Mckenzee came into the room smiling. Chris helped her wash her hands and sat her on the bed next to me. She said baby and was interested in touching my finger pulse checker and she patted him, but she said she didn't want to hold him. We gave her her big sister gift...a heart locket charm on a bracelet. She liked it.
Then, she and Chris went and got my Mom and Dad and sister who had been waiting during the surgery. They all had a chance to hold him. Everyone thought he looked like Chris.
I got moved from recovery pretty quickly and they took him to be checked and called when he was going to get his bath. Everyone went to watch. Chris videotaped for me. The rest of the day was quiet. I was so glad when I finally go to have him back. I enjoyed holding him on my chest and rubbing his soft skin. Chris and I had a very relaxing day together. His mom visited around 8:00 that evening.
The hospital stay was nice and if I hadn't missed Mckenzee so much I would have stayed another day. I loved having the next week to hang out together at home as a new family. Chris and I just held Riley and played with Mckenzee and he took care of me. It was such a quiet week and a special time for all of us.
Riley was a sweetie that first week. He waited until Daddy went back to work to turn on the hard stuff.
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2 comments:
I love your birth story. For someone who has never experienced it and probably never will...it's a great way for me to learn something that I've been curious about but would never ask. Thank you for sharing!
I can't believe how much Riley looks exactly like Daddy. It's mini-Chris! lol
Hope things are going well. Keep us posted!
That was a great story - thanks for sharing it:) It made me cry and want another baby!
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