On October 19, 2009 we headed to the hospital to meet our 3rd little boy, Timothy. We got there at 10:00 in the morning and to our surprise, everything was running on time. I headed to the operating room around noon to get my spinal and start to prepare for the surgery. I remember laying on the table, looking at the clock and it was 12:20 and they were starting the surgery. At 12:29, our little man made his entrance to the world. He started crying immediately but was full of fluid (you could hear it in his voice). They took him to clean him up and he started turning a little blue. They were smacking him and had to use a vacuum to suck some fluid out, but finally he started breathing better. Rick got to hold him and came to sit next to me while they finished me up. I got to see Timothy, but the nurses noticed that he was still a little blue and was still struggling to breathe. Just as they finished my surgery and dropped the curtain, they told me that Timothy had to go to the nursery to be monitored. They put him in my arms (while I was still on the operating table) took a picture, I kissed him and they took him from me. I went to recovery by myself because I needed Rick to be with Timothy. Timothy very quickly was admitted to special care because he needed oxygen, he was not able to breathe well on his own. When I left recovery, they wheeled my bed into the nursery so I could see him again for a few seconds, and then I went to my room. It was so hard to go so long without him!
Here I am... 37 weeks and 3 days pregnant, ready to meet my little man!
Here he is, being lifted out of my stomach
Tiny Tim! He was 7 lbs 12 ounces. Just for comparison, Matthew was 10 lbs 1 ounce at 38 weeks. So, Matthew was 2 lbs. 5 ounces bigger and only born a handful of days later. That is a significant difference, even given gestational age!
Here is my doctor, Dr. Walsh. I absolutely love her! This picture was taken right before Timothy was taken to the nursery (see how he looks a little blue?)
This was the first time I got to see Timothy off the operating table... hooked up to all his little machines.
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