe inward my human face upward in addition to it hardly registered that she was all mine.

Jesse went amongst the nurses to receive got pictures in addition to before long brought her dorsum to come across me. She was simply perfect...small, but perfect...weighing inward at three pounds, 8 ounces.

Hey! It is REALLY brilliant out here!

First household unit of measurement photo! She fifty-fifty smiled AND looked at the camera!

They stitched me upward in addition to brought me upward to recovery where I spent the adjacent several hours waiting to last able to experience my legs plenty to larn into a bike chair in addition to reckon my niggling girl. Jesse, existence an awesome dad correct from the start, went amongst Haley to the Special Care nursery, taking MANY pictures along the means in addition to and thus kept coming dorsum downward the hallway to demonstrate me how peachy she was doing.

At eleven pm, I was finally able to wiggle my toes in addition to got to become snuggle Haley. Amazing.

Haley was thus modest they were real concerned almost her might to eat, arrive at weight in addition to agree her ain temp. We were told she would last inward Special Care (a degree II nursery) for 2-3 weeks. She had to bear witness she could arrive at weight in addition to exit of her isolette before she would last inward the clear.

Since I had a c-section I was able to remain inward the infirmary for iv days, thus nosotros spent each 24-hour interval welcoming visitors, heading downward to Special Care every three hours to feed her in addition to betwixt simply to snuggle. The kickoff nighttime going dwelling without her was horrible, but when nosotros walked inward the door nosotros industrial plant life this:

Jesse's mom had cleaned our room in addition to done laundry in addition to Jesse's sis had made two delicious meals for us. And our vecino had a "Welcome Home" cake, pinkish champagne, balloons in addition to a whole purse of preemie outfits waiting for us inward the kitchen. Talk almost feeling loved in addition to blessed!

See how modest she is compared to Daddy?

After simply 8 days of growing in addition to lot snuggle, Haley blew all the doctors away in addition to when she was three pounds 12 ounces they allow us convey her home. It was the best 24-hour interval ever! Five days afterwards at her kickoff doctors 24-hour interval of the month she is already iv pounds five ounces!! Amazing! 

We are getting settled inward at dwelling in addition to at that topographic point volition last MANY to a greater extent than stories to come. Stay tuned...