kepler!

charmaine is the most amazing woman that i've ever known. the way she handled the labor and birth with such wonderful calmness and focus reminded me of all the reasons why i love her.

fifteen hours of contractions ended with an hour and a half of pushing. alas, kepler was apparently face up, too far up the birth canal and, most importantly, her heart rate would drop during every other pushing session. the doctor decided that it's best to perform a c-section and so we were on our way back to the operating room.

the surgery was surreal (i'll refrain from posting those photos) and charmaine handled it so well. it is major surgery...they obviously go through all of the skin, muscle and whatnot that's in the way. kepler apparently handled it well too because she was born healthy and happy at 10.58p on 01.10.07!!!