Days 1 & 2- Friday Feb. 1st and Saturday Feb. 2nd

Friday Feb. 1st
After Cadynce was delivered, they rushed her to the NICU unit. I was sent back to a recovery room, and family began to arrive. Jason and my mom were allowed to go back and see her around 7:00 a.m. Here is the first picture.

Her heart rate and all of her stats looked great, and she was hooked up to the necessary machines. They included: a ventilator, IV tube in her belly button, temperature probe, heart monitors, and a feeding tube going down her throat to her stomach. The light she is under is a phototherapy lamp, which helps treat/prevent jaundice. That is also why she is wearing the black 'goggles' over her eyes. I was able to go up to the NICU and see her around 5:00 p.m. I was in pure shock and amazement at how small she was! But she was already amazing the nurses and doctor! They were shocked at how well she had done in her first few hours out of the womb.


Saturday Feb. 2nd
Cadynce was 24 hours old and doing great! She had gotten a little cold overnight, so they had laid a plastic type sheet over her. The doctor and nurses were bragging that she had not made a big fuss, and that she was just content in her makeshift womb. We weren't able to do much more than just look in at her and admire her beauty and strength. Jason made a point to say that she was stubborn like her mama! I'm not arguing, but at least we know she is tough! The doctor told us that the first 24-48 hours were the most telling, but she had done wonderful so far.