The Sargent Family: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Jameson in the hospital

While I was in the hospital I had a pediatrician (not my own) come in and pretty much yell at me that Cash should stay away from the baby. He said if that baby gets sick with a fever of 100.4, he will have to be admitted to the hospital, have a spinal tap and he could die! He was very HARSH. Well not that Jameson's illness was due to his brother but Jameson DID end up sick and in the hospital. It started out with a night of sheer misery. Jameson wouldn't sleep, he wouldn't eat, he sounded congested. The next morning I was a little worried so I took his temperature. To my terror it went instantly to 100.4 degrees. Panic mode kicked in and I called my Mom and Geoff who both said they were on their way. I called his pediatrician who said take him to the Emergency Room. It was very scary for me. Geoff and I took Jameson to the Saddleback Emergency room and waited. They ran blood tests, sucked mucus from his nose and came to the conclusion he had RSV. I was informed he would have to be taken to CHOC hospital in Mission Viejo via ambulance. I wasn't allowed to drive him myself. The process of getting what they call a "life line" in was awful! The Saddleback ER has no business handling babies let alone newborns. They tried to use a adult size catheter in my newborn son. They couldn't get a line in his hands or feet, they had blown all the veins in all 4. The NICU nurse turned white when she saw what they were trying to use and were doing. I don't want to get into it about the scum that took care of my son that day but God sent 3 angels when the ambulance came from CHOC. They were so loving, attentive and compassionate to Jameson. They snuggled him and gave him love like he was their own. They were reassuring to Geoff and I and very calming for us. I got to ride in the ambulance with Jameson and Geoff followed in our car.

When we got to the room they told us we were in quarantine because Jameson's illness was contagious. The Dr.s went over what their plan was and he was hooked up to lots of machines to monitor his oxygen levels, heart rate etc. Jameson's Dr. informed me that if my son so much as looks at him the wrong way or he gets a funny feeling, he will have a spinal tap. he said he didn't want to alarm me but with him being under 1 months of age this was serious. He said he was shocked Saddleback didn't follow protocol and if we had come to Mission CHOC they would have done the spinal tap anyway. It was alarming to hear but it needed to be said. All that kept ringing in my ear was that Pediatrician when Jameson was born. Thank God we caught the RSV early and didn't require much treatment other than Motrin and some other mild things. We were able to go home after 2 days. The staff at CHOC are probably the most wonderful people on the face of the earth. They were so accommodating. One of the first things they said was we have financial aid donated to the hospital, so if you don't have great medical insurance, don't think "what's this going to cost" It wasn't an issue for us, but still very calming to hear. Not only was Jameson taken care with the most wonderful care, we were cared for as well. It was a very good experience during a awful experience.

Blanket given to Jameson by CHOC volunteers

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Jameson's Sip N See

I didn't want a baby shower with this being my second boy. I said we would have a sip n see. Everyone can come over, see the baby, drink and eat. I wanted it to be very casual and just family. Thats exactly what we had.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

First Outting

We went with my Mom to help her pack my Grandma in preparation of her move. It was the first time Jameson had been in a car for that long (2 hour drive) and he did amazing, slept the whole time.

I wanted to go so I could see my new niece, Kamrynn who is 6 days older than Jameson. We loved spending time with Shannon and Kamrynn. We asked Geoff to come get us after the first day because poor Cash was going nuts sitting at GG's with nothing to do. We were thankful that Daddy made the 2 (3 hour in traffic, yikes!) hour drive there and back to come get us.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

January Picture Wrap Up

He asked for a tv in his room, we said No, he settled on the iPad

Paging Dr. Cash Sargent

Visiting Jameson and I in the hospital

Big Brother holding Lil Brother

We were all sick just a few days before Jameson was born

Thing 1 and Thing 2 first sleepover

A boy and his dog

Going to work with Mom

Lily loves the baby

Monday, February 4, 2013

Jameson's Birth Story

I woke up around 6:00 am on Monday, January 28, 2013. I asked Geoff to take a picture of my belly as a last belly shot. (Thank God I did!) We dropped Cash off at my Mom's so we could go to my last Dr.s appt and my Pre-Op at the hospital. We saw Dr. Koperek at 9:00 am and he did his routine check up and checked to see how Dilated (or not) I was. He said he would "give" me a 1/2 cm dilated but was being generous. I was really bummed I wasn't dilated at because I kept feeling like I should have progress with the braxton hicks I was having. I left feeling sad but knew I was having a c-section the following day so I got over it. We went to Ruby's for breakfast and talked nervously about the c-section and then went tot he hospital for my pre-op appt. They took blood, went over meds to take the night before and sent me home. Geoff took me to my Moms around noon and went to work. Cash went down for his nap at 1:00 and I took a nap as well. I woke up around 2:45 pm and ate a PBJ and an Apple and watched TV with my Mom. At 3:15 pm I had the most intense pain I've ever felt. It literally made me get up and walk around to try to ease the pain. I felt like the pressure I was feeling was going to make my water break and didn't want to ruin my parents couch. The next contraction was exactly 7 Min's later and it was just as intense and another.

