Throughout the pregnancy, Sandra had been doing just fine. On the weekend before the 26th, her blood pressure went up to 130/90, which was high, but nothing critical. Since we were at 38 weeks and 5 days, we, along with our doctors, decided to deliver that day before it became an emergency. So, we gathered our bags and headed out the St. Luke's Roosevelt (St. Vincent's was already bankrupt and closed).
The c-section went very well. The anesthesiologists were incredibly nice and really made Sandra feel as calm as possible. One was nice enough to take photos of Kira's birth (in case I would faint) and he did a great job!
Kira's abgar scores were 9 and 9, and she is beautiful!
We stayed in the hospital just two days, as we wanted to get home to see Markus. (due to H1N1, no children under 12 are allowed to visit). Our doctor was okay with us going home early, as Sandra had plenty of help at home and her father is a doctor too.
We continue to stay at Sandra's parents house while Sandra recovers. Its been almost two weeks now since Kira's been born. We have her two week appointment tomorrow.
So far, Markus likes to point to his little sister and say, "et daaa?". =) He always smiles and giggles when she moves or hiccups.
Will keep the updates flowing now that we're full steam ahead!
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Awww... congrats!! I can't wait to meet Kira and see you all on Saturday!
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