Ground Control to Major Tom
I am not sure on the details between when Thane was born and when I saw him next. Jay will post later on what he knows, but I will summarize as best as I can.
After they took him from me in the OR, they gave him oxygen and checked his temperature (the 2 silver disks on his stomach in the photos below).
His temperature was stable so Jay and the nurses took him to the interim nursery for further testing. On the way, they ran in to Ian and Susan (The Kirk Family) and Becky and Tom who were waiting for us.
Jay will have to give details on that.
I was sent to the recovery room (aka the L&D room I started off in) and everyone came in to see me. I was doing pretty well, although completely numb and wanting to see Thane. I had to settle for Ian’s photo on his phone and Jay’s pics. Everyone said he was beautiful but they were just trying to get him self-sufficient. Apparently, he needed a mixture of 25% O2, when we all breathe 21%. I called him my little astronaut.
I was wheeled to “my” room. I was with it enough to notice it was nowhere near clean enough, citing what appeared to be blood on the footboard. NEVER TAKE THE FIRST HOTEL ROOM OFFERED. I pointed it out and Jay and the nurse went in search of a better room. They came back and wheeled me into my new and improved room–one of the suites. They settled me in and gave Jay some sheets to make his bed.
Jay would go in and out of the room to check on Thane. I got the report when he was moved from the interim nursery to the true nursery. NO NICU! Woo hoo! That was my biggest fear above all and he passed all tests with flying colors (His APGAR score was an 8-9 out of 10, which is awesome, especially for a preemie).
I called every 30 minutes to find out when they would be bringing him to me. Thane was not taken off of the oxygen until 1 am. At 4 am, about 2 hours after he was promised to me, I was able to hold Thane in my arms–the best birthday present ever!
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