My Mom said call the Dr. and let him know you've started labor and just lie that its been going on like this for an hour (They make you wait an hour before they allow you to come in!) She was really concerned at how quickly and fast it was progressing. I called my Dr. and they said okay, head on to the hospital they would let L&D know. I text ed Geoff in hopes he was anywhere near me to take me to the hospital, since Cash was still taking a nap and my Mom would have to take me if he wasn't. Thank GOD he was actually really close. The contractions kept going 7 Min's and lasting for about a minute. Then 15 Min's later Geoff arrived and I was at every 5 Min's. I was starting to panic and get really scared. I was crying and leaning against the wall. I remember my Mom asking Geoff if he needed to shower before taking me because he wanted to change out of his work clothes. I am pretty sure I started yelling we don't have time! We finally got in the car and headed to the hospital and we were still at every 5 Min's. We hit EVERY red light, I was in so much pain with the pressure. At 4:08 pm my water broke in the car and we were still a few miles away. I called the Dr.'s office again to update them that my water had broken and they said they were all ready for me at Labor and Delivery. Now my contractions went to every 3 Min's. apart.

I was terrified at this point. We FINALLY got to the hospital, Geoff parked the car in the emergency parking and we had to walk up to labor and delivery. I left a amniotic trail which was embarrassing. I got to the reception desk for Labor and Delivery and it was apparent i was in labor. The lady asked how bad my water broke and I said it's all in my car, the lobby and there's a puddle right here. She took a look and said to the other nurse, "We don't need to check her, her water is grossly broken." They took me to the Triage room to get changed into my gown while Geoff parked the car in a legal spot. My contractions were still 3 Min's. apart lasting about a minute and getting more and more painful. I changed and they started the IV on me. They asked a million questions and it was really hard for me to focus with the pain. I told the nurse I felt a ton of pressure and like I had to go Poop. She looked at me and said please don't push. That's when panic in the room set in. She called Dr. Koperek's office and apparently he was with a patient at the time, she told them she NEEDED to speak to him NOW! She got him on the line a second later and updated him. All I heard was "OK we will see you in the OR in 10" There was literally 6 nurses doing a million different things. They had to ultrasound me again before surgery to see if he was still breech, which he was. They tried to get me to sign consents which I pushed away during contractions. During each contraction I would have to grip the side of the bed and lay in the fetal position. I asked Geoff to rub my lower back really hard to help with the pain. It was incredibly painful and I wasn't allowed to have drugs before my surgery. Finally Dr. Koperek came in and said lets get her to the OR. Geoff went with the nurses to get suited up and they took me to get my Spinal Block. It was really hard to sit up to get the spinal during my contractions so the nurse hugged me and pulled me forward to lean on her. Once the spinal was in and working I was in Heaven! The anaesthesiologist was amazing he put something behind my ear to help with the nausea from eating lunch so close to this surgery. I felt pressure but no pain what so ever. When Dr. Koperek was about to pull Jameson out they lowered the tent thing and the anaesthesiologist held my head up so I could see him come out. It was amazing and made me cry. It was weird to see the feet first but his head followed shortly.

Jameson Edward Riley Sargent joined our Family on January 28, 2013 at 5:30 PM

7lbs 1oz and 19 inches long

He has a full head of hair and looked beautiful. He cried a ton and did amazing. Geoff stayed with him while they checked over him and while I was stitched closed. I was wheeled into a recovery room, I was really and must have been really drugged because I don't remember much of the closing of my c-section, but there was Geoff and our newest son. The nurse had told me that they were really worried my body was going to start pushing because I was 10 cm dilated, fully effaced and he was right there. In hind sight if I had waited the hour with our lying and saying my contractions started earlier I would never had made it to the hospital on time to deliver safely. Jameson was given a bath and I got to hold him. Around 8:00 pm I heard my parents with Cash outside and they got to meet Jameson. It was such a amazing moment to share with my son. He instantly fell in love with his baby brother. They wheeled me to my actual room and Cash insisted on helping the nurses wheel me and his baby brother. It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Steve and Lynne showed up right when I got to my room. Steve was so sick he couldn't touch the baby but he got to look at him.
It's amazing how much love you can feel for someone you just met, this baby is so loved already and he is still sooooo new. I look forward to learning who he is in the future but until then I will enjoy him in the now!