Thirtysomething

Change of Plans

The doctors decided to do an emergency c-section late in day yesterday and my nephew was born last night just before 9 p.m. He's 3.17 lbs and 15 inches long. According to his father, he cried right after he was born. Within minutes, his medical team whisked him off to the cardiac intensive care unit where he'll stay for the next couple of months. He did a couple of tricks where his heart rate dropped, but with his heart defect, that's to be expected.

I got to see him around midnight last night. He's bigger than I thought he'd look, but skinny. Cute though. He was able to breathe on his own but not very effectively. They were holding his mouth shut to force in oxygen, and he seemed pretty pissed about that. He was just working too hard at that breathing thing, so they intubated him at about 2a.m. and I didn't see him after that.

His mom is doing well, aside from the fact that she can't see the baby. As expected her pressure dropped.

That's all for now. So far, so good.

posted by DJ Heavy D @ 6:19 AM