I promised I would post pics and tell a little of Erics story so even though I don't have a lot of time here is a short blurp along with some pictures that are very disorganized and not any where close to being in order but they were all taken during his hospital stay after birth.
As most know, Eric was breech and just refused to turn so C section was our only birthing option. We had scheduled it for the 10th of June but on June 4th I started having contractions and the Dr. decided to do a C section that day to prevent any problems from laboring. The C section was performed (its really kind of neat how they do C sections and I was awake and aware of what was happening the whole time. Eric was born at 1:45 screaming and sounding like a healthy baby. He was considered full term medically and Dr.s and other medical staff did not expect him to have any problems. He got a good apgar score and seemed find at birth but within an hour or so he started to crash and his breathing was not good. It was decided that he needed to be rushed to Victoria to a bigger hospital with a NICU so that evening an ambulance arrived and Eric was rushed away and Greg followed close behind (but Greg went the speed limit I think!). I had to stay behind in Cuero until I could be released from the hospital 2 days later.
Eric endured many tests and procedures including blood transfusions, full IV nutrition, C pap machine for breathing, umbilical catheters for blood draws and medication administration etc. It was sunday the 8th before he stabilized enough that I could nurse him or even hold him. (I had been allowed to hold him about twice before that for a brief moment). On tuesday the 10th he was released to us but we all had to stay at the hospital for another 30 hours while they watched his condition to be sure he was going to do ok.
We finally got to come home the evening of the 11th as you saw on my last blog.
I'll post more on my next blog with some more current and much more pleasant pics of our little boy.
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