Daddy and Jake
Mommy's little angel!
The early stage!! :)Jacob Michael Balyeat
Weight : 4pounds 5 ounces
Length : 17 1/2 inches
Birthday : May 23, 2011 at 5:56pm
Jacob's Mommy is typing this
The weekend of May 21st and 22nd, I was not feeling very well. I was very crabby with everyone. I wasn't feeling Jake very much. On Sunday, I was feeling very crampy. On Monday morning, I told Chris that I think Jacob was going to be here sooner than we thought, just not today!! :) I was scheduled for a c-section for June 1, because he was still breech. I thought I still had a good chance of making it to that date - but I wasn't sure. I never went into labor with Nicholas, so I never knew what contractions felt like. When I went to school that morning. I told my principal that I wasn't feeling well, and she told me to make Friday the 27th my last day. She did not think I was going to make it until the 31st of May. I did okay throughout the day. Still cramping, but not too bad.
I left school at 2:30pm for my last biophysical Ultrasound. My mom was coming, because she never saw Jacob on the ultrasound machine. At 3:00pm, I went in for my Ultrasound and told them that I was feeling funny and not much movement was happening. The biophysical confirmed that I was having problems. Baby Jake was supposed to score 8/8-10 for movemnt on the ultrasound and he only scored 2 points. My stomach was getting tight on the table and I was cramping a lot. The doctor was delivering me that night! My Mom went to get Nicholas and I had to go the hospital. I had to wait until 7:30pm for the c-section, because my food from lunch still needed to be digested.
At 4pm, I arrived at the hospital. They were going to hook me up to the monitor and observe the baby's heartbeat. I made a "few" phone calls, and then headed up to the labor and delivery area. They got me hooked up and started admitting me. They noticed that Jacob's heartbeat was looking flat and his heart rate went to 60 (which is very low), they had to stop admitting me and needed to get baby Jacob out NOW! Chris wasn't even there yet! They barely let me call him one more time, and he did not answer. My doctor tried to call him, and finally got a hold of him.
In the operating room at 5pm was a horrid experience. The only good part was the my little miracle was born. They had to do a spinal on me, and it had to be quick. OMG! The pain!!! They were moving the needle around in my body and my left side was in so much pain. I can't even explain the pain. Then they were talking about an even longer needle! They did not want to put me to sleep, with me still digesting my food. Finally, they got it. The surgery began. I was in there by myself. The nurses were okay. The one nurse was kind of tough and gruff - but this was an emergency and she apologized after for her behavior. When they got Jacob out, he was not breathing. Scariest moment of my life! They got him to breathe, but it felt like forever. I got to see him for 2 seconds and then they took him to the nursery. He was born at 5:56pm. An hour and a half before his real time, and a week an half before his arrival that was planned :)
Chris was in the nursery for the measurements. The dr. on call noticed a heart murmur. They were going to transport Jacob to Cleveland Clinic NICU for further monitoring. They never brought Jacob back to me. I went past him in the nursery, but I never got to touch him or hold him. They were going to transport me to Cleveland Clinic too, but not until Wednesday. The first time I got to hold Jacob was Wednesday night. I was able to go home on Friday.
Jacob is still in the NICU. He is having various complications, which I will not go into. They think he will be there for 3 weeks maybe more. What it comes down to, his organs (heart and lung) are not fully developed. Something happened in my uterus, that made him stop growing. They are having my placenta tested, and trying to figure out why he stopped growing. I just can't grow babies after 30 weeks :)
Niko is doing great! He has been such a good boy for the grandparents. He even does well sleeping over at Ahmi and P's house, which I am amazed. I am so PROUD of him. My family and friends have been great! I really appreciate the support. The next blog we do for baby Jacob will be ...... when he comes home!! Love, Mandy
