Unprepared

We were so unprepared for the little arrival of our newest addition. I mean UNPREPARED.
1. My bags were not packed.
2. I was still awaiting the arrival of my Moses Basket.
3. My mom was NOT HERE nor could she make it for the birth (she has been present for almost every one of her 11 grandchildren)
4. I had not made arrangements for Lulu.
5. I had a Pinewood Derby the following day and was helping with a baby shower 6 days later.
6. I had a list of things I needed to get done for the real estate agent I work for on a part time basis.
7. I needed to wash the bottles, blankets, clothes and other items from when Lulu was a baby.
8. My house was a disaster area and needed to be desperately cleaned.
9. Announcements- STILL NOT DONE.
10. No pictures of me from a side angle. I kept meaning to take a picture in my cute black dress I got in Rome, but just forgot and so now I have about one whole pregnancy picture- NICE.

We were prepared in one area, but more just kind of by freak thinking- Thankfully Adam stopped by the house on the way to the hospital and picked up the camera otherwise poor Teddy would have no pictures from his birth.

I ended up going in for a regular appointment and they were concerned about my blood pressure and because of my Lupus they watch me fairly closely for kidney issues. Unfortunately my doctor decided she wanted me to head to the hospital maternity triage and sit on a monitor for a couple of hours (I was due September 25). It wasn't so bad, and we thought I would get to go home. No such luck. Her partner didn't want to risk it and really felt like I had preeclampsia so they sent me to Labor and Delivery. They put me on this nasty medication to help control seizures (I guess it is a big side effect with preeclampsia) which totally knocked me out and I would highly recommend not having a baby early due to this condition. The delivery was great and easy and he was perfect.


However, after delivery this is basically where everything went downhill for me. I ended up with some pretty serious complications and in the end they put me on oxygen, gave me blood, and kept me an extra couple of days. To keep my spirits up with the fact that I now have anonymous blood in my body, I named my donor "Jim" and we have been praying that he is a responsible individual that leads a good healthy clean life and takes care of his body. I'm not too worried, but after working in the health care field there are no guarantees with biologicals.



My mom was able to get on a plane within 12 hours of them inducing me so she was here by Saturday afternoon. It was a life saver. Between Adam and my mom they took care of Teddy and Lulu and took turns sleeping at the hospital. Lulu even helped when she could.




They finally sent Teddy home on Monday which was hard, because they weren't willing to release me quite yet. But, it gave me lots of incentive to get better and fast.

The best part: my Moses Basket arrived in the nick of time and so we had a place for the little guy to sleep. Isn't it cute?




Adam is great when it comes to gifts after I have delivered my babies and this time he gave me these beautiful roses and a new pair of pjs. These are the roses and he got me a pair of Paul Frank "Julius" pjs that I love, but for obvious reasons didn't want to wear in the hospital.




In the end the delivery was beautiful, but the rest was a nightmare experience. However, I am doing well and feel 110% better and recognize that I was really lucky to have a spouse in the medical field that was a STRONG advocate for me and in many ways helped make the situation turn quickly. I have also had a lot of support here and that has helped make my recovery go that much smoother. I also know lots of prayers were said on my behalf and I really appreciate having such a powerful force on my side.