The delivery process was great although we did have a little bit of a situation when Stafford was born though. After he was born, he had to go to the nursery for 4 hours to be monitored (standard protocol for all babies) and the nurses noticed that he was panting/breathing a little fast. Come to find out, he had some amniotic fluid in his lungs that wasn't absorbed yet. The neonatologist told me this was a common occurrence in c-section babies and that it would take around 3 days for the fluid to absorb but Stafford had to be moved into the NICU to be monitored while we were in the hospital. OMG. This was the hardest thing I've ever dealt with because I couldn't have him in my hospital room the entire time I was there. AWFUL. All I wanted was to hold my sweet baby...they did let us visit the NICU as much as we wanted, though, and we were able to hold him, feed him, change him, etc. while he was in there. Needless to say, I was SO HAPPY when they told us that he (and I) would be able to go home that Sunday. Bringing Stafford home was amazing...I don't think Reed or I put him down for a solid 24 hours! Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers and a healthy baby...we are so thankful for our little guy!! Below are some pictures of his birthday:
daddy is in love with this little guy
look at those big feet and long toes!!
my precious angel...so perfect!!
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