Today, Christie and I became parents. It obviously came as a bit of a surprise, being the first day of the 36th week in the pregnancy. Nonetheless, the entire experience went extremely well. And considering the circumstances (emergency c-section), mother and baby are doing remarkably well. The details are as follows.
Christie had a regular checkup and ultrasound planned for 8:30. However, while getting ready to head over to the appointment, Christie noticed some of the telltale signs of her water breaking. Instead of heading to the OB/GYN office, we went straight to labor and delivery. The addmital process was quick and within ten minutes we learned we were at 0 station and 9cm dialated. Needless to say, the staff moved quickly to get her into surgery and Willa Noelle was born at 09:45.
She measures 47 cm (18 in) and weighs 2640 grams (5 lbs. 13 oz.). She featured an L shaped body - as a result of the frank breech position - and a full head of hair.
The surgery had gone well, but due to the speed of delivery, the early arrival and the fact that it was a c-section, Willa had some difficulty breathing. She was well, but needed a little extra help from the Transitional Care Unit. She spent the day there but had frequent visits from Daddy - one time with camera gear in tow...
Christie is doing great and has not had to use her morphine drip nearly as much as the staff expected. But, the downside to the circumstance is of course not being able to go to the TCU to see Willa. But, tomorrow Christie will get to see the baby!
For now, here's a photo of the two of us:
And one more of our beautiful little princess:
Good night, all.
(Yes, this post was written by Markus)
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