Great Grandma Cora's Birthday

For Great-Grandma Cora's Birthday, I brought Isaac to spend the day with mom and grandma. Mom made a delicious breakfast, we visited, did our nails and facials, and then enjoyed lunch with 4 generations there to celebrate.

Isaac's Birth Video

Brennen was able to bring our camera into the OR, and he took a video of Isaac immediately after his birth, while I was being stitched back up.

http://youtu.be/4oNteo2rOcI

Isaac Joseph Ainsworth

Isaac Joseph Ainsworth was born at 4:08pm yesterday afternoon, and he is 18 inches long and weighs 5 pounds and 4 ounces. 

He is in the NICU on a CPAP breathing mask right now, and will be there until he can breath on his own. He is doing quite well for a preemie his age, he just needs a little bit of help breathing and time to fully develop his lungs. 

Surgery went exceptionally well. It took only 38 minutes from start to finish. God was really watching over us - the doctors did not run into any issues delivering the placenta (which was the biggest risk factor). They found my placenta quite fascinating (photo attached), as they were taking pictures of it and showing it to other doctors/nurses when I was in the recovery room. My doctor said that it was even more "impressive" than they could tell from the ultrasound, and far more serious than anyone realized. It was a very good choice to deliver yesterday and not wait any longer.

I am recovering well. Of course my abdomen is quite sore and sensitive, but other than that I feel great. My nurse had me up and out of bed last night to do a lap around the nurses station, and then wheeled me down to see baby Isaac, which was the highlight of my day. Brennen and I are both so excited about our beautiful little son, and we can't wait for everyone to meet him. Since he is in the NICU, we don't have a ton of photos of him, but I knew y'all would like to see  the photos that we do have (attached).

Thanks for all your prayers over the past few months - they have made all the difference. Please continue to pray for Isaac - that his lungs develop and that he gains strength so that he is able to breath and breastfeed soon. I will most likely be discharged from the hospital on Saturday, and Isaac's discharge will just depend on how he is doing. We are taking it all one day at a time and trusting God to continue to keep our family healthy and safe.

Proud Daddy, Ready for the OR

Mommy gets to meet her baby

Isaac in the NICU

Isaac's Placenta

C-Section - Scheduled

We had quite an eventful Sunday morning yesterday. I started contracting and cramping again, and the doctors were concerned about the possibility of me bleeding so they ran my IV and moved me to Labor and Delivery where I was close to the OR as a precautionary measure. Thankfully, they were able to get my contractions under control and I did not bleed yesterday. 

In any other pregnant woman, contractions around 35-36 weeks is completely normal and not concerning, but with the Vasa Previa and Placenta Previa, an active uterus can cause a serious bleed and it is just too risky to wait much longer. Since I've had 3 separate contracting/cramping episodes in the past week now, our doctor recommended moving the C-section to tomorrow afternoon @ 3:30pm.

As much as we are looking forward to meeting our son tomorrow afternoon, I am nervous about the C-section surgery itself, and I would appreciate it if y'all could keep our family's safety in your prayers tomorrow.