On Monday, Denise had a visit with her OB/GYN. Her blood pressure had spiked and they put her on bed rest ASAP. Then, later in the afternoon, they called back and said they needed to admit her to the hospital Monday night as her platelets had fallen to 31, where they should be up around 100. They were not sure what the problem was, but were concerned with pre-eclampsia or HELLPS disease. Basically two things that can happen during pregnancy. But Denise's kidneys and liver were fine, so that ruled out pre-eclampsia and left us with HELLPS disease. This basically happens with 8% of pregnancies, and if caught, there should not be any problems in the future.
On Tuesday, they ran some tests and with meds, Denise's platelet had risen from 31 to 44. So, they planned the C-Section for Wednesday morning. But when Wednesday rolled around, the anesthesiologist didn't want to do the C-Section with her platelets only at 69. So, we had to wait until Thursday.
Thursday morning rolls around and the platelets were at 89, so the C-Section was a go. They had to give Denise some platelets to get her through the procedure, but she got through it with flying colors. Her blood pressure has dropped back down to normal, so now it is just monitoring that and watching her platelets to make sure they are coming back up. In most cases of HELLPS, platelet levels get back to normal with 2 to 4 weeks.
So, onto Lucas. Being 4 weeks early, there were some concerns with him also. Basically, all concerns revolved around the lungs. Boys lungs tend to develop a little slower in the womb compared to girls. But, he came out screaming, which was a relief! And at 8:39 am, here is what joined us in the world!
I had to get a picture of his foot as he was just putting in out there!
Here he is while being looked over in the OR. He doesn't look too happy, which I guess I can't blame him as his life has been turned upside down!
Here is Denise and Lucas seeing each other for the first time. It was then off to the nursery.
Kind of a blurry picture, but Lucas weighs in at 7 pounds and 9 ounces.
Lucas did not like the oxygen in his nose at all. But his crying is a good thing as it helps clear his lungs out.
Here he is a little more relaxed with daddy in the nursery with him.
Ahhhhhh..... peaceful!
The next couple of hours and few days for that matter, will be important. They figure Denise won't be going home until Monday as they want to monitor her vital. Right now with Lucas, everything is still up in the air, but the first three plus hours have been great for the little guy.
Libby will get her first look at her "baby brother" this evening as she will come back with Grandpa Curt and Grandma Rosie! I can't wait to see her reaction!
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers! They mean a lot to us!
I will type more and post more pictures later!
Troy, Denise, Libby and Lucas
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