Mailey Jane Myrick

Our little Mailey Jane was born on August 13, 2013 at 5:58 pm via emergency C-section. 

She weighed 7 lbs 7oz and was 20 inches long... pretty good for being 3 weeks early:) 

Kaile and I went to Mercy Hospital to have a procedure done to try to flip her from being breech... Its called an external version and usually it is about 75% effective in flipping a breech baby. Because there can be complications it is always done in the hospital with monitors and access to the O.R. just in case. They started the procedure at 5:45 and everything was going smoothly. They got her to transverse (horizontal) and took a break. When they started to push on her again her heartbeat went from 140 to 40 in seconds, which is bad!!! Everyone got real big eyes and my doctor says to me "We are gonna go have a baby". I was just in shock and Kaile was in shock and everything happened so fast that the next thing I remember is being wheeled to the O.R. and having a mask put on because there was no time for an epidural. I kept asking for Kaile but he couldn't be in there because he wasn't scrubbed down. 

I woke up in the recovery room and Kaile tells me we have a beautiful baby girl that is fine but in the NICU with a CPAP for her lungs. I got to see her in the NICU for a little while and then they took me to my aftercare room. She was taken off the CPAP and started breathing fine after 12 hours but she stayed in the NICU for 3 days because she had a hard time coming off her glucose drip. I recovered for 4 days at the hospital and she got to room in with me for the last day and night which was amazing!!! We were both released on Saturday and have been taking in slow and getting lots of rest at home. 

Meeting Mailey

On the CPAP

In the NICU

Finally I get to hold her

Brecken meeting Mailey (the first thing he said was "she has eyes". Then he play little piggies with her toes and asked if he could "pet" her. So sweet!

Daddy's Girl

Brecken is the best big brother!!!

Getting ready to go home

She does have hair... its just really blonde

Sweetie Girl

Already to go home (Brecken was at a sitter because it took us forever to get discharged from the hospital)

Looking back we were both just so unprepared for the way she was born... The only thing we brought with us was Kaile's phone. Seriously it was just such a surprise - no bags packed, no overnight sitter for Brecken, nothing!!! Luckily we have amazing friends, ward members, and home/visiting teachers. Everyone rallied around us and helped with Brecken while Kaile had class/finals and while I have been recovering. It has now been 2 weeks since Mailey was born and she is doing great. She weighs 8 lbs and is 21 inches long. I am feeling good... I am off of my pain pills and getting back to feeling more normal. Kaile has a 2 weeks break from Logan College of Chiropractic and then my mom will be coming out. I just wanted to say thanks to all the people who have helped us and for all the prayers on our behalf. We have been well taken care of and the Lord is so mindful of our unique situation and needs.