Getting Ready for SurgeryJeanne put on her sterile cap and got some oxygen in preparation for the c-section
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Even Dad got to Gown upAlthough I didn't have to scrub up or anything like that and I steered clear of the sterile area in the OR.
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In SurgeryAs we learned, having an operation at a teaching hospital means lots of people in the room
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Jeanne behind the sterile curtainShe had an spinal epidural that numbs from her belly down which she said was a very strange feeling
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Hard at workIn total, the surgery took about an hour and a half, although after the baby came out the time flew by
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Not having funI think she was getting annoyed at me for taking pictures of her
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Ready for a babyThese were the pediatric residents ready to whisk the baby over and get her checked out
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Hannah EmergesThis may need to get censored, especially in a few years when she gets old enough to be embarrassed
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The first pictures of HannahThey showed her to us for 2 seconds (not enough to get a photo) and then got her cleaned up and briefly checked out
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Hello, little girlI left Jeanne's side to meet Hannah and got to hang out with her for 5 minutes while she got checked out and weighed
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Not so sure about thisImagine what a day she's had!
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Slightly blurryI think Daddy was too excited to hold the camera still
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Barely criedShe really made very little noise when she first showed up: enough to pass the crying tests but not much more than that
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Getting poked and prodded
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Get this metal thing away from me
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Look over thereThey say that a newborn's vision is about 20/300 (as compared to 20/20 for most adults) so she really can't see much, but it sure looks like she can
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I give up
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Drops in the eyesShe gets antibiotic goo in her eyes to help them open and develop
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Pink and wrinkly
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Getting weighed
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Not liking the scale
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7lbs 11ozWhich is exactly 3500 grams. What a precise baby
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The money shotA beautiful baby girl!
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Getting swaddled
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Proud DadSo I got to hold her and sit next to Jeanne for the last 30 minutes of the operation while they sewed her up. We really didn't pay attention to anything around us besides our new girl
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Daddy's little girlShe later learned that her dad wasn't usually all in blue
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Peeking out
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Riding with momThe first time baby and mom got to bond was riding on the bed back down the hall to our room
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Getting a Closer look
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Mom and Hannah getting to know each otherThey've known each other for about 38 weeks but that was pretty different
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Hannah's first blood sugar testThey prick newborn's feet instead of fingers. Her sugar was 76 which is great for any baby, especially one from a diabetic mom.
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Learning to breastfeed
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Getting her first diaper
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Now she makes some noise
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Say hello to GrandmaJeanne's parents came up during the afternoon and got to meet Hannah immediately after the c-section
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Nana and Papa saying hello
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Hanging out in bedThey do a lot of this (so there are a lot of photos of it)
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See what I mean?
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What a cutey
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Winking at the camera
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Looking up at her mother
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Just chillin'
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Lookin' at mom
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Sucking her handAmazingly, she started sucking her thumb while we were in the OR
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Trying to find a thumb againShe'll really just suck on anything near her mouth, so watch out for those pinky fingers
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Big yawn
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First bathAnd she'll squirming too much for the camera
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