Our son Henry, joined us on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 10:52 am. He was 6 pounds, 7 ounces and 19 inches long. Jim was able to watch him as he entered the world. Henry proved his lungs worked well by screaming for the first few minutes of his life. Then Jim cut the umbilical cord and participated in Henry's cleanup. I, on the other hand, had a little tougher go of it, as the Spinal Block triggered a severe migraine. As soon as Henry was out, the pain medicine was increased to tackle the migraine, so I don't remember a whole lot. Jim's face when witnessing the birth was priceless though, something I will never forget. He kept saying, "he's perfect, he's perfect." with smiling eyes. I have never seen Jim so happy or excited.
After being stiched up, we went to Recovery and I was able to hold Henry for the first time. I was just amazed that this was the baby I have been carrying for nine months. Due to the migraine, this time period is very hazy to me, so I am glad to have photos as a record. My Mom arrived soon after and once my legs were in motion again, we were moved to the postpartum floor, where I got the nicest room on the floor -- REALLY. One of the administrators was Russian and has a daughter named Victoria. She told us that when she saw my name and the Slovak name of Novack that she decided to assign us the best room, which was a corner room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Fenway area. With hardwood "like" floors it felt like a loft space more than a hospital room. It also had the largest bathroom! If you have to be in the hospital for 5 days, this is the way to do it!
Otherwise, my hospital stay was mostly uneventful. I had a couple of visitors, Brendan and Aileen, and Lilian and Kaitlyn. It was great to see friendly faces. On the last night of my stay, I was feeling really strange and it turns out that my blood pressure went very high for no apparent reason. I almost didn't go home on Saturday, but my blood tests seemed to be normal. They are still unsure why it spiked and why it continues to run quite a bit higher than my normal rate (which is extremely low). Hopefully in time, everything will stabilize.
The Childbirth experience has been the most monumental of my life. Henry is a beautiful baby with a wonderful disposition. God has blessed us with his greatest gift and we can't me more thankful and happy.
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