Some of you might not know how we got here. On Nov 18th, 2007 Stephanie started having contractions and complications, while away on a girls weekend with her mother and sister. The doctor thought it was best for her to go to Beth Israel Hospital to get checked out. By 10:30 am Sunday we were in a room on the Labor & Delivery ward. Not exactly what we expected that weekend.
One of the first things they did was administer a shot of steroids for the baby. A two part course that is intended to help the baby get ready in case of delivery. They also gave Stephanie magnesium in an attempt to stop the contractions. For two days the Dr's worked to figure out why early labor was coming on. Nothing obvious ever showed itself. By Tuesday, things had settled down enough for them to start talking about bed rest, or a possible extended hospital stay. Things appeared to have stabilized.
At 12am Wednesday, November 21st Stephanie's water broke in a room on the high risk floor at the hospital. The Dr felt her body was doing what needed to be done, and that we should proceed with the delivery. By 2:51am our daughter Sydney Gabriella was born, 26 weeks gestation, 12.6 inches long, 1lb 9.6 oz (723 grams). Sydney gave an attempt at a cry, managing to squeak out her announcement of existence to the room. The NICU team let Stephanie hold her for a second, then whisked her away. It would be another hour or so before we would see our daughter again.
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