Here's the story, for those who are interested in the long version. On Saturday we decided to have our friends, Jen and Justin over for meatloaf. For some reason I was craving meatloaf! Anyway, by 2pm, when I was making said meatloaf, my "practice" contractions started feeling a whole lot like the real thing! But, dinner was planned, and darn it, I was going to have everything ready... even if I had to stop every ten minutes to endure 30 seconds of pain. By 7pm J&J were here and the loaf was almost done... and so was I! Chris and I left for the hospital and checked ourselves in. I was already 5cm...We really thought Kensie was going to be an "easy" delivery, because within another 3o minutes I was at 8cm. I got my epidural and things seemed to be progressing so fast! Our nurse was hoping to meet the little girl before her shift ended at 11:30. But alas, Kensie had turned herself over and was "sunny side up" as they call it. Which is NOT easy to deliver. I tried my best, but she was not coming out easily after all. We prepped for a c-section, but the doctor said we could try one more thing first... forceps and some major pushing action! See pic of Chris in his sexy scrubs....
Anyway, I asked if I could have a glass of water if I delivered by c-section, and the doc said the only way I was getting a drink (of water, or anything!) was if I got her out the old fashioned way. So, dreaming of a cold diet coke, I pushed my little heart out and Kensie arived. A little beat up, but all in one piece. What a trooper!
She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. Was 20.5 inches long. And came at 4:44am on July 27, 2008. As you can see she has lots of hair! And her eyes are blue -- apparently the color blue that nurses think will stay blue for good.
The one big hitch in the situation is she has jaundice -- the kind that is noticable right away and is caused by having A+ blood, while I have O+. So, she was set up with a billi light system in our room pretty quickly. It looks like a tanning bed. Chris and I spent a lot of time making remarks about her goggles and giveing her weird nicknames. I think she looked most like mothman from The Tick! What can I say, but .... Spoon!!
On Tuesday we all came home. Kensie wore her special "coming home outfit" that I packed, not that anyone really saw it! Here's a picture, to prove she did indeed have a little white dress on and is quite a cute little girl... albeit a tad orange.
More pics and news to come. Gotta go feed my baby now! Love, Jess
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Congrats Jess! She is absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see more pictures of her!
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