Archive for May, 2009
My Pregnancy
May 30
Baby Blues?
May 29
Everyone has warned me that baby blues are going to set in. Many people have asked me if I have gotten to that point yet. I must say that today was the first time I have shed a tear since Kennedy has blessed my world. I was sitting in the glider this morning rocking my sweet little girl and thinking about how quickly the past two weeks of my life has flown by and how much Kennedy has changed in the past two weeks. As I looked at her chuncky little thigh a tear slipped out of my eye. This has been the best two weeks of my life. I want to freeze time and keep Kennedy so small and perfect as long as possible. No most likely this is not baby blue, but it does make me stop and think. Everyone told me when I was pregnant that I wanted to keep her in as long as possible and that life would be easier with her in me. Well to all those people who told me that all I have to say is I am so thankful that she came a few weeks early, that life is not easier with her in me, and that my life has been enriched so much since she has become part of it. Kennedy is such a joy to have in my life and I am so thankful to have her here!
2 Weeks
May 28
At this time 2 weeks ago I was in the hospital in labor. I can’t believe that 2 weeks has already gone by. Time is moving way to fast and I really want to slow things down. It makes me sad that Kennedy now fits into her newborn clothes, her umbilical cord has fallen off, and she is growing and changing everyday.
Here are a few of Kennedy’s newest tricks:
1. Crying to be held
2. Waking up at around 8:00 and wanting to snuggle
3. Not wanting to be put down
4. Eating every 1.5-2 hours
5. getting chunky thighs and arms
She is so cute and gets cuter every day. We have heard that she looks like everyone from my grandfather to Jay’s sister. I still can’t tell who she looks like. The dark black hair she was born with get lighter every day and there are actually some blond streaks in it. Actually Jay was a blond baby, so maybe she will take after her Daddy.
Happy 2 week Birthday Kennedy!
Jay Esquire…and milk
May 26
Today it is official.
I am married to a lawyer. Kennedy, Miss Dottie, Dr. B, Meredeth, and I all were at the Koger Center today to watch as Jay took his oath and was sworn in. He is officially a lawyer. Kennedy looked beautiful wearing a nice pink dress that Miss Dottie bought her, cute knit booties, and a beautiful headband. She looked like a china doll. Jay really had fun showing her off to all his friends. She was a great baby and slept through the whole swearing in. I was so worried that she was going to mess up her outfit that I packed several extra onesies, an extra dress, and several burp cloths. I didn’t however plan on the mess that Mommie would make during the swearing in. My boobs were out of control today and I must say it was so EMBARRASSING. First I took her to nurse before the swearing in and I leaked all down my dress. While nursing her I soaked through the pad and leaked all over my dress. I was so embarrassed but I was easily able to hide it. During the ceremony, Kennedy slept… other babies however were whining and crying. I was leaking like a faucet and soaked completely through both pads. I used her to cover myself up along with her blanket. No one was able to tell that anything was wrong until Dr. B decided he needed some cuddle time (I mean who can resist this cute baby.) Jay immediatly saw my problem and I tried to use my hands to cover my now soaked dress. Finall
y after several pictures we were able to walk to the car. I replaced my pads with new pads and wiped myself down with one of the burp cloths. I then turned up the air in the car and tried to dry myself off on the way to California Dreaming. I had myself pretty clean with just a few stains by the time we got to the restaurant. We all sat down and enjoyed a yummy dinner with the family. Kennedy then decided she wanted some lunch so she started crying. Again my boobs turned on like a faucet and I releaked through my new pads and wet my dress again. I went ahead to the bathroom and fed her and used her to cover up my HUGE wet stains. I was so thankful when it was time to go home so no one else could see my stains. By the time we got home I fed my girl and we were cuddling on the couch. Needless to say I leaked AGAIN. This time all over her and the couch. I thought I had these suckers under control, but I guess not. I am so thankful that I have the ability to nurse and that I enjoy it so much, but really is all this milk necessary? Finally I fed her again and then busted out the breast pump. Lets just say that over 7 ounces later I finally quit leaking. Why do they choose today to leak like crazy? I must admit that I am a fan of breast feeding and I am so thankful that Kennedy learned how to do it so quickly. I don’t even want to think about the possiblity of adding in bottles. I love being the only one able to feed Kennedy and knowing that the milk she is getting is so healthy for her. She is such a sweet baby and I am so happy that she was able to see her daddy get sworn into the bar today.
