I had been having contractions for a day or so (but nothing regular) so when they finally hooked me up to the monitor it was pretty interesting to watch the read-out. Dustin kept running over and letting me know how strong they were...like I couldn't tell.
So it seems that Miss Ella would have been coming soon anyway!!!
Things didn't go as smoothly in the operating room as they have in the past. The spinal block was what I expected...several pokes and 20 minutes. I don't know why it is so hard for them to find the right spot on me but I'm telling you...I HATE that part!!! Then they had some difficulties towards the end. I started to panic and then I got nauseous. Really nauseous. Then the panic overtook me and pretty soon they were pumping Versed in me to calm me down. I kept praying for it all to end and all I wanted was for them to bring Dustin back in. But soon enough it was all behind me and I was reunited with Dustin and Ella in recovery.
I look at these photos and cannot believe that was two weeks ago already!!! I'm not quite sure how two sleep deprived weeks don't feel like a month but honestly it just feels like it was yesterday.
The kids had a blast in my room's jetted bathtub. Who knew a little Johnson & Johnson's Baby Wash would create so many bubbles?!?!? I had to have Dustin close the bathroom door because the sight of those two kids hidden in all of those bubbles caused to many painful laughs.
I still can't believe that we are a family of five! I'm sure the utter chaos will fall into some sort of routine soon enough...but I'm not going to lie...it has been a little more overwhelming than I anticipated. Each day there is improvement and each day I feel better than the day before. So I'm hoping that pretty soon I'll feel like myself again and by that time everything will be old hat. Until then...I'll remind myself of how blessed we are and how truly happy I am.
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