So, I'm a little late! Our beautiful baby girl was born over a week ago on June 4th, 2009! She was born at 10:23 PM via c-section! It was a long little adventure! May parents flew in and Leslie came from Wyoming the evening before. They were there in the hospital with us the whole time. It was nice to have extra support and they were very helpful while they were here. We went in to the hospital June 4th at 1 AM (expecting to go in the evening before around 7!), I was given cervix drugs at 3AM and the Pitocin at 9 AM. I labored for 12 hours. Around 9 PM was when the Dr said it was time to push. I went through 4 or 5 rounds of pushing when the Dr said her heartbeat was dropping each time and it was reason to be concerned. The Dr. recommended a c-section at that time. We knew all along that we wanted our baby to get here safely no matter how that had to take place, but I was still pretty disappointed. It all happened pretty fast at that point. They brought me into the OR. I had already had some "labor shakes", but what went from labor shakes earlier on turned into what seemed like a full blown seizure for the rest of the procedure. That was pretty miserable. Gregg sat up by me the whole time until Kaylen was born. After they got her all cleaned up and did all their checks, he was able to bring her over by me. I had now idea how I would react going into this, but the minute I saw her the first time, I bawled! Seeing our baby for the first time was very emotional. After Gregg was able to bring her over to me, it was hard because I was so uncomfortable and in pain, I could hardly turn my head. He tried to show me pictures and let me see her as much as he could. I recovered in the L& D room for 2 hours, but because of how bad I was shaking, I wasn't able to hold her until we got up to the recovery room. It was a very long day, but we couldn't have been more ready and excited to meet her! She is absolutely PERFECT!
Here is the proud Daddy!! He struggled a bit in trying to be with me and the baby all at once, but he could not have been more amazing the entire day! He did everything he could to support me while I was in labor and in the OR and he was the happiest Daddy in the world the minute he saw her.
Here is me, the also very proud new Mommy. We were amazing at the little miracle we brought into the world. It's hard to see it all become a reality, but we enjoyed every minute of it! Being that we had a c-section, the nurses at the hospital gave her formula right off the bat. We're still not sure that had to be the situation, but at the time, they told me she was starving to death, so we didn't feel like we had much choice. I tried to do what I could to feed her in the hospital, but we're still struggling with breast feeding, but doing the best we can at this point. But we're happy to say she's only getting breast milk one way or another, she is not eating formula.
Our family picture the day we took her home. Gregg picked out his favorite sleeper for her to wear home. It was VERY big on here! It's amazing that we were so nervous she would be a huge baby and now she hardly fits into most of her newborn clothes! Gregg had to go buy a few more newborn onesies so she had things to wear! :-)
We had a few pictures taken at Sears on June 12th at 9 days old. It was quite the day! We tried to feed her right before we left the apartment, but by the time we got there, she was fussy and cried for the first 10 pictures. She I ended up feeding her in this small closet in the photo shoot room for 30 minutes! Right after we were done feeding, she threw up all over her clothes and the backdrop at Sears! Ha ha... what other way could things have gone down, right! We got some great pictures out of the day though and this is one of our favorites. She is so beautiful! We are truly very blessed parents and hope that God continues to give us the knowledge we need to get through all the days ahead! We had both our families visit in the days that followed her birth. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to get up a few of those!
So, I'm a little late! Our beautiful baby girl was born over a week ago on June 4th, 2009! She was born at 10:23 PM via c-section! It was a long little adventure! May parents flew in and Leslie came from Wyoming the evening before. They were there in the hospital with us the whole time. It was nice to have extra support and they were very helpful while they were here. We went in to the hospital June 4th at 1 AM (expecting to go in the evening before around 7!), I was given cervix drugs at 3AM and the Pitocin at 9 AM. I labored for 12 hours. Around 9 PM was when the Dr said it was time to push. I went through 4 or 5 rounds of pushing when the Dr said her heartbeat was dropping each time and it was reason to be concerned. The Dr. recommended a c-section at that time. We knew all along that we wanted our baby to get here safely no matter how that had to take place, but I was still pretty disappointed. It all happened pretty fast at that point. They brought me into the OR. I had already had some "labor shakes", but what went from labor shakes earlier on turned into what seemed like a full blown seizure for the rest of the procedure. That was pretty miserable. Gregg sat up by me the whole time until Kaylen was born. After they got her all cleaned up and did all their checks, he was able to bring her over by me. I had now idea how I would react going into this, but the minute I saw her the first time, I bawled! Seeing our baby for the first time was very emotional. After Gregg was able to bring her over to me, it was hard because I was so uncomfortable and in pain, I could hardly turn my head. He tried to show me pictures and let me see her as much as he could. I recovered in the L& D room for 2 hours, but because of how bad I was shaking, I wasn't able to hold her until we got up to the recovery room. It was a very long day, but we couldn't have been more ready and excited to meet her! She is absolutely PERFECT!
Here is the proud Daddy!! He struggled a bit in trying to be with me and the baby all at once, but he could not have been more amazing the entire day! He did everything he could to support me while I was in labor and in the OR and he was the happiest Daddy in the world the minute he saw her. 
Here is me, the also very proud new Mommy. We were amazing at the little miracle we brought into the world. It's hard to see it all become a reality, but we enjoyed every minute of it! Being that we had a c-section, the nurses at the hospital gave her formula right off the bat. We're still not sure that had to be the situation, but at the time, they told me she was starving to death, so we didn't feel like we had much choice. I tried to do what I could to feed her in the hospital, but we're still struggling with breast feeding, but doing the best we can at this point. But we're happy to say she's only getting breast milk one way or another, she is not eating formula.
Our family picture the day we took her home. Gregg picked out his favorite sleeper for her to wear home. It was VERY big on here! It's amazing that we were so nervous she would be a huge baby and now she hardly fits into most of her newborn clothes! Gregg had to go buy a few more newborn onesies so she had things to wear! :-)
We had a few pictures taken at Sears on June 12th at 9 days old. It was quite the day! We tried to feed her right before we left the apartment, but by the time we got there, she was fussy and cried for the first 10 pictures. She I ended up feeding her in this small closet in the photo shoot room for 30 minutes! Right after we were done feeding, she threw up all over her clothes and the backdrop at Sears! Ha ha... what other way could things have gone down, right! We got some great pictures out of the day though and this is one of our favorites. She is so beautiful! We are truly very blessed parents and hope that God continues to give us the knowledge we need to get through all the days ahead! We had both our families visit in the days that followed her birth. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to get up a few of those! 
4 comments:
OH MY GOSH!!! That picture from Sears is absolutely precious! -Jay
She's beautiful! I'm glad everything thing turned out okay in the end. Congrats on being a mommy!! I know I'm a bit biased, but little girls really are the BEST!
Congratulations! I am so happy for you both! Being a parent is the most wonderful thing in the world. Your daughter is so beautiful! By the way, I am a friend of Greggs for the VA.
oxinthJust awesome....way to go, Jen! And Gregg...welcome little Kaylen!
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