It has been two weeks since Adria was born and I think I can maybe write this now without crying! When I was home 2 weekends ago Melissa was pretty sure that she was going to be in labor sometime in the next 24 hours. Contractions were closer together and more painful - you know the drill. We got a call from my brother about midnight Sunday morning that they were in the hospital and we could come whenever we wanted. Mom and I got back out of bed (1 hour of sleep) got around and headed over. Melissa had already had the epidural and my brother was surprisingly happy to tell us that he had definitely passed out when they gave it to her. He has always been TERRIFIED of needles/shots and this is not the first time he has passed out because of one. We were all pretty entertained. Around 5:30 or 6 they decided it was time to move things along and started her on Pitocin. That sped things up and by 7:30ish the doctor was there and they had her start pushing. We were all s
ent to the family waiting room until we had a baby girl or a baby boy Jump. The anticipation was absolutely dreadful. We had been sitting in there for over a hour with no word about what was going on. Katie tried to ask at the nurses station but she got yelled at and when I went and asked Dr. Sanders they said everything was fine and they were just monitoring Melissa and the babies heart rate. As it turned out every time Melissa would try to push the baby's heart rate would sky rocket into the 170-180s range - which is not healthy. So they stopped the Pitocin and just had Melissa relax which made baby Jump relax so they decided to try again. But the same thing happened so Dr. Sanders decided to move forward with a C-section. This is where my day really began... We had known that the baby's heart rate was getting pretty high when she pushed but weren't overly concerned. My brother came in looking pretty somber and sat dow
n to tell us that baby J's heart rate was getting too high when they push and so the doctor had decided to do a c-section. Kyle lost his composure at this point as he told us that he would not be able to go into the OR with her because of the hard time he has with needles - this was completely his choice and I think it was one of the hardest decisions he's had to make. Kyle asked Melissa's mom to be there with her when she went into surgery and he let us know that Melissa wasn't handling it very well either. He was worried about her, she was worried about the baby and scared about the c-section. It was eating him alive and I couldn't stand to see my little brother so anguished. I couldn't stop crying because he was crying so I had to leave for awhile until I could get it together. They wheeled her down shortly after 11 and came back for Kathy 10 minutes later. Sitting there waiting with Kyle was nothing short of torture - he did nothing but check his watch and fiddle with Melissa's hair ties. My brother is not much of an emotional person much less
one to talk about his feelings but if there was ever any question about how much he loved and cared about her and the baby - question no more. Thankfully we didn't have very long to wait before they were bringing the baby up to the nursery. The nurses and Kathy were all grinning from ear to ear and immediately reassured Kyle that Melissa and the baby were fine. They asked us to guess if it was a boy or a girl - we had all been saying boy from the beginning but sure enough we were wrong. A little girl - they hadn't decided on a name yet so she was still baby Jump for awhile. :) But in that moment, when we got to see her for the first time and she was just looking around and curious about her new environment, I fell in love. It was one of most amazing moments in my life and I will never ever forget it. Then getting to see as they handed her to Kyle for the first time - I can only imagine how that must have felt for him since it was pretty overwhelming for me. It was even cute when she was screaming bloody murder. She is a whopper - 8 lbs 14.5 oz and 22 inches. (
As of this last Thursday she is at an even 9lbs!) The whole day was amazing - when I finally got to hold her for the first time she was perfect and I already have dreams of all the great things we'll get to do as she gets older. I have some amazing Aunts in my life and I promised her then that I will always be there for her. I spent a lot of time with Melissa and Adria while they were in the hospital so my brother could get some rest - which I did not mind at all. Well until I had to change Adria's diaper one morning when she decided the minute I pulled the diaper out from under her was the perfect time to poop. Little stinker. But just to watch her sleep or to watch her watching everything is wonderful, it is probably my favorite thing to do now. I hope Kyle and Melissa don't get tired of me coming home whenever I can and stealing her from them to hold and love. :) She is a beautiful little girl and is the daughter of my best friend and
my brother - there couldn't be anything more perfect. Who knew 4 years ago when we worked together that she would marry my brother and start a family? I never would have guessed but I could not be more happy about it! :)
