Happy Birthday III

Tuesday, July 20th was a BIG day for us. I had a horrible time sleeping, hence the previous blog. I felt calm and ready more than anything. Poor Justin, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck. We got to the hospital at 7:30AM, and I was admitted right away. We were the only c-section scheduled for Tuesday morning, which was nice because the pre-op and post-op area is very small and we had nurse all to ourselves. I have never in my life filled out so much paperwork and been asked so many questions, and I even pre-registered on NKC’s website! This was also our first experience with the renovations going on at NKC; the suction to the operating rooms had to be temporarily turned off and this ridiculous alarm went off for at least 15 minutes. Working with kids for so long, I’m a professional at tuning things out, but the alarm made Justin even more anxious. Meanwhile, my OB/ Hero#1 arrived and visited with us, as well as the Anesthesiologist/Hero#2. They both were both very upfront about the procedure and answered all of our questions and concerns. 10AM arrived very quickly and we were ready! The “worst” part for me came next; the spinal block. Between my natural anxiety of being in the operating room and my bulging disk, I was a hot mess. It took twice as many numbing injections than normal and then as soon as he got it in, I couldn’t stop shaking. Full body shakes and vomiting are my natural reaction to anesthesia. Then, after the longest 36 minutes of my life, baby cries and screams galore! This too I am so thankful for; c-section babies typically have breathing problems at first. We were then in recovery until about 11AM and Mr. Brennon headed to the nursery. We had LOTS of visitors waiting for us. Yet again, another example of how loved and lucky we are. Overall, everything at the hospital went perfectly. We both had great nurses and the entire experience was amazing. I feel and have felt a MILLION times better than I had anticipated. Thank goodness.