Wow! Have 3 months already gone by since the last post!? I am happy to announce the birth of our little angel, Kamdyn Michelle. She is 2 and half months already. Time has flown by. Let's rewind a little back to September 10th:) We were scheduled to be induced Friday morning at 8:00. Well we got the call the night before that the floor was almost full and only a few beds were left. She said that if someone came in during the night, they would get my room and to call in the AM to see if they had room. So at 6:00 I called and sure enough, all the rooms were full! She said to call back around 11:00 because they were discharging 8 people that day. They called me around then and said to be up there by 12:30. By the time I got up there, my room was taken again by a lady that came in and the head was coming out....ok I'll give her the room :) So we were put in a triage room for awhile. I got in a room around 2:00 and started getting pitocin about 3:30. I was only about 1 cm dialated and stayed that way for many hrs. I started having bad contractions and felt awful. So i got an epidural and it was heavenly! Thank goodness for that! I ended up getting sick to my stomach but overall, the labor wasn't bad at all. I was about 3-4 cm around 9:00. The nurse told us usually people only increase a centimeter an hr. So I told Troy he should go back to the hotel and get some rest because at this rate it would be tomorrow morning. So he did and I fell asleep. I woke up to the nurse saying she needed to check me because the baby's heartrate was dropping everytime I had a contraction. Ummm let's just say I was at a 9! She said, "you better call your husband and tell him to get here ASAP!" Troy made it and I was pushing. I pushed for only about an hr then the Dr. came in and I pushed about 3 times and she was out. He put her on my chest and I was instantly in love! She is our miracle baby:) They weighed and did her measurements. She was 8 lb 9.6 oz and was 20 and half inches long. She was perfect! We were so happy. There are no words to describe how Troy and I feel about her. We can't imagien what our lives were like before her.
We were in the hospital until Monday morning. The nurses and staff were amazing! We were sad to leave them but excited to finally go home. It was great to get to use all the things we received from showers and I couldn't wait to play dress up with her:) After getting home in the next few days we realized she was developing jaundice. Her level was 18 and probably should have been admitted into the hospital but the dr knew us and knew we would take care of it. She was put on a billy blanket-NOT fun! She was hooked up to a machine for a week and everyday had to take her in to have her blood drawn. I think that was worse on Troy and I. We went in on the last day and waited for the results. The dr said we could take the blanket back...I don't think I have returned anything so fast in my life! It was such a blessing to be done with that and having Kamdyn healthy.
Everyday seems to amaze us. She is growing like crazy and does something new everyday. Kamdyn is already fitting into 6 month clothes because she is so long. She is smiling and cooing like crazy. There is nothing better than going to get her out of her crib each morning and her seeing me. She smiles like crazy! It melts my heart. She is such a great baby! We have been very fortunate to find such wonderful daycare. Megan has also has 3 little girls and they are so adorable. Each morning they can't wait to take the carseat cover off to see if she is awake. If she is, they all scream! It's so funny! The transition back to work was not easy. I cried for many days. It is such a blessing for us knowing she is being cared for such a loving family.
Troy and I are doing great! During this time, I had the dreaded birthday of turning 30! It was tough but I made it! It helped having Kamdyn here to help us celebrate:) My mom came to babysit and Troy and I got our first date night. We went out for supper and then came home. It was hard to be away from her.
Kamdyn celebrated her first Thanksgiving with a fun filled day. We went to Pella to my brother's house to celebrate with my family for lunch. Then for supper we went to Troy's parents. It was great spending the day with our loving families. Kamdyn experienced her first Black Friday! I had to break her in early:) My mom, her and I went to Des Moines and got a lot done. We had a great day! Now we are anxiously awaiting Christmas. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. God is wonderful and we couldn't be happier. She is growing each day and love to see what new things she is going to do each day. From our family to yours, we hope for a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
Love, Troy, Lacie and Kamdyn
