Geek Habitat

Today was Sara’s estimated due date (EDD), and instead we have a lovely pink little creature we have been getting to know for 2 weeks and 3 days already! Who knows when Sara would have arrived on her own if it hadn’t been for her mom developing the hallmark symptoms of pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure, swelling, etc.) Instead of uncertainty and a lot of time to stress and plan, our 37 week 4 day OB checkup morphed into “Do you have your bag packed?” and me being wheeled to the OR prep area for an elective C-section within 2 hours (our other option was induction, which can still result in a C-section due to fetal distress and other issues.) It was a wild ride that day, realizing March 15th would become Sara’s birthday, and making all the appropriate text messages while I was being admitted at the hospital.

There are some things that happened during our hospital stay that I wish we could change, due to the maternity ward being overrun with new moms and babies that day; conversely, there are some wonderful doctors (including my awesome OB/GYN), nurses and lactation consultants who really made a positive difference, and we’re grateful for each of them. We are blessed, and on this day — Sara’s very merry “un-birthday” — we give thanks to the forces and people that came into play to bring her safely and happily into our lives.