Lisa walked back to the OR to begin the surgery. Everything was counted and preped. The needle in her back to inject numbing medicine. Then an urgent "HOLD" was called. An emergency for another mother took priority and Lisa was walked back to the waiting room!
An hour or so later, it was like "deja vu" Lisa was taken back to the OR. Isaac James was born at 11:37 AM weighing an even 5 pounds and measuring 19 inches long. He disappeared through the window and I felt like it was too long before we got to see him. He was amazing the ICU the nurses said. His APGAR scores (scale of 1-10) were 8 at 1 minute and at 5 minutes. His IV went in really easily and was breathing on his own, doing fabulous. I don't know what more we could have asked for.
Admire that clean chest! The bellybutton is left open to use as an IV line.
Stopped by to meet his mom for 5 minutes before the walk to Primary's.
Grandpa and I followed life flight. Isaac got himself a coveted "life flight" t-shirt, even thought he never flew, just got the "life walk." Once over at Primary's, he was reassessed and nestled in.
Pictures to come
We had doctors and cardiologists in and out all day. Too many people and too many names to remember. He also had an 80 minute echocardiogram to take a direct look at his heart. The results showed he had Truncus Arteriosis, Type II. There was an opening for surgery the next day and the staff took it. We had been told it would be days later, but we felt this was a blessing.
Echo on Isaac himself.
Isaac was amazing. He was a kicker, really active, good color, and made many different faces. The anesthesiologist, Dr. Clark, was amazed at how well he acted and looked. He didn't look like a heart baby. This was the message we got from many of the staff members. He might be small, but he was strong and active. Going into surgery so strong is definitely a benefit for him.
What a support Lisa's family has been. The kids are on vacation at the Saunders' house. The kids have been having so much fun, they don't even want to talk to us. We are interfering with their play time. Also, having grandma and grandpa here was heaven sent. Grandpa sat in the ICU with me through the echo and all the informal meetings while grandma waited in the room with Lisa. Here is Lisa's mom meeting her 30th grandchild.
