2/26/16
Looking back on this day. I was absolutely panicked about what was going to happen in the next 3 hrs. As I waited for my nurse to take me down to surgery. Dr. Haddock came by to talk and give reassurance. I remember thinking "oh she is wearing purple scrubs"! That made me feel better as we had asked everyone to wear pink and purple and she happened to walk in with them. You know I like my signs!
She then came in with our anesthesiologist who was so sweet. I couldn't have asked for a better team to get us through this. I remember I hopped on the operating table hunched over with my feet on paul and getting the epidural. The anesthesiologist asked what pandora station to which i responded "British" then feeling a prick in my spine I said COLDPLAY.....
I then laid down and could definitely not feel my legs anymore to which I then felt like I was wearing pants. Since I was unclothed from the bottom up I knew this wasn't possible. I made sure to tell everyone in the room that I better not walk anywhere because I feel like I have pants on and I really don't. That was definitely the epidural talking.....I think anyway. I always think back to that delivery as such a happy time. I was so scared but as mentioned the team in there made me feel so comforted. I am so thankful for that moment.
As mentioned in post before Matilda then screamed and they took her away! I have been fortunate enough to keep in contact with the NICU nurses that actually intubated her. Who always tell the story of how Matilda all gave them crazy looks as to why they intubated her. She seemed pretty sure of herself and from the previous post we were lucky enough to bring her home after six weeks. On this day I count my blessings and am so thankful she decided to stay with us! Happy Birthday Matilda May! You have accomplished so much already! We love you so much!
