Happy 9th birthday sweet girl. I remember the day I had you like it was yesterday. Although it was a tough time in my life due to my health it was also the happiest time in my life. I was a mommy for the very first time to the sweetest most beautiful little girl.
It all started on April 2nd when I went in to my routine Dr. appt and my blood pressure was extremely elevated and I had protein in my urine and signs of toxemia. So I was sent home to prepare myself to be induced first thing the next morning bright and early. I was already 3 days past my due date. So scared and anxious I left the Dr office and called your dad and my mom and sisters and let everyone know that you would be here on April 3rd. So I got everything together and our bags packed and didnt sleep a wink hardly. We got up on April 3rd and headed to the hospital to be there by 6am. Got admitted and checked in and started on pitocin. This turned out to be a LONG hard day. After laboring for hours and hours, the Dr finally came in and broke my water and much to his surprise no fluids came out. Like I had been expressing to him at each appt. I had been leaking amniotic fluid. Maybe 2 tablespoons of fluid came out and that was it, he told the nurse that he thought the babies head was covering the hole and that he would check back to see if more fluids came out. Nope nothing nada, so intervention was started and that was a tube with fluids to be put in around you so I didnt have a dry birth. I was scared. My first birth and all this was new to me, I didnt know right from wrong. I got my epidural and labored for hours. Finally after 15 hours of labor I was ready to push, you were born at 9:23 pm on April 3rd weighing 6lb 6 oz and 19 in. long. I remember them taking you from you right away and putting you on oxygen and then bringing you back. I remember asking why your hands were so dry and cracked and bleeding. The nurse told me because I had very very low amniotic fluid :( Everything was fine and we went home the next day. It wasnt until the second day home that I developed a rare form of post partum pre-eclampsia. I was rushed to the hospital with extreme edema and extremely high blood pressure. I was admitted right away and I remember the ER Dr coming in and telling me that I had to be admitted because my chest x-ray shows that I am only breathing on about 5% or less of my lungs that basically I was drowning and that is why I was having troubling breathing and being winded from walking. I broke down and cried, I asked what am I suppose to do with my brand new baby. He said that I would go back to Labor & Delivery and that the baby could come too. I was scared to death. I spent 4 days in the hospital and released on tons of meds to get better. Mommy got better fast, but it wasnt until a year later I saw my nurse (good family friend) and she said to me, I am glad to see you looking so good, you scared us all. I said yea I feel great, she said CHF is nothing to mess with. I said what is CHF and she said they never told you and I said No, whats that? She said you had Congestive Heart Failure. :( OMG that is so scary. She said on top of that you had the Post partum pre-eclampsia. But I wouldnt change it for the world, you were healthy as could be and I was so so happy and thankful for that.
I love you to the moon and back birthday girl! <3
It all started on April 2nd when I went in to my routine Dr. appt and my blood pressure was extremely elevated and I had protein in my urine and signs of toxemia. So I was sent home to prepare myself to be induced first thing the next morning bright and early. I was already 3 days past my due date. So scared and anxious I left the Dr office and called your dad and my mom and sisters and let everyone know that you would be here on April 3rd. So I got everything together and our bags packed and didnt sleep a wink hardly. We got up on April 3rd and headed to the hospital to be there by 6am. Got admitted and checked in and started on pitocin. This turned out to be a LONG hard day. After laboring for hours and hours, the Dr finally came in and broke my water and much to his surprise no fluids came out. Like I had been expressing to him at each appt. I had been leaking amniotic fluid. Maybe 2 tablespoons of fluid came out and that was it, he told the nurse that he thought the babies head was covering the hole and that he would check back to see if more fluids came out. Nope nothing nada, so intervention was started and that was a tube with fluids to be put in around you so I didnt have a dry birth. I was scared. My first birth and all this was new to me, I didnt know right from wrong. I got my epidural and labored for hours. Finally after 15 hours of labor I was ready to push, you were born at 9:23 pm on April 3rd weighing 6lb 6 oz and 19 in. long. I remember them taking you from you right away and putting you on oxygen and then bringing you back. I remember asking why your hands were so dry and cracked and bleeding. The nurse told me because I had very very low amniotic fluid :( Everything was fine and we went home the next day. It wasnt until the second day home that I developed a rare form of post partum pre-eclampsia. I was rushed to the hospital with extreme edema and extremely high blood pressure. I was admitted right away and I remember the ER Dr coming in and telling me that I had to be admitted because my chest x-ray shows that I am only breathing on about 5% or less of my lungs that basically I was drowning and that is why I was having troubling breathing and being winded from walking. I broke down and cried, I asked what am I suppose to do with my brand new baby. He said that I would go back to Labor & Delivery and that the baby could come too. I was scared to death. I spent 4 days in the hospital and released on tons of meds to get better. Mommy got better fast, but it wasnt until a year later I saw my nurse (good family friend) and she said to me, I am glad to see you looking so good, you scared us all. I said yea I feel great, she said CHF is nothing to mess with. I said what is CHF and she said they never told you and I said No, whats that? She said you had Congestive Heart Failure. :( OMG that is so scary. She said on top of that you had the Post partum pre-eclampsia. But I wouldnt change it for the world, you were healthy as could be and I was so so happy and thankful for that.
I love you to the moon and back birthday girl! <3
Here is a timeline of Hannah's life... Hope you enjoy it!!
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Happy Birthday Hannah!
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