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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
tre777
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What do you remember about DH right after delivery.
tre777
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I remember my DH making a nervous sounding giggle as soon as DS came out. It was like he was amazed that there actually WAS a baby in there. LOL
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Re: What do you remember about DH right after delivery.
Him saying "Oh my God he's GORGEOUS!" before I could see him.
I'll never forget that.
Isn't it funny how the things they said we will never forget??
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to be over, it's about learning how to dance in the rain." -Unknown
Married 3-1-08 | Nathan 11-24-08 | Kaelyn 11-30-10 | Alicia 8-17-13
These are all making me tear up.
I remember we both cried but not a lot of the details of *just* after. But, I do remember that after we held DS for a few minutes, DH went across the room with DS so the nurse could clean DS up. Standing over there, DH called his mom right away, and I clearly heard him say "he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" and just started bawling. I'll never forget that.
My DH froze up a little during his time in the operating room with me for the c/s. He did much better once we were reunited in the recovery room. It's difficult for me to say much b/c I was strapped to the table and couldn't see anything and DH was scared. He stayed by my head and didn't want to cut the cord or take photos. Our pediatrician attempted to take photos of DD right away, but somehow turned off the camera, so DH had to walk over to the bassinet/warmer take a few while they cleaned her off.
The anesthesiologist really stepped up and acted like my "coach" during the entire process. DH was only in the room for a few minutes b/c he left with DD shortly after they removed her from my belly.
ETA: These posts are all so beautiful. I guess I should add that my fave memory was getting wheeled into my recovery room and not knowing where DH & DD were at the time, and then seeing them sitting quietly in a rocking chair waiting for me. She was all bundled up in her cute hat & blanket in his arms and just stared at me quietly. We thought for sure we somehow won the baby lotto and got a baby who wouldn't fuss much.
Waaa these are making me tear up !
DH told me good job, he loved me, and gave me a kiss on the forehead.
DH loves Lo so much and she loves her Dada!
when the baby was taken over to get looked over he followed her and when he looked back at me the placenta came out. it was lovely.
he is only a tiny bit traumatized.
He almost fainted. Had to sit with his between his knees. Then he cried a little and said "Hello Amelia!"
I had a c/section and Brant instantly cried when she came out. And then he proceeded to giggle/laugh for the next 2 hours. He was so giddy with excitement over his baby girl. And he wouldn't put her down. Love at first sight for him.
I remember being surprised at how shaky he was about the c-section. He was white as a sheet. The doc. asked if he wanted to see DS come out and he just violently shook his head, then held his camera over the sheet w/out looking and snapped a picture. lol.
After DS was born he got choked up and didn't know whether to stay with me or go to DS until the nurse beckoned him over to the baby. I heard him ask "can I touch him?". The next thing I knew he had DS wrapped up and was holding him next to my head so I could see him and he was saying "He grabbed my finger already!".
(sniffle)
With DD1, I just remember how amazed he was by her and by the whole thing.
With DD2, it was a c/s, so he was the one who brought her to me and held her while I met her for the first time, and it was such a wonderful moment.
Both times, I was so grateful that he took their first pictures while they were being cleaned up. I was watching that happen from across the room (DD1 b/c she had to be suctioned extra-well, and DD2 b/c of the c/s) and couldn't see much, so being able to look at those pics afterwards meant a lot to me.
DD1, 1/5/2008 ~~~ DD2, 3/17/2010
This exactly. He actually gagged when the placenta came out. I told him not to look.
Him screaming, "Omg, his balls are huge!" and then him taking a bajillion pictures of said huge balls
Of course, there's only one picture of me holding DS.
These are so sweet! Before I even saw DS, DH yelled, "Ten fingers, ten toes and a little weenie!"
No joke - we already knew DS was a boy, so I'm not sure what he was expecting! I still give him a hard time about this today... we all laughed pretty hard.
DD was born Not breathing so it was all a little rushed and tramautic, but I remember H sobbing, partly becasue she was sick and mostly because he was so happy.
He went with her to the NICU while I got stitched up but when he got back and we were waiting for the NICU team to come talk to us, he told me he was so proud of me and that she was beautiful just like her momma.
What DH said: "That wasn't so hard - we should have like 10 of these!"
But, what DH did: He held DS all alone over on the bed, with his shirt off to help keep him warm, while the midwife & assistant & doula all tried to help me stop hemorrhaging. I never realized how bad the bleeding was because it was such a peaceful lovely sight to watch my two boys.
After Nathan was delivered via c-section, my H left my side to follow Nathan around as they cleaned him up and observed him. He asked my permission to leave the OR and go to the nursery, which I thought was cute. He was snapping a trillion pictures...and SO proud.
When Colin was born, he was just as anxious to get his hands on him. And the OR staff let him put on the first diaper. I have the best pictures of my proud H thanks to an awesome nurse.
The way he acted with both made me realize what a sweet sappy man he is:)
ETA: OMG, I am cracking up after reading thru these! The 'huge balls' post and the '10 fingers, 10 toes, tiny weenie' are hilarios!