Happy Memorial Day
May 25
Happy Memorial Day from our family to yours! Thank you for our troops and all they do to keep us safe.
Church
May 24
Kennedy went to her first church service today. She was a little angel and slept through the whole thing. I think she really enjoyed her first church service. Now we are trying to decided where and when we want to have her Baptized. That is turning out to be a difficult decision.
Clothes count for today: 7 outfits and counting UPDATE: Kennedy just pooped and peed mid-diaper change…now she has been through 8 outfits!
1. PJs from last night
2. put on a dress onsie for church
3. came home from church to change diaper… pooed and peed on mom and the outfit during diaper change
4. put on a comfy PJ for a nap… mom fed me and leaked on it 
5. put on a different PJ outfit…spit up on it and a blanket
6. put on a cute outfit to wear to publix… spit up on it
7. currently wearing another PJ outfit..gave up on Publix trip
*8. Got Dad with poop AND pee mid-diaper change…now wearing oversized onesie.
I have done at least a load of laundry every day since Kennedy’s arrival. That is one thing I was not prepared for. Lucky for me Kennedy has lots of clothes (even though she is just now starting to fit into her newborn clothes). I will be sad to have her get bigger and grow up, but I am ready for her to be able to wear some of her cute 0-3 months clothes:)
Jay and I tried to be so ready for baby Kennedy to come home. We had a the nursery painted, the crib put together, the house cleaned, the carpets steamed, the clothes all washed in dreft, we took breast feeding class, baby CPR, and caring for your infant class… there are a few things that I am now going to share that they did not teach us that I would have loved a class on….
1. Don’t change the diaper as soon as you hear/ smell the need. There is always more to come.
2. Make sure the outfit is pulled way up during diaper changing… most likely there will be more to come
3. how the heck do you strap this wiggly thing into a car seat
4. how to get out of the house without packing up the whole house to bring with you
5. watch the left boob when feeding off the right and visa versa… husbands don’t like it when you leak on their pillow
6. If you wait too long between feeds a) baby can’t latch on b) you shoot baby in the face c) baby gags when trying to eat d) your boobs get rock hard and huge e) your baby spits up
7. When baby spits up do you feed them again or make them wait the 2-3 hours
8. it is OK if the baby does not sleep in the pack and play. From advice I have gotten the car seat, bouncy seat, or swing are all viable options
9. There is no need to shoot out of bed when you hear a whimper. She is OK. She is just dreaming of boobs
10. be prepared, after a bath she will poop and/or pee in her clean towel
I am sure their are numerous more lessons I have learned this week, but this was a good start:) I am having the time of my life, and I had no idea what all was missing from my life. This parenthood is great and I am loving every minute of it (yes even the nightly feedings) Kennedy is a great baby and she is such a special gift. Jay and I (along with tons of other people) prayed so hard for her and she is proof that prayer pays off. This past year has been a roller coaster of emotion as Jay and I dealt with losing the three previous pregnancies, but due to prayer, one fabulous doctor, and one determined and strong baby, Kennedy is here and is as perfect as ever. Thank you to everyone that prayed for us and for her during this pregnancy.
