As soon as Eva was born she was attended to by many wondeful doctors and nurses. Calvin was by her side from the first moment and he even got to cut her umbilical cord. As we were completely unprepared for her early arrival, we didn't have a camera or anything with us. Calvin used our cell phone cameras to get the first couple of pictures of Eva.
Calvin will fill in the details of the first few moments and hours immediately following Eva's birth. -- Trying to get a glimpse of little Eva was difficult at first because of the flurry of activity all around her. The doctors and nurses were trying to get her intubated to help her breathe easier. While they were working, the tiniest of cries could be heard; it was the sweetest sound ever--mighty little Eva was introducing herself to the world. The breathing tube finally in, she was ready to move to the NICU. We were getting set to go to the NICU and a nsurse slapped an ID bracelet on our wrists and said don't remove these until you are told to do so and off we went to the NICU.
The nurses wheeled our little girl by so I could get a quick glimpse of her before they took her to the NICU with Calvin following closely behind. She seemed so far away from me in her little isolette and she looked so tiny. But she was so completely wonderful. I wouldn't see her again for 24 hours.
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