The Operating Room

It was at least 1/2 hour (15 minutes more than it was supposed to be) before they called me back for the C-Section. The 15 minute spinal block took longer than expected. Maybe Laura can fill us in later.

They finally called me back, wisked me over to the non-sterile side of the table where I could only see Laura's head. Laura requested a mirror set-up so she could see the doctors cut the layers of her stomach away. I couldn't see, but Laura asked them to put the mirror where we could both watch. This is definitely not my style. I usually get sick to my stomach giving my blood or watching surgery on TV. I could see them finally pull Cambria's head out of the hole in Laura's abdomen. Cambria cried right away. I was called over to take pictures and cut her umbilical cord (something I thought I would never to). I finally finished my duties with Cambria and went to check on Laura. I could see Aegean come out still in the membrane. When they got him out, he did not cry right away. He was also a bit smaller than Cambria. I checked on Laura, who was concerned about Aegean's and had tears in her eyes (but confirmed she was not crying while we edited this post). I went over and performed my daddy duties, which included pictures of the weighing and cutting of the cord. When I came back, Laura was happy again. Apparently hearing Aegean cry made her feel better. Their apgar scores were 8 and 9, both were breathing on their own, were responsive, and had good color. The nurses brought both babies over for a picture, then wisked me out with the babies. I left Laura behind to be sewn back up.