(An awful picture of a picture, but the baby is still pretty.)
Hailey was a big baby! She was 9lbs 8oz. 20in. on the day she was born and 19in. the day after.haha And no I was not overdue.
My water had been broken too long and developed an infection in the amniotic fluid. So of course this affected her lungs and breathing and her blood was full of infection. I got to hold her for just a moment before they took her and my body went into shock. I remember I couldn't open my eyes or lift my hand, but I could hear a swish of noises around me.
Ric went with her to be checked out and she was only getting 80% oxygen so she didn't come back. I was devastated. They told me she had lacked oxygen for too long and there was a possibility of brain damage, but we wouldn't know until she got older. Why would you tell a new mother that?
They were going to fly her to a different hospital if she didn't improve by the next morning. Her lungs were full of fluid and infection and where worried it had spread to her brain. I had to watch as they tried over and over to do a spinal tap but kept missing. Up to that point that was the worst feeling I had ever had having to watch my new baby be poked over and over again for various reasons and I couldn't hold her because she had to stay on oxygen. My heart broke. That was such a difficult time for me, my family was 1000 miles away and I was so alone.
She was given a blessing and steadily improved. She had to stay in the hospital for 2 weeks while she received antibiotics. I had to go home for one night without her, it was awful. Luckily they let me come back and stay in an empty room for free so I could be right down the hall. That was nice since her bill alone was $30,000. Because she wasn't getting enough oxygen she wasn't able to eat more than an oz. and had to have a feeding tube in her nose. My poor little baby.
Thanks to the priesthood there was no lasting damage of any kind. I am glad I live in a day with medicine and so much knowledge. And I thank my Father in Heaven for my baby girl every day.
Once we took her home things were so much better. I am glad she was my first because she had reflux and cried a lot and has always been super hyper, but I didn't know any better. It would have been so much harder if I had had a mellow one first.
Hailey has always had such a sweet spirit and definitely very strong willed . Luckily she has always loved good things and would cry if she ever missed church, she still does. She loves anything and everything to do with church. She is growing too fast for me, I wish I could slow it all down.
She can run and roll around in the dirt and climb trees with the boys and can even be obnoxious like a boy (thanks to all her boy cousins) and then dress up for a tea party.
She has always been so outgoing, but is starting to get more shy as she gets older. She laughs until she cries and bites her nails (thanks to her auntie). She is in such a hurry to grow up and is hungry for responsibility. I am always reminding her we all wish we could be kids again.
She has surpassed my shoulder in height and her feet are as big as mine she is always stealing my shoes. She is so beautiful and I love her so much. I am sad my little munchkin is fading, but I am excited to see who this little girl grows up to be.
First she had a party with family.
The next day she had a party with her best friends.
She had so much fun and felt so loved and happy.
With that I am glad that the birthdays are over for the year. I am exhausted!!
Now on to Thanksgiving and Christmas!
And packing and moving. BOO to that.