It has been two weeks since Adria was born and I think I can maybe write this now without crying! When I was home 2 weekends ago Melissa was pretty sure that she was going to be in labor sometime in the next 24 hours. Contractions were closer together and more painful - you know the drill. We got a call from my brother about midnight Sunday morning that they were in the hospital and we could come whenever we wanted. Mom and I got back out of bed (1 hour of sleep) got around and headed over. Melissa had already had the epidural and my brother was surprisingly happy to tell us that he had definitely passed out when they gave it to her. He has always been TERRIFIED of needles/shots and this is not the first time he has passed out because of one. We were all pretty entertained. Around 5:30 or 6 they decided it was time to move things along and started her on Pitocin. That sped things up and by 7:30ish the doctor was there and they had her start pushing. We were all s
ent to the family waiting room until we had a baby girl or a baby boy Jump. The anticipation was absolutely dreadful. We had been sitting in there for over a hour with no word about what was going on. Katie tried to ask at the nurses station but she got yelled at and when I went and asked Dr. Sanders they said everything was fine and they were just monitoring Melissa and the babies heart rate. As it turned out every time Melissa would try to push the baby's heart rate would sky rocket into the 170-180s range - which is not healthy. So they stopped the Pitocin and just had Melissa relax which made baby Jump relax so they decided to try again. But the same thing happened so Dr. Sanders decided to move forward with a C-section. This is where my day really began... We had known that the baby's heart rate was getting pretty high when she pushed but weren't overly concerned. My brother came in looking pretty somber and sat dow
n to tell us that baby J's heart rate was getting too high when they push and so the doctor had decided to do a c-section. Kyle lost his composure at this point as he told us that he would not be able to go into the OR with her because of the hard time he has with needles - this was completely his choice and I think it was one of the hardest decisions he's had to make. Kyle asked Melissa's mom to be there with her when she went into surgery and he let us know that Melissa wasn't handling it very well either. He was worried about her, she was worried about the baby and scared about the c-section. It was eating him alive and I couldn't stand to see my little brother so anguished. I couldn't stop crying because he was crying so I had to leave for awhile until I could get it together. They wheeled her down shortly after 11 and came back for Kathy 10 minutes later. Sitting there waiting with Kyle was nothing short of torture - he did nothing but check his watch and fiddle with Melissa's hair ties. My brother is not much of an emotional person much less
one to talk about his feelings but if there was ever any question about how much he loved and cared about her and the baby - question no more. Thankfully we didn't have very long to wait before they were bringing the baby up to the nursery. The nurses and Kathy were all grinning from ear to ear and immediately reassured Kyle that Melissa and the baby were fine. They asked us to guess if it was a boy or a girl - we had all been saying boy from the beginning but sure enough we were wrong. A little girl - they hadn't decided on a name yet so she was still baby Jump for awhile. :) But in that moment, when we got to see her for the first time and she was just looking around and curious about her new environment, I fell in love. It was one of most amazing moments in my life and I will never ever forget it. Then getting to see as they handed her to Kyle for the first time - I can only imagine how that must have felt for him since it was pretty overwhelming for me. It was even cute when she was screaming bloody murder. She is a whopper - 8 lbs 14.5 oz and 22 inches. (
As of this last Thursday she is at an even 9lbs!) The whole day was amazing - when I finally got to hold her for the first time she was perfect and I already have dreams of all the great things we'll get to do as she gets older. I have some amazing Aunts in my life and I promised her then that I will always be there for her. I spent a lot of time with Melissa and Adria while they were in the hospital so my brother could get some rest - which I did not mind at all. Well until I had to change Adria's diaper one morning when she decided the minute I pulled the diaper out from under her was the perfect time to poop. Little stinker. But just to watch her sleep or to watch her watching everything is wonderful, it is probably my favorite thing to do now. I hope Kyle and Melissa don't get tired of me coming home whenever I can and stealing her from them to hold and love. :) She is a beautiful little girl and is the daughter of my best friend and
my brother - there couldn't be anything more perfect. Who knew 4 years ago when we worked together that she would marry my brother and start a family? I never would have guessed but I could not be more happy about it! :)
