April 12, 2009, I started having contractions. After going to the hospital they determined I was in active labor, so we were going to have our baby today. We got to the hospital about 3:00pm, and had little Alex about 6:00pm. He was a healthy 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19.2 inches long, with a full head of dark hair.
After his asssessment, they determined he was having some breathing problems, and would have to be hooked up to a c-pap machine to help him breath, nothing too serious. But it was heart breaking for his mom not to get to see him the first day. It gave me motivation to stand and walk soon after my c-section. Around 12am I felt good enough to stand, and even walk to the NICU. It's very hard to see an innocent child hooked up to iv's and tubes. I knew he would be ok, but it's still hard to see. Even harder was the fact that I couldn't even hold him yet. The next day, he was taken off the c-pap, and I did get to hold him. I was able to stay in the hospital for 5 days, which is what it took to get him healthy enough to finally come home, so it was awesome we got to come home together. It was amazing to see those beautiful eyes look at me so innocently, I can't even begin to describe the feeling of being a mother and looking into your childrens faces. I love being a mom.
Of course during all of this Steve, and especially Shayna were so sick. So Steve didn't make it out to the hospital as much as he wanted, and Shayna really only got to see her little brother the day we came home. Which she still doesn't understand, she just calls him baby, and will check up on him every once and awhile.
Alex has adjusted very well, the 2 days he's been home, he honestly wakes up every 3 hours to eat, then goes to sleep. It's got to be tough being a baby.
