After we had time to get to know our new son, they told us he had low blood sugar. They tried inserting an IV into his ambilocal cord, and after a bit they said they would do it in a different room. Soon our doc came back and said he had to be sent to the NICU in Prince George, but only had room in the ambulance for one patient and a parent. And since it was only a few hours after my surgery they couldn’t send me just yet. So Brent left with him. I was sad and scared. The nurse came in and asked if I needed anything and right away I mentioned, when can I go to Prince George as well. She said I wouldn’t for a while because I needed to recover first. My heart just sank. Soon my doc came in and gave me an update and to see if I needed anything. I said I wanted to go to Prince George. She said they were going to get me there asap. As soon as there was an available ambulance to take me. Brent and Connor left around 8pm and I left around 10pm. I didn’t get to hold my baby again till 12am.
June 27,Found out today that Connor had a blood infection and would need to be on antibiotics for 10 days. We also noticed he had low muscle movement. He wouldn’t nurse or properly take a bottle so they inserted a feeding tube down his nose. The pediatrician told us they had to fly Connor down to BC Children’s hospital down in Vancouver, BC. We were devastated. I was still pretty drugged up and couldn’t process anything. I wasn’t crying but I was sad. We didn’t know what was happening to our little boy. We hadn’t planned on doing a NICU stay. We just wanted to take our baby home. I was still quite sore and could hardly walk and now finding out that I had to fly… 2 days after major surgery… Brent couldn’t come in the plane with us, so he planned to follow behind in then car.
June 28It was a hard morning. My drugs finally wore off and that’s when the water water works started. We started packing the little we had with and got ready for the day. The medics picked Connor and I up around 11am. Brents parents showed up at the hospital and only got to peak into his incubator as they were wheeling us out. It was quite emotional. We did, however, find out he got GBS (b strep). I guess they didn’t have enough time before the surgery to get enough antibiotics into me before he was delivered. Saying goodbye to Brent at the hospital was extremely hard. The medic team was terrific. The man medic *Dale, who handled Connor, made it as comfortable as possible for me. (still hardly able to walk). The plane ride was nice. Connor slept almost the whole time and it was picture perfect clear day so flying over the rockies was absolutely beautiful. I remembered a song, by Lynda Randle. The song is called “God on the Mountain.
Life is easy, when you’re up on the mountain, And you’ve got peace of mind, like you’ve never known. But things change, when you’re down in the valley Don’t lose faith, for you’re never alone !For the God on the mountain, is still God in the valley. When things go wrong, He’ll make them right. And the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times. The God of the day is still God in the night.
After we arrived in Vancouver and got to the hospital, we got settled into the Rabbit pod. (NICU pod). I hadn’t eaten anything yet and Connor was resting. So I called Brent and slowly made my way down stairs to Starbucks. I took a bit of time to sit and eat. the doctor then called and said she wanted to do procedure on Connor and needed me up to sign a form. It was a spinal tap to test his fluid. After that I held him for a good part of the day. I cried all day. I was trying to make sense of this all. I was texting with mom and pouring out my heart to her. I felt so alone in this huge hospital. I could hardly walk, I was extremely sore, and I had a new baby that was sick. Around 8:30pm Brent arrived. I was so relieved to have him there. Our room, at the time could sleep all 3 of us, so we didn’t have to be away from Connor at all.I will stop with it there for now. It is almost Valentines after all and I want to go get all dolled up for my date tonight with my best friend.Please subscribe for the rest of our journey!
Signing off, Jolene
