She's Here

Payton arrived with a little cry and I got a quick peek of her over the curtain.

She was quiet for a time and we later learned that they tried to intubate her at that time. Apparently she had other plans because she wouldn't let them and started to kick up a fuss.

From there she was crying steadily and breathing room air.

I kept hearing one of the NICU Dr.'s repeat "She's doing remarkebly well".

Payton hung out in the delivery room for a good half an hour where we listened to her cry. Dwayne got to hold her and when they brought her to me she was still on only room air. One doctor said if they didn't know about the CDH they wouldn't have guessed with how she was acting.

I was sent over to recovery and they took Payton and Dwayne to the nursery. I'm not sure when but at one point she did start to struggle breathing and they then intubated her with the regular ventilator.

I got to see her again at around 2:15 in her room in the NICU where she was on a vent with a number of other lines attached to her.

At that point one of the Dr.'s directed that she needed an NG tube (STAT) so they hauled me out of there in my bed and took me up to the postpartum floor.

They had already done an x-ray and just a few minutes ago I learned they were also doing an untrasound. I'm not sure of the assessment of either test as Dwayne's been the one receiving the details (and his NICU learning curve is just beginning).

She's beautiful. Her hair is dark with a bit of wave. I have no idea of birth weight or exact timing of delivery but so far things are well and she's simply amazed us just by being her.
I'm doing well and thus far handling the post op well. No pain yet but have managed to keep my cookies down so far :)

Thanks everyone for your well wishes and thoughts. We are well aware of how incredibly lucky we are for what we have thus far been given and though we still have many obstacles to overcome, we are simply amazed by our new and precious little girl.