Sometimes when I'm driving alone in the car, I think about the day the babies were born. I've been thinking about it a lot lately with their upcoming birthday. Sometimes it makes me smile...and sometimes I end up sobbing. How are my babies 1 year old already? (On Tuesday actually...but I had time to write tonight!)
I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was a Monday. I had on black pants and a purple long sleeved shirt. I went to work at 8am like normal. Had a pretty uneventful morning with the kids. As I was waddling them to lunch, my principal and secretary were in the hallway. They both commented on how great I looked and that they thought I'd be back to work a few days after Christmas break for sure! (They had to be lying. I looked like hell and was HUGE. Little did they know that I'd be having the babies in 4 hours!)
I left that day at 11:30, ran home and ate a bowl of tutti fruities and jumped in my SUV with my sister. She was home on Xmas break and was coming with me to my doctor appt. Ryan had come with me to EVERY doctor appt. (like 30 of them) but we decided he could take a break and my sister would sit with me for my stress test and bio-physical profile. We headed to the hospital for my bio-physical. My appt was at 12:00 and it took awhile to get in. The boys checked out just fine but Addie only scored a 6 out of 8 points. Not a big deal at all. Wasn't worried.
Went upstairs for my non-stress test. This is where the shit hit the fan. After the first 30 minutes or so, the nurse told me the boys were fine but they wanted to continue to monitor Addie for awhile. Several nurses came and checked on me...It was pushing 3:00 and my nurse told me she needed to call Dr. Eastman to tell him that Addie seemed to be under some stress. She then preceded to tell me that either A-I'd be staying overnight so they could continue to monitor me, or B-I'd be having my babies in a few hours. WHAT THE HELL! I remember panicking. My sister was a little scared too I think. Of course, Ryan wasn't there. My doctor came over around 4 and declared that the babies would be born in 1 hour. OMG. I sobbed. Seriously. I couldn't believe what was about to happen.
Within minutes, several nurses/people were in my room taking off my clothes, putting IV's in, making me sign papers and god only knows what else. I was terrified. Sobbing. My sister was on the phone telling Ryan to get here fast! She called mom and dad. Mom was getting her haircut and left with only half of her hair cut! Samantha was a little bummed Ryan got there in time. She secretly wished she could have gone in with me!! Sorry Sam! By 4:30, I was in the delivery room. The only thing I really remember was how cold I was. I remember shaking uncontrollably. I remember saying a prayer. Begging that everyone would be fine.
At 4:48-Brady Ryan arrived. 1 minute later, my baby girl was born. Colin came 1 minute later at 4:50. Within 30 minutes, I was in the recovery room. It still amazes me how fast that all went down!The rest of my hospital stay is kind of a blur. I remember seeing them for the first time and wondering how in the hell they all fit in my belly!!!!! Such miracles. Thank god for Addie, Brady and Colin.
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| For your viewing pleasure.... 30 weeks..this was the last picture taken. Babies were born at 32 weeks. I gained exactly 60 pounds and hit 200 lbs right on the nose! Jealous?! |
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| Addison. Notice how her pacifier looks so huge compared to her head. This paci was also a preemie paci..smaller than a normal one. |
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| Brady Ryan-1 day after he was born. |
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| Colin was the biggest but had the most problems breathing. He had to wear that thing on his nose for a day. |
What a whirlwind day that was. Crazy how fast life can change isn't it??
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing their birth story Em! It's amazing what can happen in a year!! You're kiddos are beautiful! Happy Birthday X3 tomorrow!
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