The day started out as expected. I opted to get induced 2 days before my due date because 1) Dr. Falk was going out of town for a week and 2) I was DONE being pregnant! It took me 4 pregnancies to finally realize that I don't like surprises. I LIKE being induced! There's a plan, a schedule, and reliable childcare for my other kids. Labor took a little longer than I anticipated, but I knew I would have a baby by the end of the day! Poor Bevan was so bored I sent him to the outlet stores for a few hours. I got some Christmas shopping done on Amazon. Around 4pm, it was time to push. I was hoping it would go faster than when I had Drew. He was so big and so very posterior! Luckily this baby was not so big and a little easier to deliver. Yay!!! It's always such a miracle to see these little babies. Bevan and I couldn't believe it... 4 kids!
We got to enjoy the next 24 hours chilling in the hospital, eating their (decent) Thanksgiving dinner, and watching all 3 nfl games! Little Tommy got to enjoy every minute of it! We were getting ready to discharge and Tommy came back with a failed pulse oximetry screening. Yikes! They had to keep him there and monitor him to keep his blood oxygen levels up. They even had to supplement his oxygen, and as the night went on and on, it took more and more oxygen to keep him normal. Finally, at 4am, they called lifeflight. To Primary Childrens Hospital we went! We needed to find out what was wrong with our poor baby! It was mid-morning and after his echo-cardiogram that they diagnosed PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) and pretty high blood pressure in his lungs (which was probably causing the PDA. I was so relieved it wasn't life-threatening, but still scary! They kept him in Primarys with extra oxygen and monitoring for the next 48 hours. I don't witness many miracles in my life, but he rebounded so quickly that even the doctors were amazed! He kept good oxygen levels on his own and after a second echocardiogram confirming a closed ductus arteriosus and better pressure in the lungs, we were able to go home! I'm so grateful for good doctors and mandatory screenings. I'm grateful that Bevan had a 6-days off work. I'm grateful I was able to spend an extra 2 1/2 days alone with my baby. And I'm very grateful for new baby boys!
