Holy Mother of Two!

Now that I have a little time, I suppose I can ramble on a bit more about our newest addition. This post is probably more for my sake than anyone else's, but I have to put my thoughts down before they escape from my head into the never-neverland of sleeplessness. :)

We first found out I was pregnant with baby number two back in November of 2007. I had a gut feeling that something was a-brewing down below and taking a hpt proved me right. We'd had two miscarriages since Kaytin's birth so we were cautiously happy with the news, but still kept it to ourselves until seeing the doctor and confirming it by ultrasound. Man was that the longest two weeks waiting! You should have seen the look on the faces of the grandparents, though, when Kaytin showed them the ultrasound pics of her new baby.

The months quickly passed, althought not quick enough at times, and July rolled around. My doctors had scheduled me in for my c-section on July 17th. The night before I received a call from the hospital saying that they wanted me to come in an hour earlier than originally planned since we were being bumped up in line! So we arrived at the hospital bright and early at 6 am Thursday morning. The nurses sheepishly looked at me and said, um, we don't quite have a room for you yet since 4 people went into labor last night! I had to be prepped in the nursery and was to be taken back there after the surgery until a room freed up.

Now let's think about this. I was having a scheduled c-section this time around. No labor pains, no induction, just straight operating room bound. Most people would probably be freaked out by the fact that their insides are going to be cut open for all the world to see. Me? I was afraid of the IV. For real. Then I found out that I needed TWO! Oh my goodness. Luckily, I survived. After all the prep work, we were finally wheeled on over to the operating room a little after 8 am. More questions, more prep, then came the only other thing I feared. The intrathecal shot in my back. Ooh nelly...it didn't "hurt," it was just a really weird feeling. The shot is supposed to numb you from the tummy down. Imagine my surprise when I could move my right foot the entire surgery!! Crazy. The mood in the OR was light and airy, we talked about all kinds of things from football to Kaytin. All of the sudden the docs tell me, OK, lots of pressure now, and the next thing I knew, I could breathe again!! In the next instant, I heard Caleb crying and that set off the waterworks for me. The rest of the surgery was a blur as was my time in the recovery room. I was finally brought back to the L&D unit and got to meet my new little man! Caleb had to be monitored for awhile since his breathing was a little too fast, but in the end, he was perfect.

Its hard to describe the feeling of holding your new baby for the first time. Or seeing your firstborn interacting with your newborn. I feel like I can't soak up enough of these memories. I worry that one day I won't be able to remember them anymore. All I can do now is be there for all of those little moments. Enjoy the time I have with my two babies in the house. Fall in love with them again each morning and love them even more when I put them to bed at night. What a blessing it is to have a child...I feel even more blessed to now have two.

Caleb Yasuichi Kaulukupono was born on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:40 am. He weighed 6lbs. 13.8 oz. and was 19 1/4 inches long.