My appointment was normal, I peed in a cup, I went on the stress test, texted Sam while I was bored, and then asked my doctor about my one concern. I was a little...well, I will spare you the details...but things were different and I needed to ease my mind. My doctor checked me out and decided I had a leak in my amniotic sac and that she wanted to induce me that day! I freaked out!! My parents had just landed at the airport (thankfully:)!), Sam was picking them up, and I was a bit scared! I called them, met them at home, and we all drove to the hospital together!
Now, this hospital was like a five star hotel! I had my own suite. And, when I say suite, I mean suite!! I had my bed, a pull out couch, an armoir with a flat screen tv in it, a rocking chair, and a hot tub in the bathroom. The bathroom itself was bigger than my full guest bathroom here at home!! Also, Maddux was in the room with me every night with his little own movable bed. Plus, a heating lamp just in case he had needed it! His very own tanning bed :)!
In any case, we made it up to the hospital about 6 and were promptly put in my suite! Sam and Dad went to get us all food, we ate, and then they started the induction. They gave me a cervix softener in hopes of convincing everything in there to prepare for labor as if I were doing it naturally! By 9 am, they checked me out and decided at 10 am to break my water. Very weird experience! Very weird! From then on, I had doctors and nurses checking my dilation and all that stuff every hour or so. My doctor had to see patients in her office that day, but said she would by in around 1 or so to deliver me. Being the precious doctor that she is (love you Dr. Gandhi), she didn't get to the hospital until about 3:00 pm. Still, she is wonderful and my parents loved her! She is super funny and was great to me! I'm so glad I stuck with her even though this hospital really wasn't convenient for anyone!
Anyway, at 4 or so, she said okay Lindsay, you are only about 4 cm dilated, and I am gonna give you an hour....if you haven't changed any, we are going to have to do a C-section. At 5:30, she came back, checked me and quickly things started rolling! It was a madhouse! People suddenly had hair nets on and masks....it was complete chaos, but everyone was so calm!
So, at around 6:00pm, they wheeled me down the hall (literally about 50 yards from my room) into the surgical room (which was an ice box, by the way:(). The next thing I know, I can't see anything in front of me as a blue sheet was there to block everything and there was this man standing at my head kind of giving me the blow by blow. Very strange! Finally, they let Sam come in and sit at my head!
After about, oh, 22 minutes of feeling the pressure of the pulling and cutting, they told Sam to stand up and take the first picture of Maddux. He was "born" at 6:22 pm, January 29, 2010. It was a very surreal moment and I was still shivering form the ice box of a room. But, a soon I heard his first cry, I totally started crying! They took him over to the cleaning station and called Sam over there! He got several pics of them roughing him up, and Maddux was totally holding out his arms for Sam to pick him up!! Adorable, right!
He weighed 6 lbs. and 1.5 oz. He was 19.5 inches long with a full head of blond hair! He has gorgeous deep blue eyes for the time being, and really long fingers and toes! I am pretty sure he is the most precious little munchkin I have ever seen! Not that I am biased or anything! In fact, my sister just said from the other room, "He is so freakin cute"! So, maybe I am not too biased?? Te he!
Since then, things have been pretty easy! My tummy hurts daily, but I can tell it is already stronger and better! He is breast feeding very well, especially now after we went to his first pediatricians visit! The doctor there made sure I was doing everything right because he was a little jaundice and dehydrated. So much so, that I had to make a follow appointment the next day and she wanted to make sure after having him eat on a schedule of every 2 hours, that he had gained at least a half oz. Turns out, we did so well, he gained 3 oz.! He is such a genius!!
In any case, Mom and Dad were here...but Dad left on Tuesday, Paige came in on Wednesday, and Mom left yesterday. Paige is staying til Sunday! It has been so nice to have them all here! They have been so wonderful. generous and helpful!! We are so lucky to have had them here! Thanks ya'll!!
So, here we are on Maddux's 1 week birthday!! He is just the best, and we are so lucky!! Enjoy the pics and I think Sam is setting up a web site for all you family members who want to see him every day like I get to! We love you all and really appreciate you following us! Welcome to the world, Maddux Walker Rhodes! Here are a few pics to get you all introduced!
