Mobile Pics

I went through my phone today to free up some memory and came upon these pictures from the day Kendall was born.  I forgot to include these in the birth story posts, so I'm sharing them now.

We got Carter a special shirt for the day - he's quite fond of his new status.

 In triage.

 My last hours being pregnant.

 An hour after she was born.

 In recovery, making sure we were all a-okay.

 In the wee hours of the morning.  4:33 a.m. to be exact. Up for a feeding.

It's a love/hate sort of relationship

My mom came over the other day to help me give Kendall her first bath.  It was obviously a very limited bath since we can't do a whole lot until that piece from her belly button falls off.  But she could still have somewhat of a wash cloth bath.  And babies hate those first couple baths......something she will learn later in life to be her friend.  With a glass of wine.  And candles.  And soft music.  And a book, if you are that talented! 

But for the time being, these baths are the devil because we took this precious sleeping child:

 and when we put her in the water, this happened:

 (excuse the quality)

And afterwards, she looked at me like "don't even THINK about doing that again any time in the near future!"  Poor child.

3 and 5

You knew these were coming.  And there's plenty more!

3 days

 5 days

The Birth of Kendall - Part 2

Day 2 in the hospital with Kendall was much different than day 2 with Carter.  With Carter, I was still very much bed-ridden.  With Kendall, those nurses came in first thing and announced their plan for me for the day, and made me list of some goals for the day as well.  Um, rest?  Resting sounded like the best plan.  And sure, that was on their agenda too.  But so was getting my IV out (thank god), taking the catheter out, removing the calf massagers (to prevent blood clots), having me get up to pee and shower, and then walking laps around the nurses' station.  Sounded like a tall order to me!  But we made it work.  The IV coming out was the best part - that sucker is 100% uncomfortable.

 We had lots of visitors, too.

 And in between the visitors, I got to take a shower......it was great.  All the tubes were gone and the hot water felt wonderful.  I also ditched the hospital gowns.  I hate those things.  I made a point of grabbing some loose, comfy jammies the week before.

By the time Saturday rolled around, Eric was going pretty stir crazy.  We discussed with my doctor the possibility of going home Saturday versus Sunday.  I actually wanted to stay the extra day simply because I needed all the help I could get at the hospital. 

But Carter was being juggled around and that made me feel guilty, so we finally packed it all up Saturday afternoon and headed home.

The Birth of Kendall - Part 1

As we all know, Thursday was the big day.  We dropped Carter off at daycare on our way to the hospital.  Surgery was scheduled for noon, so we had to report in between 10:00 and 10:30.  Once we arrived, we went straight to triage so they could get my hooked up to a bunch of monitors to make sure everything was ok with me and the baby.  This is also when we finally decided on a name......thanks to some key advertising, lol!  Kendall was the name we had picked out not too long ago, but Eric kept going back and forth on whether or not he was 100% committed to it.  Well, the pee cup they gave me was manufactured by a company called "Kendall", so I took the cup out to Eric and told him that it was a clear sign.  So from then on, it was Kendall.  ;)

They also established my IV, which always hurts like crazy.  I hate those things.  We spent a while monitoring my heart and the baby's heart.  The nurse anesthetist came in and we discussed the game plan with the spinal.  Eric wouldn't be allowed in for the administration of the spinal, so I had to mentally prepare to go that part alone.  I wasn't pleased.

Once they did the spinal (ouch) and got me all situated on the table, they brought Eric back in and they got to work.  There were some interesting discussions over the music that would be played - they started out with Toni Braxton, but my doc quickly put the kabosh on that.  We ended up with some Aerosmith and other various artists that I was happy with.  There was a lot of banter between the surgical staff, so that kept us entertained for most of the surgery.  Before we knew it, the doc was telling Eric that they were about to pull the baby out, so be camera ready! 

**warning:  the below pic is a little bloody and messy.....so if you just ate lunch, might want to come back later**

 Once they had the cord clipped, they passed the baby on to NICU (standard procedure with c-sections) just to make sure all the vitals were looking good.  Of course, they were.

 And I was shocked then they put her down on the scale..... only 6 lbs 4 oz??  That can't be right!  I could have sworn she weighed more than that, just based on how she felt inside me, especially when she would move around.  But 6 lbs 4 oz was all that baby girl weighed, and she was 18.5 inches long.  Quite a petite little thing!

 So we got a quick snap for a family picture (something we missed with Carter due to forgetting the camera in the rush to the OR), and then Eric took Kendall off to recovery while the doctors finished up with me.

 Once in recovery, I was reunited with Eric and Kendall.  We got to spend quite a bit of time together, due to some better planning on our part.

 Then Eric went to pick up Carter from daycare so he could meet his baby sister.  He was so sweet and excited!  He wanted to pull off her blankets immediately - he needed to see all of her.  And he kissed her non-stop.  I was so proud of him!

 After a while, our families started showing up to see our new addition.

 It was a great experience and thanks to everyone for stopping by to see us!

I will have another post coming soon, with more pictures from the following days at the hospital.

Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 16

I'm a total slacker for last week.  But honestly, there were a few things going on!  ;)  We'll get back on track this week....promise.

Happy Easter

From our family to yours!

We don't celebrate the traditional meaning of Easter....and frankly, Easter just got overlooked this year.  Carter was able to have an Easter egg hunt at my parents' house, and we will resume the usual dying of eggs, etc. next year when it's not so hectic!

Please Welcome

Obviously there are going to be a million posts about this little lady....but for now, I have the time and energy for just this one.

Please welcome:

Kendall Morgan Davis

Born April 21, 2011

6 lbs 4 oz

18.5 inches

Perfect in every way

Pregnancy Tracker - 39 weeks

Well here we are.....the last week.  I actually started having some contractions Friday, AT WORK.  That was certainly an experience!!  And it certainly sent me into a panic because that was the one night my doctor wasn't available.  Fortunately, the contractions faded away by the end of the work day, and haven't reappeared since.  Whew!!

I treated myself to a "day before the baby arrives" pedicure yesterday.  It was amazing....those massage chairs are something I need to invest in.  They are definitely my favorite part of a pedicure.

Here's what babycenter.com says about the pregnancy at 39 weeks:

Your baby's waiting to greet the world! She continues to build a layer of fat to help control her body temperature after birth, but it's likely she already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of her skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

And, having said that, she IS ready to see the world.......TODAY in fact.  We're off to the hospital to bring this baby girl into the world.  Updates coming soon!

Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 15

Here are last week's pictures....which mostly revolve around food.  Sorry about that!  Seems easiest to let him roam with the camera when we are doing meals.

 The ongoing battle between the lion and the tiger.

 Mommy's guilty pleasure.  Ok, one of them.