Jimmy was born on May 14, 2004. I was actually scheduled for a c-section on May 13th, but the stupid doctor cancelled it. I went to the doctor on May 14th because something just didn't feel right. He actually wasn't moving, which was unusual, because he always woke me (yes even in my tummy) between 2 and 3 in the morning. Also, I couldn't see his tiny little foot outline on my stomach. I started bleeding heavily at the doctor's office and told the doctor who blew me off and said it was just break through bleeding. I decided to go to the hospital across the street and they immediately thought something was wrong. They started monitoring Jimmy and he kept crashing. I heard the anesthesiologist tell one of the nurses to get the doctor over to the hospital now! I remember the resident riding on the gurney with me down the hallway. I thought they only did that on TV! In the operating room I looked up and could see the reflection of the scaple in the doctor's hand, as he waited for me to go under. I really had no fear, I remember thinking "I hope he's patient..." then I was out! I awoke four hours later and there was Rob holding a tiny Jimmy. The doctors had told me during my pregnancy that he was going to be a big baby because of my gestational diabetes. He weighed in a little over 5 pounds! A nurse told me that my placenta abrupted, which is also why I had to get a blood transfusion, two pints! My original c-section had been scheduled to prevent the abruption. I don't know if all the drama during his delivery, and lack of a good doctor, has anything to do with his developmental delays. I'm just glad he made it!
