8 months ago at this time I was laying in my hospital bed recovering from my c-section. It had been a pretty easy day but I was sure that I was having contractions in my back even though the contractions weren't being picked up on the machine. In the middle of the afternoon my dad arrived from Houston and shortly after I was informed I was moving into a bigger room and while that was happening I was wheeled off for an ultrasound to check on Tucker. When the doctor did the ultrasound we discovered that there was no fluid left on Tucker and thought that it was best to get him out. As I was being wheeled back into my room to be prepped for surgery Mark's parents arrived at the hospital. I called Liz to let her know what was happening and she eased my fears by telling me what all was going to happen during the c-section. My mom was calling my sisters and Bobbie Jo to let them know too. The nurses were working away getting me ready. My phone rang and it was Bri, she wanted to know if I wanted her to be in the delivery room with me, I of course said yes. The charge nurse was trying to tell me that she couldn't be in the room and I said that she is a Labor and Delivery Nurse here and she said oh, ok. The nurses kept working and pumped me full of two bags of magnesium to help with Tuckers brain development. It felt like I was burning from the inside out. My mom was trying to cool me off with a wash cloth but I was just SO hot. In the short amount of time that it took for me to finish being prepped and moved to the OR Bri was there waiting for me to go in. I was wheeled into the OR and Bri was there to hold me while I was being numbed for the surgery and explained what was happening the whole time. Shortly after that Mark was able to join me in the OR and we waited for Dr. Suit to come in and get our little boy out. I tried to stay calm and there was a lot of pressure when Tucker finally was coming out. He didn't cry right away and that scared me but once he finally did I was relieved. I was able to only catch a glimpse of my son with Mark holding him in the OR as they were getting him ready to go to the NICU and to finish up my c-section. Bri stayed with me through recovery and I will never be able to express how grateful I was that she was there with me. Mark went out with our son and was able to introduce him to my parents, his parents, Liz, Bobbie Jo and Megan. I was unable to see him again that night which was very hard for me. It is hard to believe that it has been 8 months since Tucker came.
Happy 8 month birthday Tucker!
