My number one girl at work today

Well today it's my first girl's birthday......I thought I would say a little about her coming into this world.
Firstly the Dr thought that she was a growth, remember in those days there wasn't the tests that is available today and any test I had, had come out negative.... so the day I was booked in for a curette in the hospital the Dr. rang and told me to come in and have one more final examination. from that he told me I think you are pregnant and we better cancel the op......so my girl nearly would have been an abortion...my gosh what a tragedy that would have been.......I was over the moon...so after not having my monthlys for four months..I was so relieved and happy to be having another baby, Leo our youngest was 4 so I was really ready. George and I were both hoping for a girl after having 2 boys ...but if it was another boy that sounded ok as well, but to have a girl was our dream.
The pregnancy went well.....for some reason my due date could never be established and about two weeks before Katie's birth...for some reason that is still a mystery to me..my Dr told me one day that he could not deliver me as he found himself to emotionally involved !!!!! and that he had booked me with the best specialist in town....so bewildered off I went....He, the Specialist charged me so much to see him which was out of our range.....so from there I ended up in K.E.M.H...... It was all very confusing to me and scary actually as you know you kind of need to develop a trust in your care with the upcoming birth...well I did anyway.  BUT IT WAS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE !!! and who would have known, only Heavenly Father.....I needed to have a amniothentesicst (can't spell it) but it's where they take fluid from around the baby to determine how far along I was... she was laying on my back so her back was on my back, head not engaged.....bit of a harder labour was in store for me...but I was immediately booked in to have my waters broken...and off I went, pretty intense from the start.....I was asked if I would like to try a new drug through the mask and OF COURSE I SAID YES  !!!! PLEASE...  I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEGGED.....ohhhh it worked very well, so much so that I wouldn't let go even after Katie was born... could do with some of that stuff now at times !!!
When Katie was born she had the cord wrapped around her neck three times and she wasn't breathing...I remember a bell being rung and within minutes she was surrounded with Dr's etc..... she ended up being fed artificially for 7 and a half minutes before she actually took her first breath......George and I both had a spiritual experience at the same time where we had to agree to something before she actually took her first breath......now can you see why I needed to be at K.E.M.H.  she would not have survived...had I gone to Osborne Park where I was booked in...well she probably would not have survived...she needed the expert treatment that was ready and available in that minute and for someone to pursue with the LONG artificial breathing........She was our miracle..she spent 7 days in the special Nursery there...and guess who was in the same Nursery at the very same time...Court.... her Husband to be. We called her Kathlene after her beloved Grandmother Kyros,  each time I was with her in the special Nursery in Hospital....(Having your baby beside you in the room had just come in).....but not for me...as she was still under observation.....I would sing "I'll take you home again Kathleen" with tears running down my face...There was to be more drama as her blood was different then mine and apparently some of hers spilled into mine and I set up anti bodies to reject her and she was to have a full blood transfusion....but again after many blood tests and on day 6 the final one before the transfusion her blood started doing whatever it needed to do.....this is how it was explained to me by the Doctor.
 George was over the moon he adored his little girl. He put a request on the radio for the song called "A little ray of Sunshine has come into the world" says it ALL really... He would bring me something special each time he came into hospital such as oysters Kilpatrick, flowers anything I wanted really...this was the first child that he saw being born.....I appreciated the special treatment...of course !!! After all the pain....You who have given birth know what I mean.