One Week
May 21
As of 2:54 PM today my little girl will be one week old. I can’t believe how quickly time has flown by. I have enjoyed every moment of being a mommy. Kennedy is so much fun and she changes and grows every day. We have been taking tons of pictures of her because she changes everyday. She is a good sleeper and lets me sleep for a few hours a time and then will go back to sleep after she eats a little. Feeding her is going very well and I am very Anti-bottle right now. She does so well feeding I don’t want to mess up a good thing. Overall this has been the BEST week of my life:)
I have had alot of people asking about going into labor, so I thought I would tell my story on here since we have Dori here to help right now. 4:00 last Thursday May 14th I woke up with a funny feeling in my lower belly. I thought I had to pee since that was all I was doing the last month of the pregnancy. I got up and went to the bathroom. I then went back to bed. A few minutes later when I rolled over the feeling came back. Needless to say the feeling got stronger and stronger so at 5:00 I woke Jay up and told him I didn’t know what was wrong. By this time the “feeling” was more in my back than in my belly. I got up and took a shower and straightened my hair just in case it was labor I wanted to look pretty for pictures. By this time it was a little bit of pain and it was coming every 5 minutes and lasting almost a minute. at 6:30 Jay said he wasn’t going to go to work just in case it was the real thing. I told him he was crazy and we were going to work. By 6:45 after packing our bags, tlaking about going to work, and Jay cleaning all the toilets in the house we were on the way to the hospital. The pain was making me flap my hands it hurt so bad. We hadn’t determined where labor and delivery was previously, so we were walking into the hospital not knowing where we were going. People kind of looked at me like I was crazy when I said I think I’m in labor where should I go. )Remember I never got to big while pregnant so I looked more like 30 weeks pregnant than 37.) We walked into the labor and delivery floor right at 7:00. Turns out it was time for shift change so they left Jay and I sitting in chairs for what felt like hours (actual time 7 minutes). They asked if I had called my doctor and I told them no. They were shocked because it was his day to work the labor and delivery floor and he was coming onto shift. They then took me upstairs to determine if I was in labor or not. We were in a tiny room and they asked that I take off all my clothes and put on their gown. We did this and were laid in a bed. They hooked monitors up to my stomach to monitor contractions and Kennedy’s heartbeat. They then checked my cervix and I was 2 cn dialated and 95-100% effaced. (I was 1 cn and 90% effaced 3 days prior) They watched the contactions for about 30 minutes and determined that I was indeed in labor. They then gave me an IV which was the worst part of the whole delivery. She first tried to get one in my hand and it didn’t take and bled alot. Finally she got one in my left arm. We then walked downstairs back to labor and delivery where we were put in a very nice comfy room. They asked me a million questions from do I have a pet in the house to do we have running water and heat. She said that she had been watching me from upstairs and as “quickly as I was clicking out contractions” they knew they would see me soon. She then checked my cervix and I was at 3 cn dialted. We talked for a little while and then my labor and delivery nurse came in. She was a rough and tuff lady. No nonsense. Mean even. She asked about the pain and I told her it was bad but not horrible. As time went by the contractions came harder and longer. By this point my mom, sister, and Scott were there and Jay’s family and daddy and Barb were on the way. I was really starting to hurt so I wasn’t good company. All I wanted was ice water and they kept giving me these tiny little cups of water. I didn’t want to hold Jay’s hand or be touched or talked to. The pain got so bad that I would shoot up in bed when I felt a contraction coming. This made the nurse angry. She told me I could not have an epidural until they got a good record of the baby’s heartbeat and contractions. Hello lady….they are coming long hard and strong… what more do you need? Then Doctor Silvario came in and checked me. I was already 6 and a half cn dialated. Only 4 more to go! The nurse told me I had to get through a bag and a half of IV fluid before she would let me get an epidural. The pain was…BAD! OUCH! She then gave me a pain killer in my IV. It did not help the pain. It made me DRUNK! I was then drunk/ high and in pain. Finally in swoops the anethesialogist with the epidural. Getting the epidural wasn’t bad at all, but Nazi Nurse kept fussing at me for twitching. Well then quit telling me when it is coming! After that thing got in I fell asleep. Hard asleep. The family was there and I selpt through their visit. I would wake up every now and then but that was all. After one hour they rolled me over. After two hours on the epidural I told her I was feelinging a twinge. I kicked the family out so she could re-roll me over. She then dicided to take a quick peek. I was 10 cn and she could see black hair! She put Jay to work and we started pushing at 2:25. She rolled a mirror out so I could watch. It was so cool seeing Kennedy coming into the world. After 15 minutes of pushing Dr. Silvario came in to help. We finished up the delivery and Kennedy was as perfect as ever. Lexington does things a little different so they let Jay and I snuggle and kiss her while they cleaned me up. They immediatly gave me a chance to breast feed (during this time she did happen to poop on me…welcome to motherhood.) They then invited the family into the labor and delivery room to watch her be weighed. Everyone agreed with us that she is the prettiest baby ever. Then my mom hung back and got to hold her for a second before she too left. Jay and I had a little more alone time with our princess and then Jay took her to the nursery. During this time I got myself cleaned up and stood up and then was wheeled to my room. My room was also very nice and in no time they brought her in to me. It has been a roller coaster of joy ever since. I do love this little girl so much!
Kennedy has had lots of visitors! We are so thankful for all of you whom have called, texted, visited, messaged, etc. Look HERE for pictures of some of Kennedy’s visitors.
