Savannah is here!

Well it's been 8 weeks since Savannah was born and I fall in love with her more and more each day. My recovery will be something I will always remember. Where do I begin. I had the c-section on Friday June 22, and Savannah was born at 9:42 a.m. I was surprised it was a girl but so excited it was because Kiersten will have a best friend for life. Also I have all the girl stuff. At the hospital I felt good and well, did get sick but that's to be expected. On Saturday I started to get a fever, I told the nurse but she said it was my milk coming in. Then I developed a rash Saturday morning, but I showed the doctor, nurses and everyone seemed to overlook it saying it looked normal. So on Monday when I went home I showed my doctor the incision and she second guessed herself saying it looked fine and the rash was no big deal. So I went to see her on Thursday and the rash had gotten worse and much more itchy. She was surprised but said I must be allergic to the glue and took the glue out, but said she never seen anything like this before, she also gave me some Benadryl for the itching. Well on Sunday night, I sneezed and while I was putting Kiersten to bed, I felt wetness down my leg. I felt as if my water broke, but then I thought to myself, "I am not pregnant anymore". So I ran downstairs covered it with gauze. The next day I went to see my doctor's partner, she said it was a puss pocket and it looked like it was trying to get infected. So she put me on antibiotics. We went to Costco after the appt, and I had so much pain it was unbearable to walk. I just thought it was because I have over done it with walking. On Monday night I felt like I was getting sick, had a fever with chills, and I felt dizzy. I took a shower went to bed, got up during the night with the baby still feeling dizzy. The next morning it got worse, still feeling very dizzy, but no more fever. We were getting ready to take newborn pictures, and I just couldn't walk my speech was slurred. I asked Nick if we should go to the doctor, he asked if I seriously was talking like that. He said to me it sounds like I was having a stroke. So off we went to the ER. We got there and they took me in immediately, had all kinds of tests done, MRI, and Catscan. All came back negative, I showed them my incision and they said it was definitely infected. So I was admitted and spent over night there. Nick was super dad taking care of Kiersten and Savannah who was almost 2 weeks old. At the hospital my doctor's partner came there to look at the incision, and said it was defintly infected, they called wound care come to look at it, they cleaned it and packed it, told me I was going to have a wound vac put on it. The next day they cleaned it and packed it again. I started to feel better. The verdict for me feeling dizzy was dehydration. It was a blessing that I did go to the ER for dehydration because I finally got the attention to my wound that I was needing, because everyone was blowing it off! On Friday I got my wound vac, it was this machine, that would be connected to my wound, sucking out all the drainage. I would have it with me 24 hours only to take it off to shower. But showering was not fun because I still had to cover the tapes. The next 2 weeks, I had to go to the wound clinic 3 times a week to get my dressing changed. It was the most stressful time I have ever experienced. Everything was getting on my nerves, Kiersten had defintly tested my patience, you can say I was getting depressed, I just wanted to get use this new life with my new precious baby but there was this huge bump in the road. Nick would have to take off work to watch the girls, it was so hard for me to get myself ready plus the girls carrying this thing around. We were constantly late. The PT who was changing my dressing told me, I had MRSA in the wound. Guess I got that from the hospital! So after a week, he wanted to get it reswabbed for the infection, I had been off antibiotics for about a week. So I went to my family doctor because I had broken out in a rash with bumps, and told him what was going on and he gave me some q-tip things to have the wound care swab the wound for infection. Well on July 20, I had the wound vac taken off, I had it on for 2 weeks, they were surprised how well it was healing and closing. Nick had to pack it daily. The results came back and had 3 microorganisms in there; MRSA, pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebisella pneumoniae. My doctor was going to send me to an infectious disease doctor. The next day I went to see my OB, and told her what was going on, she did not seem at all concerned, she said you have no symptoms, it's not in your blood, and the wound is healing fine. So she wasn't going to suggest antibiotics because it's resistant to most antibiotics and the over use of antibiotics is not good as well. So on Thursday we went to see the infectious disease doctor and he agreed with my OB, so just to get that second opionion especially from a person who was trained in that area made me feel better. So i was still going to the clincic, 2 times per week, and he was impressed how much it had closed in 4 days. So he released me. YAY! So that next week. I went to see my OB and she said I didn't have to dress it anymore. It could heal on its own with no dressing. Finally done with doctor appts. I was at the doctor almost everyday for the first 6 weeks. I still cleaned it out with saline. But after looking at it yesterday I would say it is pretty darn good healed up. No more kids for me, I am writing this so I can remind myself about this! Poor Kiersten every time we went in the car she would say we go to the doctor. On a much happier note. Kiersten loves her little sister. We sang Happy Birthday and had cupcakes at the hospital when Savannah was born. Savannah Gave her the dollhouse and she loved playing with it. She also helped me put lotion on the baby. She absolutely loves the baby and does not want to be separated from her. She helps with changing the diaper, let's me know she is crying because she is hungry. Helps putting the pacifier in her mouth. Kiersten gives her kisses, shares her toys, hugs her and tickles her. I am so thrilled she really loves her sister. Sometimes too much, but she really is doing well with the whole transition. She has become my big girl, she helps me to cook, laundry and with Savannah. She starts school in 2 weeks, and I am trying to do a lot of stuff with her. We went to the aquarium, and plan on going to do a few more fun stuff. She has become a great swimmer and can swim by herself in the hot tub. On Monday she starts dance and Wednesday swim. Savannah is officially 2 months now, she started smiling around 4 weeks, and eats about every 2 1/2-3 hours sometimes will go 4 at night. She loves to be rocked to sleep, she still sleeps a lot, but in the morning she is up and in a great mood, smiling, talking and cooing. She got her shots today, she was not happy. She also has allergies so I am just using the syringe, which she does not like. She weighs 11lbs 3.5oz, 50 percentile, 22 1/2 inches long, 50 percentile and a small head only 4 percentile. I am slowly getting into a routine but feeling much better. I am loving life right now!