So what a madly exhausting and stressful week yet amazing and wonderful all at the same time.
Our baby daughter was born last Friday 8th May after I hadn't felt any movements, so went into hospital to check it out. An hour later they had delivered her by emergency c-section, I won't go into details as it was rather scary and not a nice experience, thank God tim could get to the hospital in time with only minutes to spare. Basically she had been bleeding into me so was loosing blood, she had a blood transfusion straight away after birth and had lots of tests done whilst they were trying to find out what had happened. I didn't get to see her properly till 11pm that night and she was born at 1.35pm, needless to say there were a lot of tears on my part after the birth (I didn't have time to worry or cry before hand, I think I was in shock more than anything).
When we did get to see her we weren't allowed to hold her or take hr out her incubator, but tim changed her nappy and took her temperature and I could reach in to touch her hand as I was still in my wheel chair at that point. On the Saturday we were allowed to finally hold our little girl, it was very emotional and again I cried a lot on the saturday through worrying if she would be ok and from seeing her with all these tubes and wires. It was hard to hold her as I didn't want to hurt her or pull anything out. We were also trying to start breast feeding straight away and because she was premature she didn't really understand so got uite frustrated with me, luckily the staff in the neonatal ward and on the maternity ward were incredible. They got a breast feeding specialist to help us all week which has been amazing, and they gave me a private room all week so we didn't have to be surrounded by women and their babies.
Our first family portrait!
below is one of the blankets my mum has knitted, isn't it beautiful. Rosie loves it so much she has already sicked up on it!
She has beautiful soft hair, and is a auburn colour! Apparently when my dad grew a beard it was a ginger colour, and Tim's side burns have that auburn colour in them so maybe that's where the colour comes from, I hope it's curly when she grows up!!!!
Here she is on her way home, she was so brave as we left during the biggest thunderstorm I have ever seen! She slept the whole way.
And FINALLY after a traumatic week we have our baby daughter home. Isn't she perfect?
I think this is her first smile, some maysay it's too early and it is wind but I think she is smiling at her daddy!
How gorgeously precious is she? I just can't get enough of her, when she is asleep in her moses basket I just want to grab her in my arms. It is hard leaving her to sleep soundly!!! But I am being good, as we really want to keep her in this lovely routine the neonatal unit has got her into. She is feeding beautifully now every three hours and sleeps inbetween. We had a fab night last night and hopefully she will be able to stick to her routine as it is working wonderfully.
Well as you can imagine I am obsessed with taking photos of her so be prepared for the next 1000 entries of my blog to be photos of Rosie! I will also add a few of my boys, they are struggling with understanding what is going on. Einstien is so sensitive that he has even gone off his food, poor baby. Tim is now playing with him to try to calm him down. Oscar isn't as bothered although I think he is missing his morning cuddle in bed. We are trying to keep them out our bedroom from now on.
I had better scoot now and try to rest before Rosie's next feed.
Chat again soon, Gemma xxx
Do you like Rosie's 'Hungry Caterpillar' blanket? Granny Sue made it for her! We think it's amazing, I am so lucky to have such a talented Mum who is going to spoil Rosie rotton!!! :-)
How cute??!!She is starting o become more and more aware during the day, her eyes are really focusing now, we are reading her some of her new books she has had as pressies. She likes bright colours and pigs we have discovered!
Look at her tiny hands!
Granny Sue and Rosie, they got lots of cuddles this week between feeding and sleeping. Tim and I are very grateful to her for cooking, cleaning and shopping for us this week, now I have to cope on my own during the day so may be leaving quite a few jobs for Tim!!!!
Daddy giving Rosie a bottle of expressed milk, she has tried it a few times now at her 10pm feed, sometimes she has taken it really well and other times she has refused it and got herself into a bit of a tizzy... hopefully if we perservere it will really help me to get some rest if tim can do one feed in the evening, and will help if ever we want to go out for an evening in the distant future! (at the moment I can't EVER imagine leaving her, she is just too precious!!!!)
well I am off to have a lavender bath as my scar is going a bit scanky... lavender is meant to help??? who knows!
