Newborn Family Shoot

h e l l o Monroe

The Day before You... *Monroe Jo Murray* Born July 31, 2017 7:42 am 8 pounds 8 ounces 20.5" long Dark hair cheeks for days Loved by all! The night before she was born I couldn't sleep - of course, my last chance at a restful nights sleep and I'm up folding laundry to pass the time because I'm too anxious and excited! I made sure everything was packed and ready and we headed into the hospital around 5am. After getting checked in it was time to start the IV...ugh my least favorite part of this whole process. I hate everything about IV's. So of course I warn the nurse and of course she blew out my vein on the first try. I started passing out and seeing spots and sweating but she just moved right along and luckily went right in the second time. Meanwhile stephen is laying my bed back and faning my face with his hat for a good 10 minutes until I finally came out of it. I dont know why my body reacts this way to blood draws and IV's, it just does. HARD PART IS OVER! Haha. After waiting around and meeting all the doctors and nurses that would be assisting in my surgery things started moving quickly. They wheeled me down the hall and into a room - super bright, freezing cold, all white, very sterile smelling... yep it was the operating room! I made pretty good friends with Jeremy who gave my spinal block and felt at ease as we laughed and joked right before he put a gigantic needle in my spine. My Doctor was also very comforting saying things like "Lets hope he doesn't miss" haha. After that the hustle was on. I laid there on the table like I was the frog in a science experiment. Its so crazy how immediate the numbing is. They let stephen back in the room and I knew we were just minutes away now. Last time I seem to remember the twins just flying out after the incision was made. Unfortunately this time did not go as smoothly. Baby's position was breech with her head in my ribs and her feet tucked up tight. He couldn't get a good grip on her. So there was lots of pushing and pushing (read punching and punching because thats what it felt like) to try to get her to move so he could grab her and pull her out. Last time went so fast I hardly had time to process what was happening. This time felt like forever. He kept telling me to breathe but you try breathing with someone pushing on your rib cage! The unfortunate thing is that I could feel most of this seeing as the block is mainly from the belly button down. My doctor could hear me struggling and asked if he could put me all the way under general anesthesia. I begged him not to, I could not miss this moment! So I toughed it out and just a few minutes later I felt the final pull and heard her LOUD cry! He held her little face over the screen and it was just this puffy squishy ball of cheeks! I was still in pain as the pushing and pulling didn't stop there but my baby was here and a welcomed distraction! They cleaned her up and put her right on my chest and immediately this calm came over both of us. It was quiet, peaceful and still and for a minute it was just Me and Stephen and baby Monroe. Tears streamed down my face and Stephen carefully wiped them. It was the sweetest moment. She was finally here and safe and healthy and perfect. We did it! Welcome to the world sweet baby girl. Charlee & Bear meet baby sister!