Her first 24 hours...
2:00 am – Jennie to Chad – “I think my water just broke?!”
3:05 am – Dr. – “A blue q-tip test, means it’s time to check into a hospital room.”
3:45 am – Dad, quickly back to the office, hits print to finish off at work, home to shower and finish packing, for a lifetime of change.
9:25 am - A baby shower scheduled for home, arrives at the hospital instead, and the thoughts that lead to anxiousness are temporarily suspending from our heads.
11:15 am - Waivers, pokes, and an explanation of what’s to come. Blue scrubs for Dad, a.k.a. camera man and biggest fan.
12:20 pm - The wait is finally over. A small army of doctor’s surround Jennie’s “bed” in the middle of the OR room.
12:25 pm - The doctors and staff make comments on the tri-athletes stomach muscles at close range. Dad pops up and down from behind the curtain like a jack-in-the-box wound tight.
12:28 pm - Rylie is free - rushed to a warming table, a brief moment to say hi, then cleared to leave the room. Meanwhile, Mom is stapled, patched, and clothed. Dad is searching for his mind.
12:40 pm – Rylie gets acquainted with the paparazzi made of friends and family in the welcoming room. Her “autograph” (a.k.a. footprints) are taken.
2:00 am - Time to feed again. I guess the water really did break, along with our hearts for this little girl, our daughter, our joy, our blessing.
Love –
Chad the dad.
