Double the Blessings: Birth Day!

Well, good morning! Here I am ready to head to the hospital to deliver the babies! This was my final pic of pregnancy! HUMONGO!

I headed to the hospital around 6, I had to prep for 7:30 surgery. To say I was apprehensive is an understatement. I was a bit nervous for a c section, and the new experience and recovery it would require!

When we arrived at the hospital, they monitored the babies, asked more questions, gave me an iv (which is usually by far the worst part of the whole thing), washed my belly :), and just prepared I guess. Then they made me drink this nasty nasty nasty acid drink to help with any throwing up I may do....put my hat on, and walked me over the ER. Nelson wasn't allowed to come in until right before they cut me open, so I had to go in by myself. Being so hormonal, I thought I would cry when I walked into the operating room. That is a weird experience. There are at least 10-15 people in the room, including residents learning....and I had to get up on the operating table and get a spinal block. It was much like an epidural, only just a shot instead of a cord going into your back. I am not sure if I think it was any more or less painful than an epidural. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't fun either. Mostly uncomfortable and a somewhat painful, but not too bad. (And I am a wuss with pain!)

After I received the spinal block, I went numb relatively fast. They laid me down, and put up the curtain so I can't see anything. They scrubbed me up, with iodine and whatever else they do...I couldn't feel anything....and as they are waiting for the Dr., they wanted to make sure I was numb enough, so they poked my arm with a tack and asked If could feel that. Of course I could, I was numb from the chest down.....then they poke your stomach and ask if you can feel the same sharpness. At first, you can, but then it goes away. It is really weird, because the block takes away any sharpness or feeling of that sort, but you still feel the sensation of touch or pressure. Quite weird, but no pain. So finally they cut me open, and I didn't feel a thing...thank goodness! I felt a little pressure but nothing to make me sick. It was just weird. So our little Juliet Emma made her debut into this world at 8:11 am weighing 7lbs 3 oz. As she was coming out she was grabbing onto the suction tube...they all found that funny.

Here is her first picture. (we had to hurry and take some and text them to Jayda at home so the kids could see them before they left for school!:)

Jace Joseph made his debut a couple of minutes later at 8:13am weighing 7lbs 13 oz. He came out and started peeing....following in his big brother Kason's footsteps! :)

I didn't really get to even see them until they took me into the recovery room. I started feeling really woozy and weird...not sick...just fuzzy headed and weird, so they showed me Juliet I think, but I just laid there with my eyes closed waiting for them to be done. Once both babies were out, my stomach felt better, but then I could feel the Dr. and the resident (who by the way delivered them really), pushing my organs around in there....that is what it felt like and Nelson said that is what they were doing. The anesthesiologist let Nelson take a peek a few times at what was going on, but he couldn't see much for the 2 Dr.s. Finally after what seemed a little long....I was done, they lifted me off onto my bed and took me to recovery to see these two cuties!

I was still feeling so weird, I couldn't even hold them, I felt weak and woozy and thought I may drop them. So that part was not fun. They said it was from the medicine they give you so you don't throw up. I didn't puke or even feel like it, but I was so woozy after it bothered me. It took a couple of hours to go away...which was a bummer!

So after I was in the recovery for awhile and all checked out well, they took me to my room. Then I got to enjoy looking at my two babies all I wanted!

Here is Juliet, and a side view to see her pretty hair! :) She has lots of it in the back!

Here is Jace and a side view...he doesn't have quite as much hair!

My two little Angels!

I just kept looking at them thinking, seriously? Is this real? I can't believe there are two! I told Nelson one would just seem boring. :) I just can't believe it.

Overall, having a c section wasn't too bad. I would definitely prefer a regular birth over a c-section any day, but I am glad they were born healthy with no problems! So I would do anything for that outcome!

The kids and Nana came up to the hospital to see the babies, Halle was sick a bit, so had to wear a mask, but they just loved them!