The Birth - Part 2

September 2013 is here, and with it comes Spring and the feeling of promise of something new that is to come. With that picture in mind it feels befitting to continue our story where we left off... D-day arrived and it was time for our little love bundle to make his appearance!

Continuing from the previous blog, we were now in theater. The BIG DAY was finally here, 10 months and 6 days later.

After the epidural, I felt very strange. That's me there on the left looking like I am about to faint. The medication was definitely starting to work, my lower body was feeling numb, and I found it increasingly difficult to breathe. It felt like I had an out of body experience where I had no control over any functions. I needed to shift all my focus to breathing. Perhaps this can be contributed to my constant low blood pressure, or perhaps my nerves and the fact that Günther was not yet in the room with us because I was starting to panic that they might start without bringing him in. Throughout the entire procedure of prepping for the opt, the anesthesiologist stayed with me and assisted to keep me calm and focused on breathing. Finally they sent for Günther who joined at this stage again, and that is all I needed. My soulmate back by my side :) Breathing was still a struggle, but I felt at ease and ready for anything.

We were delayed at this stage, although I had no idea how late it was. I felt tucking and pulling, but no pain whatsoever. The lower part of my body was shielded from me so that I could not see anything. Little did anyone know though, was that I could watch in an almost crystal clear image albeit somewhat lopsided, what was happening in the big round metal light above me. But I concentrated on breathing and staying calm. And there it was, everyone rushing around excitedly around our little (or big as we were soon to learn) bundle of joy. It felt like forever until we heard our angel cry but when he did, both our eyes filled with tears. WELCOME to the world Keyan Adendorff! Günther rushed over to see what the Pediatrician and everyone was doing. And once a little cleaned, they brought him to me and there he finally was, lying on my chest. Really beautiful, a perfect something of everything. Loads of hair, a perfect nose, hands, feet, just everything perfect. I was completely overwhelmed with all my feelings, and exhausted at the same stage.

 




















I had only a little bit of time with our baby before they had to take him away again for all the measurements, and so on, but his dad stayed with him. The unfortunate thing about a C-Section is that one needs to be "closed up" again and since it is a full on operation, the vitals need to be monitored for about an hour afterwards. So while Günther went off with Keyan to bond and "Kangaroo" him, I went to the recovery room. This must have felt like the longest period of the whole birth experience. All I wanted to do was get back to my new little family and make sure my Button is OK! 

Once I was back in my room, Günther came in with Keyan in his arms and once reunited, nothing else mattered. ♥ In that moment, time could go stand still for all I cared! We called the grandparents with the wonderful news and yes, this possibly was the best day of our lives! 

Only a bit later did we realize you were born/landed at 07h47am, in true airline style  :) (Boeing 747) 


Some more photo's and stats around Keyan's weight, height and other numbers in the next post to follow. 

Until then, Cheerio