May 8 did not start out at all as we had planned! I was supposed to be taking Nicole and Kamryn to cousin Gabi's 4th birthday party and then work in the afternoon. Neither Brian or I had scheduled time for me to go into labor - especially not six weeks early! But God had different plans! We called my mom, who was at our house in just a few minutes, to stay with the girls! (How handy that mom and dad are our nieghbors) We rushed out the door as soon as mom got there and headed to the hospital. My contractions were about 1 minute apart. While we were driving I remember asking Brian if he was scared and we both admitted that we were nervous about the baby being so early. However, I did notice that Brian could not stop smiling! Then I remembered that the week before, he had been telling some buddies that he just lives for the time when he gets to rush to the hospital and even admitted that he would love to be stopped for speeding on the way! Cheap thrills, I guess! Needless to say, after we arrived at the hospital, they confirmed that my labor had progressed beyond the point of being able to stop it! They called in several specialists to be present at the birth because of not knowing the condition of the baby when he/she arrived! Everyone made it in time except for one physician! At 7:45 Am (On his cousin Gabi's birthday who was also born prematurely) Ethan Cooper Miller joined our family...thus adding a SPLASH OF BLUE INTO OUR WORLD OF PINK! He weighed in at a whopping 4 lb 9 oz. and was 17 1/2 in. long. The first few hours after his birth were fairly normal, much to our surprise! We were thrilled at the idea of our little man breathing just fine on his own and as one specialist after another, checked him and gave the "thumbs up" we relaxed even more. . Around noon, Brian headed home to do some work in his office and make phone calls. A friend from church, Deb Breneman happened to be one of the nurses attending the birth and was in my room helping finish up the whole check-in process! (Checking in was not a priority when we first arrived at the hospital) Ethan was struggling to hold his body temp. and so we were doing skin-to-skin therapy to help warm him up. He was snuggled inside my gown with heavy heated blankets wrapped around the two of us and I was just thrilled to be holding my little sweetheart! Deb suddenly took Ethan from me after noticing that his face (which was the only thing visible) was completely blue! Ethan had stopped breathing! We still are not sure exactly how long he had gone without oxygen, but he was still not breathing by the time they got him into the nursery. I followed, in a panic, and watched as 3 nursed tried to resuscitate him. Seeing them work on him and yet not being able to physically do anything myself, made me feel as though I was the only person in the world! PTL he finally took in a breath! This was the first scare of many during Ethan's first week of life! Hopefully the pic's below can show a glimpse of those first few precious days!
May 8 did not start out at all as we had planned! I was supposed to be taking Nicole and Kamryn to cousin Gabi's 4th birthday party and then work in the afternoon. Neither Brian or I had scheduled time for me to go into labor - especially not six weeks early! But God had different plans! We called my mom, who was at our house in just a few minutes, to stay with the girls! (How handy that mom and dad are our nieghbors) We rushed out the door as soon as mom got there and headed to the hospital. My contractions were about 1 minute apart. While we were driving I remember asking Brian if he was scared and we both admitted that we were nervous about the baby being so early. However, I did notice that Brian could not stop smiling! Then I remembered that the week before, he had been telling some buddies that he just lives for the time when he gets to rush to the hospital and even admitted that he would love to be stopped for speeding on the way! Cheap thrills, I guess! Needless to say, after we arrived at the hospital, they confirmed that my labor had progressed beyond the point of being able to stop it! They called in several specialists to be present at the birth because of not knowing the condition of the baby when he/she arrived! Everyone made it in time except for one physician! At 7:45 Am (On his cousin Gabi's birthday who was also born prematurely) Ethan Cooper Miller joined our family...thus adding a SPLASH OF BLUE INTO OUR WORLD OF PINK! He weighed in at a whopping 4 lb 9 oz. and was 17 1/2 in. long. The first few hours after his birth were fairly normal, much to our surprise! We were thrilled at the idea of our little man breathing just fine on his own and as one specialist after another, checked him and gave the "thumbs up" we relaxed even more. . Around noon, Brian headed home to do some work in his office and make phone calls. A friend from church, Deb Breneman happened to be one of the nurses attending the birth and was in my room helping finish up the whole check-in process! (Checking in was not a priority when we first arrived at the hospital) Ethan was struggling to hold his body temp. and so we were doing skin-to-skin therapy to help warm him up. He was snuggled inside my gown with heavy heated blankets wrapped around the two of us and I was just thrilled to be holding my little sweetheart! Deb suddenly took Ethan from me after noticing that his face (which was the only thing visible) was completely blue! Ethan had stopped breathing! We still are not sure exactly how long he had gone without oxygen, but he was still not breathing by the time they got him into the nursery. I followed, in a panic, and watched as 3 nursed tried to resuscitate him. Seeing them work on him and yet not being able to physically do anything myself, made me feel as though I was the only person in the world! PTL he finally took in a breath! This was the first scare of many during Ethan's first week of life! Hopefully the pic's below can show a glimpse of those first few precious days!
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Brooke, I had no idea you had such a hard beginning with your little boy. What a scary thing to go through. I'm so glad God kept him safe, and put Deb into your room at just the right moment.
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