hello jecobie!

those were my first words spoken to my son when i met him for the first time last dec.9, 2010. =)

pre-op
at 10am, i walked into a pre-op/post-op room to wait for my operation. nurse took pee samples, blood samples, and an iv was started na. je's sitting on a chair beside me, and we were chatting as if it's any other day. =) at around 12:30pm, i walked to the operating room after i peed, then sat on a brutally cold operating table. je was instructed to wait to be called.

while sitting there in my unflattering hospital gown, isa-isa nang dumating yung mga tao. the nurses, yung anesthesiologist, yung 2 ob ko. then the nurse asked questions, the anesthesiologist asked questions, and eventually they all fell into a chitchat about my ob's 2 year old daughter. nakikitawa pa ko, then the anesthesiologist poked around my spine.  meron daw akong scoliosis. got me worried a bit, and he probably sensed it, sabi nya kasi ok lang naman, slight lang, and it won't affect the block. so ok.

op
then pina-hunch forward ako ng ob ko. she held my shoulder and i felt a prick sa likod ko. then my legs started feeling warm. unusually warm, then numb. next thing i know, hinihiga na nila ko sa table, someone "carried" my legs for me. propped me on the table, spread my legs, draped something over my lower body as the "shield" was being put up so i won't see what's happening. then i heard someone shaving my area down there, then scrubbing something. then i felt a very weird sensation around my vajayjay. i know the block has already taken effect, coz i know if i wasn't numb, that would hurt (turned out to be the catheter being inserted na pala).then i felt a shivering sensation sa upper body ko. i was trembling so hard na parang umaangat ako sa table ng few inches. i tried to fight it, but the more i try, the worse it seemed to get. then nakita ko sa ulunan ko yung anesthesiologist, so i asked if it's normal. sabi nya oo daw, then got some towels and blankets to cover me.

after a few seconds, i heard mr.co-creator's voice. and he sat by my shoulders. my arms were spread, and he held my left hand. i told him the shivering is normal, kasi parang napapansin na rin nya and i don't want him to worry unnecessarily.

then yun na. over my nurse's and ob's conversations, hinihiwa na pala ako. i felt some tugging and pulling, but no pain. then i heard my ob say something like "ok, ready?" then i felt a heavy weight pushing down my belly. then i felt warm liquid creep up to my shoulders and back. i heard a "ack! ack!" then a cry! it's pistoy!!! =)

i can't remember the series of events after that, i just remembered mr.co-creator leaving my side to see jecobie. i still can't see what's happening. the anesthesiologist was kind enough to draw the "curtain" so i can see while the nurse weighs pistoy. the nurse was holding him by his jaws ata, and pistoy was crying like crazy! "hello jecobie!". that was all i was able to say. =)

it seems like forever until someone finally noticed i was there. hehe! one of the nurses looked over the cover and told me i'm soaking in amniotic fluid. yun pala yung warm liquid kanina, it gushed out.

anyways, so i got stitched up, and i was listening to pistoy's cries. man, this baby's got lungs! =)

post op
after what seemed like forever, mr.co-creator appeared by my shoulder holding pistoy. =) tabachingching nya sobra! then they wheeled me out of the operating room to the recovery room, and pistoy was taken to the nursery for some quick checks ata.

then after around 30 minutes at the pre-op/post-op room, they brought pistoy in, got him naked and placed him on top of me on his tummy. within a minute, his mouth was on my nippled sucking like a pro! the lactation consultant was impressed! haha! he's got a good latch already. he did the suck-swallow-suck-swallow motion. most babies do the suck-suck-suck-swallow daw. good job pistoy!

then after half an hour of kangaroo care, with mr.co-creator with us, kinuha na muna sya, they will run some tests pa rin. i was wheeled to the mother-baby room naman as je went with pistoy. talagang ayaw mawalay ni ignacio sa anak nya! =)

life post-pistoy
when i was transferred to the mother-baby room. i still can't feel anything from the waist down. but there is a certain instinct in me that makes me want to run over to the nursery to see pistoy again. =)

everybody's right. life will never be the same with pistoy around. =) i must've done something right to deserve such a miracle! =)

Jecobie Abiel E. Ignacio

Dec.09, 2010
12:55pm
8 lbs, 14 ounces
20.5 inches