Mac Taylor Wilson has arrived! Yesterday was a very long day as we waited for him to make his grand appearance. We started our day at 5:30am when we checked into MUSC. Eighteen hours and two epidurals later Mac finally decided it was time. Mac was born at 11:34pm last night. We had been prepared that we would not be able to hold him after delivery, but the nurses who were working on the stabilization team made it happen. They brought Mac into the OR where we delivered and allowed me to hold him for about 5 minutes. Vince was so gracious and allowed me to take up all of his time. We were able to touch his face, kiss his cheeks, and spend a few precious moments just the three of us before we had to let him go back.
Then they told us that they would finish stabilization and bring him by our room so that his big sister could see him. He was in an incubator so we weren't expecting to get to touch him after our brief time in the OR. Yet again, the nurses made it happen! Harlie got to reach into the incubator and hold Mac's hand. When she did he smiled at her. She is so proud of her baby brother. I can't say that I blame her though. He is a perfect gift from God.
My parents were also able to hold his little hand and touch him. It was such a wonderful experience for all of us.
They then took Mac to PCICU. This is good news because it means that he was having no other complications other than his heart related issues. When they got him settled into the PCICU, Vince was able to go down and see him. Harlie and I enjoyed a little snuggle time while he was out of the room. The nurses were kind enough to let her spend the night here at the hospital with us instead of having to go to the hotel with Grannie and Papa as planned. She was very excited about that.
This morning I was up bright and early to go down and visit with my little fella! I went down around 5:00 to see him and had a chance to chat with his nurse in PCICU. She was able to answer a lot of my questions about his stay there. We found out when the doctors make rounds so that we can be a part of it and find out more about the next steps in this process. After grabbing a bite to eat, I headed back down to the PCICU for the rounds meeting while Harlie & Vince got a little more rest. At the meeting, they told me that they had done a few ultrasound images last night of his heart and confirmed the diagnosis DORV-TGA. They told me that today they would be doing more tests and taking more images to hopefully get a timeline in place for his surgery. When I went back down a few hours later the nurse told me that these tests had been postponed until tomorrow. We are now waiting until then to find out more information.
One change in his condition from the time I was there at 5:00 to when I returned at 8:00 was that he had some vomiting. The nurse said that this is common. This was the result of him swallowing amniotic fluid. He now has a tube in his nose that runs to his stomach to allow the nurse to suction air from his stomach.
Please pray for wisdom as our doctors make decisions about the next steps tomorrow and in the days ahead. Please pray for us as we just told Harlie goodbye again for a few days. It is breaking our hearts to see her go. She wants to be here with us so bad. We want her here, but we know that she needs to be at school. We also know that she would be going crazy here because she can only visit PCICU on weekends. We are torn between the two precious gifts God has given us. We love them both so much, and are trying to make the right decisions for them.
Please pray for Harlie and my parents as they continue to adjust to the role of primary caregivers. I cannot imagine how difficult this is on them. They are used to being fun G&P and now they are having to do all the not so fun stuff, with a little girl who misses her mommy and daddy and longs to be 3 hours away.
With all of that said we are feeling blessed to have such a handsome son. He looks so much like his big sister. We are blessed to be able to take the time and be here with him when and where he needs us. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. We love you all!
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