87 days early

As I gradually started to wake up from the anesthesia, I saw the first person with a pair of scrubs on and asked, "How is the baby?" "She is beautiful, with a full head of blonde hair," was the response I received. I soon learned Rob was able to see Hailey and cut the cord after she was stabilized. For the next few hours I was in a dazed coma from the medicine. With every visitor, my question remained the same, "How is the baby?"During this time Hailey received a swarm of tests, IVs, tubes, pokes, a hand stitched hat, and a diaper no bigger than a credit card. Finally, after a thorough 5 minute hand scrub and a yellow sterile gown, the proud Grandparents and a very elated Rob were able to visit Hailey. She laid in her own tiny isolette which regulated her body temperature. She grabbed Grandma's hand but was unable to wrap her tiny translucent hand around one single finger. Still too young to know how to breathe, she was placed on a ventilator. Alarms were sounding all around as she was thrown into this world 87 days earlier than her expected arrival.

To be continued.