Having a c-section doesn't leave that great of a birth story but I still want to remember all that did happen that day. The day before my c-section was a such a weird/hard day. I was teary eyed all day thinking about how much I would miss my girls and our life together. I was still so excited for this new little baby but felt a sense of loss for the life we all had together. That night we went out to dinner as a family and then we took the girls over to Lindsey's house to sleep over. Jeff and I headed home to get ready for our early morning. I could not sleep a wink that night! I think I finally fell asleep around 11:30 and then was wide awake at 1:00 am til I finally gave up around 2:30 and got up and just started to get ready for the hospital. We had to be at the hospital at 4am with a c-section time of 6 am. Once we got to the hospital we got all checked in we were set up in a waiting room where I got my IV put in and we just sat and waited for 6 am. My mom came to see me before we headed off. That was one of the hardest parts of this delivery was not being able to have my mom with me. The anesthesiologist was so wonderful! She did scare me a little with the possible side affects of the spinal tap they were going to give me but she ended up being the best person in the OR. I walked down to the OR at 6 am and got ready for baby. It was the same OR that I delivered Paisley in, I could tell right away. And poor Jeff had to wait in the same waiting room as he did with Paisley. We were both SO nervous so many emotions going through our minds. Once they put in the spinal the numbing hit me fast!! It was like spinal and then ok lay her down fast! By the time they laid me down my legs were already going numb. I also forgot to take my bra off and it had a wire in it so it had to be taken off, after the nurses finally got it off they had to sterilise me all over again. Oops, again I was SO NERVOUS! What a relief it was to see Jeff walk in soon after. I was so nervous I was convinced it was going to hurt, I did start to get the shakes really bad but I remembered getting those with Paisley too. We soon realized that Jeff didn't bring in the camera, we were so nervous we didn't even think about it. The anesthesiologist kept talking to me and making sure I was doing alright. It was so fast, I kept waiting for it to hurt but all of the sudden baby was out and we heard her cry right away. Her little cry was so cute it reminded me of a little kitty. When they showed her to me I let out a gasp, she was so perfect and so cute! Jeff bounced back and forth between me and baby while they cleaned her up and finished up with my surgery. From walking into the OR to being wheeled into recovery I think the total time was 40 minutes. It went by so fast!
The recovery room was probably one of my favorites parts. It was so quite just Jeff, baby and I. What a great few minutes it was to just relax and love on my new baby. We still needed a name for this baby, and when she first came out I thought right away she looked like Elsie. But soon after changed my mind and thought no, she looks like an Kenley. It would still be another day until we decided on a name. I got to lay in my recovery bed and just look over at my baby while they cleaned her up. Then soon after they placed her on my chest to let her nurse and snuggle it was pure joy!
Not long after we got into our postpartum room Jeff's parents and then my mom and the girls came to visit. I was SO tired it was taking everything in me that day to keep my eyes open. It was one of the best moments to watch our big girls meet their baby sister.
It was a busy first day with so many visitors who were all so excited to meet baby!
This was also one of my best hospitals stays. I made sure to have everything I would need to feel comfortable. I was shocked when they told me I had to get up and walk to the bathroom that first night! Luckily this recovery was SO much better then my last.
That first night was kind of a long rough night but, the next morning I felt better and was ready to pick a name for this baby! I had always thought her name should be Kenley. Before we even knew she was a girl I had the feeling that she was a girl and her name would be Kenley. The middle name was always hard. We thought about doing Cherie but I was never set on it completely. The Sunday before my c-section Jeff showed me a list of Portuguese names he wanted to use. I HATED all of them! Some how after much thought Fe did make the list. I loved the name but didn't love the spelling. But for some reason that morning I woke up and thought that's it that's her name! Kenley Fe Williamson. Fe means faith in Portuguese and what better name for our sweet baby girl than that. It took so much faith from all of us to bring her into this world, I just knew that had to be her name.
After only 2 1/2 days in the hospital I was ready to get out of there. My dang baby blues had set in already and I was dying to get home to my big girls and my bed! We were heading home!
