Addison Jane

Our baby girl, Addison Jane Smith, was born on Wednesday (October 28, 2009) at 2:25pm. She weighed 8lbs 5oz and was 20 inches long.

Addison had a rough entry into this world. During delivery her unbilical cord prolasped (the cord came before the baby). At this point the baby was shoved back up inside and an emergency c-section was performed. I am grateful for the quick thinking of the doctor and nursing staff, they saved the life of our baby.

With the prolasped cord, Addison was without oxygen for a while. She needed help right away. Craig got to see her. Then after I woke up some, we both went into to see her. I was able to touch Addison's head and her foot, she was crying. She is a beautiful baby. Then I was wheeled to my room. Latter they brought Addison in, she was in an icolet ready to fly to the children's hospital. It was hard to just lay in bed and look at her. Craig and Grandma S took some pictures of her. Addison was sedated at this point, that was difficult to see.

Craig and Patrick drove to the children's hospital to be with Addison. Grandma S stayed with me. It was a long night. Addison was hooked up to several IV's, a respirator, etc. Her PH needed to be balanced, blood pressure was low and she needed to have and EEG. Craig and Patrick spent a couple of hours with Addison and then went to a hotel for the rest of the night.

(In the picture you can see that Addison has an oxygen tube, feeding tube and leads for her heart rate, respirations, & temperature. She also has a blood pressure cuff on her leg. If you look closely at her umbilical cord you can see that there is an IV line sewen into it. This line can be used for about a week and several meds - if they can be mixed- can go in this one IV.)