hey everyone

hey everyone, im sorry its been so long. So where to start......i guess ill start back in dec when we posted last.

well dec was fun, everything with kadee's pregnancy was still going well. every doctor visit came with great new on how Makalee was growing. i think by the end of dec we had almost finished up the nursery for our lil girl. like normal Christmas came and went, kadee was able to come up to work and visit me.

The month of Jan brought new changes to the Kidd family. Even though Makalee wasn't due till mid Feb, well it was decided that she would not wait till then. Even with Kadee eatting right and only gaining a healthy amount of baby weight, 2 weeks into jan her bp when from the 116's/76's to 174/108. after talking with our ob that night we packed up our bags and headed off to sparrow. over the next few days we waited and talked with our doctors to discuss or game plan. finally on jan 19th after kadee being on mag sulfate for what seemed like forever and trying to induce the choice was made, makalee would be born tonight. now the only issue that was brought up was the fact that makalee would be going to the nicu due to the mag sulfate. sitting in the or with the surgical staff and the NICU staff i remember talking with kadee and the staff, it was so relaxed and as if no one had a care in the world. as the procedure began kadee and I prayed that everything would go smooth and thanked God that we would see our daughter soon. being the medical nerd that i am i so watched the whole event. i can remember when to ob looked at me and said she was going to pull makalee out. as her little head and body came out of kadee i couldn't believe it, she was scowling and looked just like kadee, holy crap she looked like kadee. after a brief look at her mom makalee was given to the nicu staff who than asst her and then had to c-pap her due to her apnea as a result of the mag sulfate. i must say even with all the knowledge of how the mag was effecting her and causing the apnea for the first time in my life i was a total mess. i will say i hid it well cause our doctor said she couldnt even tell i was worried. but come on when your baby is lying in a crib blue not breathing, well your not human if you dont freak out as a parent which is what i was at that time. i was no longer a paramedic looking at someone Else's child, i was looking at my own. it was then at that moment when I realized that the same God who had educated me to help others had educated the doctors and nurses on the nicu staff and my baby was in His hands. before I knew it i was in the elevator walking with the nicu staff taking makalee to the nicu for continued care. so here i am now with my wife down stairs post opp and me now in the nicu with our daughter. after making sure makalee was doing better i then rushed back down stairs to check up and see kadee. i was able to take our phones up there and get some pics of our daughter. just as soon as i was told by kadee she was fine i was back upstairs to makalee.

i will say that i have taken a lot of crap from my friends because i didnt cry right away or because i wasnt that emotional during or deliver, well to that I say you have a wife post opp and an apnic baby in the nicu and tell me when you would fit in some you time in. after a few hrs kadee was let out of post opp and was back in our room, however she was still another 24hrs before kadee could see makalee due to the mag still in her system. now with kadee doing great and maklaee doing better per the nicu nurses it was time to try and sleep. for part 2 stay tuned.