6 days in the NICU

Natalie had her first surgery to close her back 24hrs after she was born. It took about an hour and everything went successful.

On Day 3 we had a big scare. Her vitals went down and had to be placed on oxygen and fed through a tube, we feared that she aspirated milk and had problems swallowing. An occupational therapist came to examine her and gave us good news. Natalie was just so congested due to the tube that was placed down her throat for surgery she was just having a little trouble breathing. It cleared up real soon.

On Day 4 we finally were able to hold her in our arms. The feeling was indescribable. It was a very emotional moment. I waited 4 days to hold her. Seemed liked forever. Thinking back on this moment, my eyes fill up with tears. On that same day I was released from the hospital. It was a very emotional ride home, everything was just so over whelming. I just wanted her home and not worry about anything else in the world.

Frank and I went back up to the hospital in the morning to feed Natalie and good news expected us. They first asked us if we wanted to Room-in with Natalie. Frank and I were so confused. We both asked that if that meant she would be going home and she was. =) So we went back home packed our bags came back to the hospital and spent the night with Natalie all by ourselves.

 Natalie was out on Day 6 from the NICU. We were all so shocked at first we expected for her to be in the NICU a minimum of 10 days which was what her neurosurgeon said, but she recovered quickly. The power of prayer.

Natalie's arrival

Yes I know its been over a month since I wrote in this blog.. but its time to catch yall up now. =)


Natalie was born Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 4:51pm. After 14 hrs of being in labor they had to do an emergency c-section because little Natalie was ready to come out. My c-section was originally scheduled for Sept.14. It all happened so fast, I wasn't an emotional wreck that I thought I was going to be. It all seemed like a blur, I was in shock it all seemed that it was happening too soon. But once she was finally born they pulled her aside cleaned her up and Frank said they placed a "Ziploc" bag on her bottom half to protect her lesion from any germs and rushed her to the NICU. After finally being in the recovery room for an hour they rolled me down to see Natalie in the NICU.