For those of you who didn't know, Sarah was born 5 1/2 weeks early. It all happened fast. I was walking around with JP looking for stuff for my upcoming baby shower, and my water started to break in bursts. I went to Labor and Delivery thinking I would be "observed" but they admitted me and said this was it. 5 hours later my baby girl popped out. I didn't have an epidural or any other drug. It all just happened so fast. People have said that I was "lucky" and really impressed at my whole labor experience and pain management. But inside I cringed at that comment because they had no idea how I felt. Even though my daughter had no major problems, she had to be in the NICU for about 10 days.
Don't get me wrong, Sarah was doing great in the NICU. Her weight was fine. They thought she needed oxygen, but they took it off the same day. She was able to suck-swallow-breathe just fine and "nipple" on her bottle. I wasn't prepared for them to tell me she had Bradycardia though; and this was hard for me to talk about for a long time. All the NICU nurses and doctors (even from other hospitals) said this was normal. This first happened when she was 3 days old. Because she was premature she would have breathing episodes where she would desat and her breathing would become shallow. Like she was forgetting to breathe on her own. What parent wouldn't be scared at that thought? Although looking back and not freaking out in the moment, she was self-recovering and all the nurses and doctors told me she strong and learned fast to recover on her own. They kept her that long as precaution. Knowing more about it now and going through it, it's like my daughter was learning to breathe. And I love that song by Switchfoot.
"I'm learning to breathe, I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that you, and you alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies"
As you can, this song is also where I got the name for my production company, but that's not the topic right now.
Here are some pictures of Sarah when she was still in NICU. She has come a long way already.
Don't get me wrong, Sarah was doing great in the NICU. Her weight was fine. They thought she needed oxygen, but they took it off the same day. She was able to suck-swallow-breathe just fine and "nipple" on her bottle. I wasn't prepared for them to tell me she had Bradycardia though; and this was hard for me to talk about for a long time. All the NICU nurses and doctors (even from other hospitals) said this was normal. This first happened when she was 3 days old. Because she was premature she would have breathing episodes where she would desat and her breathing would become shallow. Like she was forgetting to breathe on her own. What parent wouldn't be scared at that thought? Although looking back and not freaking out in the moment, she was self-recovering and all the nurses and doctors told me she strong and learned fast to recover on her own. They kept her that long as precaution. Knowing more about it now and going through it, it's like my daughter was learning to breathe. And I love that song by Switchfoot.
"I'm learning to breathe, I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that you, and you alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies"
As you can, this song is also where I got the name for my production company, but that's not the topic right now.
Here are some pictures of Sarah when she was still in NICU. She has come a long way already.
Isn't she lovely?
Isn't she wonderful?
Isn't she precious? Less than one minute old.
I never thought through love we'd be making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she pretty, truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
we have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love
SHE IS VERY LOVELY! Love this testimony! Thanks for sharing!
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