At week 37 I felt something a little different. Izzy started kicking in a different place than usual. It seemed like a shift had happened. At that weeks doctor's appointment, I mentioned it to Dr. Bishop. After an ultra sound we discovered our little baby was breach. Indeed she hadn't turned at week 39, so we decided a c-section was the safest route.
Wednesday, August 3rd, the day before Izzy's birthday, I worked almost all day. However, had to treat myself to a mani/pedi and a trip to OKC with my dear friend Becky. The night before Scott and I could hardly sleep. We felt like Christmas Eve and Santa was on his way.
Thursday, August 4th we woke up bright and early and headed to OKC around 6:30 a.m. On our way we danced and sang to fun songs. Upon arrival, we checked in and were assigned to room 18. I headed directly into a room to be prepped for surgery. The time went by super fast. Our first nurse Kaylee couldn't have been more sweet. Before I knew it we headed to the surgery room to meet our sweet Iz.
When they went to get Scott after they had me fully prepped, he entered the room and asked "Who paged Dr. McDreamy." He set the stage for everyone to get a giggle, especially me! Around 9:48 a.m. they started the procedure, and at 10:08 a.m. our sweet angel entered the world, all 7 pounds 7 ounces of her.
I saw her face and said "hi baby," she stopped crying when she heard Scott and my voice. It is remarkable how they truly know who mom and dad are right away. Sandra was Izzy's nursery nurse pictured above. She was terrific.
This is the first picture of Izabelle. She is too precious! I was thrilled when I finally got to see and hold her.
The first 24 hours were sort of a blur. I was a little out of it from all the meds, not to mention very sleepy. I was so thankful for all our friends and family who kept us in their thoughts and prayers. I loved seeing everyone at the hospital too.
Happy birthday to you IJD! We are so lucky to call you ours. Cheers to the "good life!"
