Introducing...
Our new little man, Oscar.
Today it is 6 weeks since we welcomed Oscar into a cold, bright, loud world. He was 7 lb. 6 oz and pretty much nothing went the way we'd hoped.
-back labour (too painful to talk about)
-meconium in the waters...baby poop
(transport to the hospital when nearly fully dilated)
-somebody was facing the wrong way and had an extra hard time getting out
-some awwwwwful tearing as a result
-baby transport to the nic-u
-A LOT of unexpected post partum hemorrhaging
-a trip to the OR for a whole lotta stitches under general anesthetic
(and the requirement for a catheter...ugh)
-a major hemoglobin drop requiring a blood transfusion in the afternoon
(and a second transfusion the next day)
-no water alllll day in case of emer. surgery
-not getting to really meet Oscar until around 5pm
Then there was still:
-IV antibiotics for him, IV antibiotics for me
-four more days in the hospital
- 3 days of no walking
-a mix up resulting in no pain meds for me
-a mix up resulting in a liquid diet for no reason
Followed by:
-A very sore, tiring week at home
-a fainting spell getting out of the shower which led to
-a trip to the ER at 10:30 at night with a 9 hour wait
-re-admittance to the hospital for another 4 days with an 'unexpected' infection
-another trip down to the OR for a D & C (look it up)
-more 'unexpected' blood loss
-some complications with a high fever
-and to top it all off: breastfeeding issues (ie. ouch!)
Finally six weeks later, I can walk almost normally again; I've finally been able to go out of the house a couple of times; and even breastfeeding has gotten better, but I still tire easily from low Hemoglobin
(it will take a couple months before my body can make a normal amount) and I don't quite feel entirely comfortable on my own yet.
After all this, just one thought comes to mind:
We feel fortunate. Joyful. Lucky. Blessed. Each and every time we look into that increasingly chubby face.
Welcome home our sweetest of sweets.
posted by pamero @ 1/11/2012 11:00:00 p.m.
4 Comments:
Wow, it's overwhelming reading everything that's happened all together like that. I hope it all quickly becomes a distant memory for you. That said, you really have a sweet little boy! I can't wait to get my Oscar snuggle time in again!
Welcome home chubby baby. :) We all love you so much, even though you tried to kill our sister/wife/daughter/friend.
He's so... WONDERFUL! That's the word that keeps coming to mind every time I think of him, hold him, see him, touch him, smell him.
Praise to a God who is full of wonders.
As a Mother, you want to protect , control and comfort your children from pain and sorrow, even when that child is becoming a Mother herself. This is why I lost it and cried that day but this is also why I rejoice, celebrate and love you , Don and Oscar ; never ending.
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