We got home and packed the car, installed the car seat bases and tried to go to bed early to get some sleep (yeah right!!!). We had to be at the hospital at 6:30 am and its a solid hour and a half drive for us so we hit the road at 5am and it was foggy!!!
It was ok we got to the hospital at 6:45 and the nurses at the hospital were so sweet, they had our prep room all ready.
I was very comfortable in that room because it was one of the rooms that I had spent every Monday and Thursday afternoon in for the past 11 weeks doing my non stress test. I got changed into a gown and they hooked me up to the heart rate monitors one more time. The boys heart rates were great and we proceeded with the prep. I got an IV and they took my blood.
My doctor came in with his coffee and doughnut bragging that he got to eat and I couldn't... it just made me laugh because eating was the furthest thing from my mind at that moment.
The room was right across from the OR and they had me walk across, I remember thinking this is it?!? It was a tiny room with a skinny table in the middle.
They had me get on the table and the anesthesiologist had me curl over and hug a pillow and he gave me a spinal block. I remember my legs going numb immediately, the nurses laid me down right away so I wouldn't fall off the table. The didn't strap my arms down and I was oddly concerned that they forgot to do that part... like hey guys I could fall off and im not strapped down!!!
The doctor explained to me that he was going to pinch me in 6 different places to make sure I was completely numb before he started cutting. They then pulled up the curtain and the nurse put the iodine on my belly. I then heard someone say the babies heart rates were dropping, my doctor asked what the numbers were and they replied 52 and 48 which is insanely low because they are normally around 140-160. I heard my doctor say "we don't have 3 minutes for the iodine to dry, blot it off im pinching once and im cutting". He pinched me and I didn't feel anything and I heard the anesthesiologist say "no flinch cut away". It was just a minute later I heard the best sound in the world... Charlie's cry!!!!! I immediately started crying happy tears!!! Then one minute later I heard Connors cry!!! and again the tears started flowing again... then I remembered I had put on makeup and I asked Donny "are they black?!?!?!" he looked at me and said "WHAT???" and then I followed up with "my eyes... im wearing mascara and im crying!" In my defense I think I was on a lot of pain medication and im blaming my craziness on the morphine.
The nurses called Donny over to cut the cord and watch them clean the babies up. I asked Donny later if he looked at me and if he saw my guts?? he said he didn't want to cause he thought he would have fainted and he said the room was too small for him to have fainted!!! Once the boys were cleaned up and wrapped in their blankets the nurse brought me a baby really quick... I think it was Connor im still not sure. I just know I was instantly in love. That little boy and his brother had my heart forever. The nurses had to get the babies to the NICU so they quickly took them away, together in the same incubator. Donny followed them, he wasn't letting those boys out of his sight!!!
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| connor is saying "im free, moms ribs arnt in my way anymore" |
So there I was, on the operating table being sewn up all by myself and I was the happiest girl in the world because my boys were here and they were healthy!!! I remember they had a radio playing right by my head im guessing to keep me from hearing all the surgical sounds?? but the only song I remember that played was Jesse's girl and for some reason that made me laugh. Then I got nauseous, and threw up!!! I was mortified but the anesthesiologist was so nice and took great care of me. I remember being so worried about how they were going to get me off the operating table and onto a bed... I know so weird to be worried about that, its not like this was their first operation they knew what they were doing. Apparently under the sheets was a blow up mattress, they inflated it and scooted me off the operating table and onto the bed. They wheeled me to recovery and I remember feeling like she was going way to fast pushing my bed... and im sure we were going at a snales pace ha! There was a grumpy old woman in the recovery room but she ended up being a good nurse. She let my mom and sister come in. They showed me pictures on my sisters camera, I don't remember what the pictures looked like I was kinda loopy. After about 2 hours they wheeled me down to my room and again blew up the mattress and got me moved to my permanent bed. The nurses came in and kept checking me, they were very sweet. My nurse told me they would get me up walking at 5 pm... I thought she was out of her mind, but nope she came in at 5 and I magically stood up!!! and then walked!!!! They brought back a wheel chair at 6 and I got to go meet my little men!!!!!!
To be honest I don't remember much from the first time I saw the boys, I think the medication was very heavy in my system. I know we didn't stay long. I think I held one or both of them. I do remember thinking how small but how perfect they were. And they were BLONDE!!!!!! but just perfect!!! My heart was full!!!
***To be honest I was terrified of giving birth either way, naturally or by c-section but after having a c-section I was worried for nothing. I had a great recovery with very little pain. I am so thankful for a great doctor who took great care of me.
In my next post I will tell you all about our time in the NICU
Thank you for reading and I hope your enjoying our story !!!
How funny about the music! And as far as your doctor making all these jokes... I'm glad you thought it was funny, I probably would have been annoyed! Lol! I'm so glad those babies are here!!!
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