The birth of Cassie

I was required by the doctor to come in the OB office twice a week for a NST (non stress test). The day prior after coming in for this was sent up to labor and delivery for my over the top elevated blood pressure. I came back to the OB office the next day for my regular scheduled Dr's appt. We were told I was being sent up to labor and delivery again. We had to miss scouts because it was a Wednesday night. After about 4 hours of sitting in labor and delivery I was just aggravated and ready to go home. Dr Hong came in and asked how I was doing. I said I was ready to go home. His response was how about have a baby are you ready to have a baby. I was beyond ready to have a baby. Being pregnant is not the greatest feeling in the world. I don't care how much I hear about the wonders of being pregnant I hated it and by month 9 was beyond ready to have a baby. So my response of course is of course I'm ready to have a baby. So the doctor informs me I won't be going home tonight because I am going to have a baby. In a very non stressful way explains that my blood pressure is staying elevated and at 37 weeks there are some risks to having the baby but with my health the benefits out weigh the risks. So we prepare to have a C section and get her out. While I'm in the operation room preparing I hear the doctor on the phone yelling at the CNM who sent me home the prior day saying that I could of gone into cardiac arrest what was she thinking sending me home with the blood pressure I had. I don't think the conversation was meant for me to hear and I appreciate how calm the doctor handled the situation with me. So my beautiful daughter is born 8lbs 2oz and I get to see her for all of about 10 secs and then they tie my tubes and stitch me up. (We decided after how sick I was this pregnancy and the heath risks that this should be the last child. Which I think now what about maybe one more. Then Joe assures me that my safety is why we did this) Then I'm wheeled out without seeing my baby again. Since labor and delivery is so crowded that night I'm taken downstairs and put on magnesium. Which requires me being under constant supervision. So I couldn't quite go to the mother baby unit. I also had to be away from my newborn baby because it's a different floor she couldn't be down there with me. I was totally heart broken. I just wanted to see my baby and hold her. Joe was so awesome he kept going and taking pictures and videos of her for me. It just wasn't the same as seeing her and being I had all these hormones running through me I cried and cried. Needless to say for a miraculous reason I didn't have to stay on the magnesium for 24 hours. I forgot to put why I had to be put on the magnesium it's because I was preeclamptic and because of this at risk for having a seizure and going into cardiac arrest. Which is why I had to take the magnesium. I was beyond happy to be reunited with my beautiful daughter. My family was such a support through all this. Joe was with me the whole time I was in the hospital. Our niece Mariah took care of Conner for us while we were gone. Which made things so much easier cause Conner got to stay at home and had his wonderful cousin spoiling him with all her love and attention. So he didn't feel left out. I'm just so happy that things worked out as great as they did. The Lord blessed us in this journey.