B’s blog

Well, WE HAD THE BABY!!! Some of you may have already gotten the initial email sent from Erik last week but for those of you who did not…..

Evan Tyler Sheldon was born by c-section on April 24th at 11:32 am. He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz, and is 21 inches long. He had a head full of brown hair (which none of my other children had). I was originally scheduled for a c-section on April 30th but I started having contractions on my own on the night of the 23rd and by 1am on the 24th, I went into the hospital to get it checked out. They tried to stop my contractions using Demerol, Phenergan, and a sleeping pill but it didn’t work so my doctor decided to do the surgery that morning. He was born at 37 weeks which is considered full term however he had problems with fluid on the lungs and a high respiratory rate (80-100 breaths per minute) plus he couldn’t keep his blood sugars above 40 so he was placed in NICU for half the day on Tuesday. By that evening, after having IV antibiotics, his breathing straightened out and he was placed back in the regular nursery. We stayed until Friday due to some pain issues I was having and also due to him losing 9.3% of his body weight. He came home weighing 7 lbs 13.6 oz. Then today (Sat) in the office he is 7 lbs, 10 oz…but the doctor says he looking attentive and is ok with the 1 lb weight loss at this time as long as Evan continues to eat. I have to say that working on the same OB unit that I delivered on in a smaller hospital was a blessing. I received the V.I.P treatment and had visitors rotating in our room continuously from employees in the lab, to the director of Surgical, Director of Case Management, nurses from other units, and even the Chief Nursing Officer. The nursing staff on my unit was amazing and incredibly supportive. I couldn’t have asked for better care. I was even treated to afternoon ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery and Starbucks in the morning for breakfast! Talk about spoiling a patient! The kids are loving having a new brother in the house and Braden is so helpful and acts so grown up now (except he’s still not potty trained.) Jaelyn and Avery have been my extra set of hands since I’m unable to get up and down like I wish I could due to my c-section incision. Everyone is working as a team to make these first few weeks go smoothly. Erik has been wonderful and a huge help to me. He is running the show! I’m blessed to have him!