The Seventh: Part II

No news from the children's hospital since about noon. Last time we spoke with them they were telling us that she was improving gradually and that we would be able to see her later today. I intended to follow soon after the transfer, however Chanel's health was now also a concern for me. Chanel told me what happened last night, and how strong sudden contractions woke her up from her sleep and sent her rushing into the operating room. Isabella was trying to make her mom give birth, but the doctors needed to perform an emergency Cesarean. There was no time for injections or drugs for Chanel, so she was simply put to sleep with gas as fast as possible. After surgery, I could tell she was in a lot of pain. Earlier, the nurses explained that of Chanel could begin to walk and get out of bed with the addition of an increase in stamina and health she could be taken to visit Isabella at the other hospital. This is a hard task for her, as she had not slept since 4:30 a.m. this morning and is extremely tired. We want more than anything to go see our baby, but I can not leave Chanel alone. If she wants to go see the baby, she has to have someone with her. So while Isabella is at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital miles away, we are sitting here playing our favorite game. I've just been on the couch in our room, looking at the pictures I took of Isabella on an Iphone during the brief encounter I had earlier when she was wheeled into Chanel's recovery room. Outside our room, I can hear the hospital's P.A. system. Every time a child is born here, they play a short rendition of a children's lullaby throughout the hospital. I guess it is their way of rejoicing the miracle of birth. I wish I had heard it when Isabella was born. I can not wait to see my sweet little baby again. The hospital offers a photographer to take picture of newborns with their parents, and has scheduled us to take pictures tomorrow morning. As long as Chanel feels better, we will be there.