On Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 3:44pm Riley Elizabeth Emery was born. She weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 6.5ozs and was 20 1/2 inches long. She is pure perfection. She has just the sweetest temperament and loves to chew on her hand.
For those who have not experienced a c-section consider yourself very lucky. This was not an elective option for me since Riley was overdue and estimated at being large. It has been a painful recovery for the past week and that is what has kept me from updating the blog. Being alert and awake during the surgery was very scary. Matt was there to hold my hand which helped immensely. I couldn't feel pain but could definitely feel pulling and prodding at me. I felt it when they pulled her out of me too. Luckily I could see her in the warmer when they brought her out. The first thing I noticed was her fingers. She has quite long fingers. Then I noticed how pink she was. I thought she would have been blue or yellow or something. But instead she was pink and perfect. The surgery lasted about 40 minutes and then I was rolled into the recovery room. We stayed in the hospital until Sunday afternoon which actually was nice to get so much attention from nurses, doctors, and lactation consultants. We had a private room and although I was in a lot of pain, we were well taken care of. It was so wonderful coming home on Easter too. We had a family Easter dinner where we all got to dote over Riley.
The past week I have been staying in bed and barely walking around. I can stand for about ten minutes or so before I start to feel pain. But everyday I feel a bit better and can notice my strength coming back and things are getting easier for me.
Riley only gets fussy when she is hungry for the most part. What is it about newborns? I just want to stare at her all day long even though she doesn't really do too much but sleep, poo, pee or eat. She is just the sweetest. It's so cool to see the features of both me and Matt in her. She has my ears and my sharp elbows. She has Matt's chin and nose.
Here are some pics we have taken and a cute video:
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