As usual, long and emotional! Better have those tissues handy...
Cody and I woke up around 4:30 am on Friday May 23, 2014. We had to be at the hospital by 5:00 am. My mom had also stayed at the hotel with my grandma(my dad's mom). Their room was also compliments of my Uncle David. (I better stop talking about how great he is, it might go to his head...) My mom took pictures of us as we headed to the hospital.
Outside of the hotel headed to the hospital
At the first sign headed up the hill to the U of U.
We took a sign at the hospitals main entrance. As soon as we finished taking the picture, we turned to walk into the hospital and saw the most beautiful sunrise.
Cody and I walked through the main entrance knowing full well that our lives would be changed forever. We just had absolutely no idea how much!
This is the bridge between the University of Utah Hospital and Primary Children's Hospital. We knew that this would be the path that they took Charles in just a few short hours. Looking at this picture now, reminds me how long the road ahead of us is.
I just love this picture. I love Cody so much and we have just grown closer together through everything with Charles.
We began our check in process at 5:38 am. My stomach was churning I was so nervous. I was so worried about what the rest of the day was going to bring.
The check in desk where we waited anxiously for a room to begin our journey with Charles.
All ready to go! Moments before we were taken into the OR.
My Uncle Jim was in the OR with us and took pictures to help us remember the biggest moment in our lives so far.
The moment that Charles Timothy Wilson made his entrance into the world. He was born at 8:05 am and immediately taken to the window(in the background) that goes straight into the NICU.
Before Charles was born, I lay there on the table(we had to have him C-Section), unable to see anything but the cloth in front of me. Tears were slowly leaking out of the corners of my eyes as I waited for the birth of our son. As soon as I heard his first little cry I was in love. I remember asking Cody what it was. We didn't know for sure that we were having a boy. I heard the doctor say, "It's a .... boy", as they finished removing him from my stomach. The pause really was dramatic, just not intentional. Charles was born with his legs twisted like a pretzel and so it made it difficult to tell if he was a boy or a girl. I heard three little cries from Charles before he was taken from the room. That was it. It was over. I couldn't believe it, our son was finally here. I was so relieved that he was doing ok and that I would get to see him in a few hours. I was so emotional and just had tears constantly leaking out the corners of my eyes.
I was sown back up and taken back to my room to recover. Cody was able to take everyone who was there back one by one to meet Charles. I must admit, this hurts me to this day. Everyone got to see my sweet angel, who I had carried for nine months, before me. I had only heard my sons weak little cry. I didn't even know what he looked like. I had not been able to see his beautiful face.
Cody and Charles in the NICU at the U of U.
When Cody took his dad back, Charles did an amazing thing. He heard Cody's voice and he looked for his daddy. To watch the video makes you tear up. It is a beautiful thing to watch as Charles looks for his daddy.
***check back for videos***
My first look at my precious baby!
The first time I saw Charles, he was in an incubator and on a stretcher with all sorts of medical equipment. All I could do was stick my hand through the hole to touch him. I was still completely numb and couldn't lift myself up. My mom pushed and held me up. As I held my sons tiny hand, all I could do was cry. I only had a minute or two with Charles before they took him away. It was both the best and worst day.
Charlyse Wilson
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