I have been meaning to get going on announcing the arrival of our sweet little bean, but to be honest, I have been so busy trying to keep my head above water that I haven't had the time.
Finally, here's his birth story...
Meet Lennox Jack Gunnar, born on Wednesday, October 30/13 at 1:07am. He is 6lbs 2oz of beautiful! Absolute perfection! From his head of golden blond hair to his button nose and almond eyes and luscious lips to his curved pinkies and little webbed toe. Positively the cutest baby I have ever made :) aside from the other 4 of course! He looks just like Magnus did as an infant. Their noses are a little different but you can definitely see the resemblance.
The week started off like every other week. Monday I volunteered in the classroom in the morning as I have for the past 2 weeks. I had been occasionally tightening/cramping on and off throughout the night and into the day. When I finally slowed down towards supper time, I noticed them coming more regularly. I went to bed early, to see if with resting, maybe they would stop. They didn't. We headed to the hospital around midnight for assessment. I was in the the early stages of labour and knew I couldn't get into active labour with my history, which is why we had a c-section booked. Long story short, nothing happened that night and we ended up home in bed at 6:00 am. Only to be up at 9:30 the next morning, still with regular cramping. I went all day running errands and whatever else it is I do in a day. And Braedyn and I headed back to the hospital around 6:00pm, until daddy was done work. The unit was extremely busy and I waited in the triage waiting room for nearly an hour and a half. The cramps had turned to full on contractions by the time I was assessed in triage. Luckily my physician was the doc on call and came to check me right away. It was decided that we would do the section that night, as soon as it was safe to do so. Laboured continued until the wee hours of the morning and I was VERY uncomfortable by the time I was in the OR. Spinal in, baby out! He passed his assessment by the NICU team with flying colors so he stayed with us the entire time. Braedyn got to watch the entire surgery from the viewing window and was the first to see him. I watched her expressions of amazement and sheer joy as she cried the happiest of tears. It was such a special moment for her that it made me cry too. She and Lennox will have a very special bond for life.
I remember thinking...who's he going to look like? Will we be able to see that he has Down syndrome right away and does it really matter? Then I saw his sweet swollen face. His little eyes all puffy, slightly slanting upwards and his round little face and he had this incredibly long little tongue that darted in and out while his daddy held him. It was the funniest thing we have ever seen a new baby do. He was so precious. I couldn't wait to get my hands on him and smother him with mommy kisses!
We were moved to our room an hour or so following recovery. This is where I really got to know my sweet little boy. I already loved him so much, it hurt...so thankful for him and the joy he has already brought to me and our family. I managed to nurse him and he took to the breast right away. I was so happy that things seemed to be going seamlessly.
He had an ultrasound of his abdomen which was clear and also had a fetal echocardiogram which also was good. Home the next day to start our lives with the newest addition to the Lang Gang. Nothing but blue skies ahead...
No comments:
Post a Comment