Sunday, October 11, 2009

Trevor Thomas Neilson


On Tuesday, October 6th, Trevor Thomas Neilson came into the world. It didn't go quite like expected, but he is here and I am recovering well.


After much of the day Tuesday slowly getting labor started, the second nurse to come on for the day checked me and realized that our baby was breach. I had to be rushed down to the operating room for a c-section. Trevor came out healthy, happy and beautiful at 7:43 pm.
My body didn't react well to the c-section, or the epidural, or both, and it was really scary for James for a while. Luckily, I am fine now and home with our family.


The kids are absolutely loving their new baby brother. James has been a wonderful help getting up at night to put Trevor back in his bed after every feeding (I can't get both a baby and myself out of a chair yet), and taking care of everything around here during the day. My Mom and little sister stayed an extra day to care for the kids, so that James could be with me at the hospital.


Through this whole experience, my feelings are those of gratitude for all that went right. Things could have been much worse. I know that I was protected, and I know that is in a large part because of the many prayers that were said in my behalf, the preisthood blessings I was given, and the faith that family and friends exercised for Trevor and me.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

No room at the inn

Yesterday was a little frustrating. Okay, that is an understatement! I spent all day calling the hospital, only to be told every time that ALL the beds were full, and to try again later. Then, 12 hours after I was supposed to go in, I talked to someone who said that the beds were still full and we'd have to reschedule. My doctor's next on call day is October 6th, so unless labor just starts, I won't be having this little guy until Tuesday! My mom and sister have been here waiting too. Mom babysat for us so that we could go out on a date. That was fun, and at Macaroni Grill they sang a "Congratulations on your new baby song" that sounded an awfully lot like "Happy Birthday." 
So, now we're all just waiting...