In contrast to the ceasarian for Sophia's birth, the local anestetic thankfully worked while on the operating table and Cecilia was able to be conscious for the procedure. Cecilia had the chance to cuddle with her baby boy in some brief and heartfilled minutes.
Christopher Hayden Scott received his names after both his maternal (Krister) and paternal (Scott) grandfathers. Hayden was thrown in for good measure.
Speaking of measures, shortly after his birth both dad and baby left the operating theatre to do the standard weights and measurements. Christopher weighed-in at 3550 grams and was 52cm long. He had a normal body temperature. After getting diapered and swaddled in a warm blanket he and dad then were given what is the very uniquely Swedish tradition of fika.
Essentially, fika is an all-encompassing name for a coffee break. There doesn't necessarily have to be coffee, nor food, but it is certainly a break. Perhaps a better translation would be in essence to a "pause amid the chaos". Thus, Christopher and his dad took pause.
The post-trauma fika this time was equally as surreal as it was during Sophia's birth though admittedly this time Jamie expected it and had the sense to photograph the moment for posterity's sake.
Poor Cecilia meanwhile received no fika per se. She was busy being sewn-up on an operating table and thereafter attempting to gain back movement and feeling in her extremities. After approximately three hours, Cecilia could lift her legs under her own strength and was given permission to leave the post-op and was wheeled to rejoin her "two guys".
Christopher Hayden Scott received his names after both his maternal (Krister) and paternal (Scott) grandfathers. Hayden was thrown in for good measure.
Speaking of measures, shortly after his birth both dad and baby left the operating theatre to do the standard weights and measurements. Christopher weighed-in at 3550 grams and was 52cm long. He had a normal body temperature. After getting diapered and swaddled in a warm blanket he and dad then were given what is the very uniquely Swedish tradition of fika.
Essentially, fika is an all-encompassing name for a coffee break. There doesn't necessarily have to be coffee, nor food, but it is certainly a break. Perhaps a better translation would be in essence to a "pause amid the chaos". Thus, Christopher and his dad took pause.
The post-trauma fika this time was equally as surreal as it was during Sophia's birth though admittedly this time Jamie expected it and had the sense to photograph the moment for posterity's sake.
Poor Cecilia meanwhile received no fika per se. She was busy being sewn-up on an operating table and thereafter attempting to gain back movement and feeling in her extremities. After approximately three hours, Cecilia could lift her legs under her own strength and was given permission to leave the post-op and was wheeled to rejoin her "two guys".
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