The wonderful surprise of Emily – her birth story
May 8th was a Tuesday and Justin and I had to be at the hospital by 6 am. My c-section was scheduled for 8 am but we ended up starting early because everyone was ready. My doctor, the same one who delivered both of my boys by c-section as well, came in to chat with us before the procedure. She has a great laid-back personality and is super easy to talk to. I felt so comfortable with her for all my procedures and was absolutely thrilled that she was able to deliver Emily as well.
If you read this post, you may know that I decided on a clear drape at the last minute. Once I understood what was involved I was excited about the notion of kind of seeing her born instead of just seeing her via “drive by” as she was whisked out of the operating room. Justin was totally game too and that made her birth really special. David’s birth was special because he was my first baby, Luke’s was special because we were surprised with learning that he was a boy right after he was born, and Emily’s is special because we got to see more of her actual birth! I love that all 3 kids have something unique about their birth even though they were all scheduled c-sections.
My procedure went very smoothly, and I’m so grateful for that. Emily was healthy and weighed 8 lbs at birth. She holds the title for my biggest baby yet! The clear drape was only during the part of the procedure when my doctor was taking her out, and it all happened so fast. The first thing I saw w...
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