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| Very first photo I received! |
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| My sister and the new man in her life! |
Look at how happy my sister is to have her little baby in her arms! We all love him so much already! He looks so much like both his Mommy and his Daddy! He definitely has his Mama's Blonde hair! I am so glad that he finally made his appearance! He was "scheduled" to be born on October 4th (10/4 would have been perfect since I remember my sister listening to 10-4 Teddy Bear on the record player! LOL, look it up kiddos.... it is a real thing! Ha ha!) However, the amnio test on the 3rd determined that he was not yet "developed" enough to be born. So they unpacked the car and sat down to wait for him to get developed further! The new c-section date was set for the 12th. However, my sister spent much time in and out of the hospital and doctors office for the few days before that. Her blood pressure went up and all sorts of things. She was sent to the hospital several times to have non-stress tests done (which to me were ALWAYS stressful despite their name!) So, on the night of the 11th when they had to medicate her for her high blood pressure she was admitted a night early. So, instead of being there at 5:30 am (the time her other half and our Mom showed up at the hospital) she spent the night! And around 7:30 am she was supposed to go into surgery, but had to wait for a woman to vaginally deliver her baby. So, around 8:30 they finally took her back and got her set up for the surgery! Around 9 am I was informed via our Mother that he had been born but that she had yet to get any information on him yet or a photo! A little while later Garrick(my sister's other half and Gabriel's Daddy) sent me the first photo above along with all of his birth information!
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| Look at all his hair! Not only the Longest, Not only the largest, But the baby with the most hair! LOL |
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| Look at his little squished face! Too cute! |
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| After the 1st trip to the ER! See the yellow around his eyes? |
They were discharged and set off to go about their business of parenting when not more than 6 or so hours of having their family home they were on their way back to the hospital because this cute little guy had become unresponsive. (I swear this situation could have come straight from a lifetime movie.... From when they first started to conceive their sweet baby to the end of this week! LOL) Once they got to the hospital they found his bilirubin levels had gone up and sure enough he was one yellow baby! So they set him up to have his bili light treatments there in the hospital and my sister had "a night from hell"! She didn't sleep, she cried, she did whatever she does on facebook, she tried to distract herself but also ended up with some low blood sugars that needed treating as well while she was there!
They let her go home the next day after his bili levels had come down. Once again that night after have a pretty good day, Gabriel became even more unresponsive and would not wake up for any reason. My sister even thought he had stopped breathing for a few seconds. As a mother I know how scary that can be! I also understand the crying all night while worried about your baby. (Side note: Back in February of this year my 4 year old (it was 2 weeks before he turned 4) was admitted to the hospital for breathing issues and ended up spending a few days in the pediatric unit of the hospital!)
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| Daddy holding his son during the 2nd ER trip They didn't want to put him in the jail cell crib that is given to babies in the ER! |
Once back at the hospital my sister and her other half did everything exactly right (from what I have heard of how everything happened)! Instead of waiting for security to "buzz them in" they shoved passed someone who was on their way out of the hospital and got into the ER where they voiced that they had a completely unresponsive baby with them! The entire staff was on them like white on rice as soon as that was said!
They spent the next couple of nights with neither of his parents leaving him for very long and my Mom bringing them the things they need. I do believe we were all extra glad that she was up there to help them out during all of this. She was also there to help with the animals. (They have 1 dog, 2 cats and 3 chickens!) I know how much help my Mother can be when it comes to "being a new parent" and I appreciate her help when I need it and I am just glad she was there for my Sister as well!
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| Sleeping with Mommy at the pediatricians! |
Finally, his bilirubin levels came down enough and he was able to "survive" in the hospital off the iv and with nursing, my sister's milk supply came in overnight, (partly with the help of the herbs I told her I use to keep my own supply up I am sure LOL) and she was able to nurse him instead of him having to have an iv in his little arm! He is now nursing like a champ! He proved he is a little fighter and was able to come home and he has been doing loads better at home!
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| Sleeping on Mommy snug inside his Ring Sling! (I love the look of these and the fact they are adjustable!) |
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| Sweet Baby Gabriel Charles! (The marks on his hands are from his iv's and all the tape and such they felt they needed to use on the poor little guy!) |
Now Little Gabe is home and doing just great! Here are just a few more photos I have of this sweet guy! I am sure I will be photo CRAZY when I go meet him this weekend! Oh, and by the way, Happy Birthday to Garrick! Hope you are having a great day with your new little guy!
Anyways, here they are and as always....
~TTFN!
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| A close up! |
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| Even Closer Up! LOL |
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| Attempting to nurse on Daddy's arm! |
