Coming Home, Tomorrow!

Aren't they sweet?

Geri and her new little boy, Jayden, will be coming home from the hospital tomorrow!

Geri is anxious to get home and show Jayden all the wonderful things that she made for him and to get into a regular routine (without all the expert advice from Pediatric nurses, telling her how to keep him swaddled and the Lactation Consultant, watching her feed him, and several people taking off his diaper to look at his circumcision, not to mention being asked if she has had a b.m. and getting woke up for vital signs and to have her tummy prodded and her incision peered at.)

She has really been a trooper throughout this whole ordeal.

I promised you the whole story, so here goes.
We arrived at the hospital at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. After checking in we were escorted to the Labor and Delivery. Geri was hooked up to the monitors and an I.V. was started.
The I.V. was so painful, she almost passed out. Later she described to me that the RN putting in the I.V. was digging around for the vein in her wrist and finally gave up and inserted the I.V. in her hand. That IS Painful!!!!
After the fluid was started and everything was in place, the baby's heart rate slowed down and Geri's blood pressure was not good, so we had to wait to start the oxytocin.
Geri was given a little oxygen and all the vital signs stabilized.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. they started the oxytocin to begin contractions.
Around 2:00 p.m., the anesthesiologist came in and started her epidural. Then the doctor came in and broke her amniotic sac.
We are thinking we will have a baby soon.
Her contractions were good and strong.
There was a problem, the baby wasn't moving.
After several hours,(and a very sick Geri) he still wasn't moving.
After a few more hours,( and more throwing up) he still didn't move.
Geri was becoming exhausted and the contractions were causing the baby's heart rate to drop dramatically.
His little head was becoming quite swollen, but he was not making any progress.
At 7:30 p.m., the doctor decided there was something stopping him and Geri needed a c-section.
We moved to the O.R. and Geri was prepped for surgery.
After everything was set up, the doctor called me in.
I stood by Geri, where she could see and talk to me during the procedure.
I took a few pictures (nothing extreme).
And at 8:08 p.m. We finally got our little one out into the world.
And poor Geri, was promptly and violently sick again.
I accompanied the baby to the nursery. Took a few more pictures
and was totally amazed at how alert he was.
Eyes wide open, and hungry little mouth searching for Mommy.
An hour later, he was happily nursing, like a little pro.

Geri has been through so much during this pregnancy.
So many disappointments and heart aches.
She has managed to keep her chin up and try to roll with the punches.
It is finally all over and now her life begins anew with the birth of her precious son.
I am very proud of her.
She is a strong young woman and a very loving person.
She has remained strong in her faith in God
and kept on going when giving up would have been so much easier.

Thank you Lord for giving her such a sweet and beautiful baby.
I know with him, she will be able to forget the past and look to the future.
With him, she has a reason to keep going, looking forward to every minute of her life.
Thank you Lord, for allowing me to be so involved with the miracle of this childs birth and his life.
What a joy it has been. From the sewing and teaching and decorating to being a part of his coming into the world.
I am truly a blessed woman.
I have 5 beautiful grandchildren.
I have 2 precious little boys in my home to help ease my pain at not getting to spend time with the other three.

There is a song, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need."
I have found, in MY life, I don't always get what I want, but You Lord, always make sure, I get what I need!















Did I mention that he is beautiful? And perfect!