Baby Girl has finally arrived! Her name is Kennedy Faith. She was born on September 16th at 1 pm, weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20.25 in long. This pregnancy has been very long and uncomfortable as you all know-I whined an awful lot! It was very different from my pregnancies with the boys and her labor and delivery was no different. With Brady I had a slow trickle with my water and contractions started at the same time. Total labor time was about 9 hours. With Grayson my water broke movie style in a big splash but my contractions didn't start for another 6 hours or so. Total labor time was 13 hours. But with Kennedy my Braxton hicks started around month 8. I'm pretty sure I was in labor for about 3 months! I started dilating 6 weeks before she actually came and had 2 different due dates and 2 different Dr's even though for this pregnancy we actually didn't move in the middle of it. So I joke that I was 40 weeks pregnant for 2 weeks! Haha! So needless to say since I had so many false contractions throughout the pregnancy I couldn't really tell if I was in labor or not.
So Friday morning I woke up feeling a little "off" and had frequent contractions all through the night. So I got up and as I sat at the table contemplating weather or not I was in labor I had contractions about 5-8 min. apart for 1 hour. So I thought maybe I'll wait until Brady gets home from school at 12 then go over to the Dr. Then I thought no, maybe I should call the Dr, take Brady to school and go over to the Dr. I took a shower and when I got done with that the contractions were a little more intense and I thought, no, we all just need to go. So we packed up the boys and my mother in law and headed to the hospital. Since my water hadn't broken and I wasn't positive I was in labor, they just had me come into the office to get checked. By this point contractions were about 3-4 min. apart and they had me wait for an eternity in the office waiting room! I guess I was only in there for about 15 min., but I was in labor waiting in a waiting room for the love of pete! I was so annoyed! When I got in to see the doc I was 5 cm and 90% effaced. Yes indeed I am in labor! I was admitted to labor and delivery at 11 am, by 12:40 pm I was 7 cm and 20 minutes later after one big push Kennedy Faith was born! And I am proud to say that she is my 3rd baby completely natural-no drugs and no interventions. And I am done-no more babies for me!
Super annoyed in the Dr's office.
This is Tim's job during my labors-my arm cannot be on my body and he has to hold it level. I know, it's weird! I have a picture of him doing this for all 3 of my children now.
Here she is! 8 lbs 4 oz. The biggest of the 3!
Proud Grandmas. Mimi (my mom) and Nana (Tim's mom). They were both there to see her birth.
She is in fact a girl!
Hello World!
Our first meeting. I'm in love!
Our new family of 5!
Brady was so excited to meet his new sister.
Mimi and her first grand-daughter.
Kennedy and her bros.
Nana and her first grand-daughter.
Proud daddy!
Hospital visitors-Ron & Barb
Pa Pa's favorite thing to do with the grand kids.
Heading home from the hospital after 2 days. The blanket is the one that my mom went home from the hospital in.
Finally home!
Brady and Mimi made Kennedy a birthday cake. Brady helped to "clean" off the utensils!
Congratulations!!!!! A beautiful family! Love all the pictures! In was sitting in the waiting room in labor for 15 min too; geeze! Good work with the all natural for all 3. I can't even imagine! And....both of our girls have sapphires for birthstones!
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