I just want to eat him up!
Our little frog... this is exactly how Marley lays - just on his stomach. :)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Yay!!!!
Wow - what an amazing day.
We are exhausted and at the same time full of energy for our new little man.
Reece was born today, Tuesday Febraury 26th at 6:19 p.m. Reece weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and is 21.5 inches long.
He arrived in 1 hour and 59 minutes after I started pushing. That was a lot longer than I had anticipated. We made some progress very quickly this afternoon - and our doctor was not at the hospital so we had to slow down some of the pushes and just wait. He did a great job throughout the whole time and scored a 9 on his apgar scores. Overall, my labor experience was great - I finally got an epidural and I realized how long this process could take. I did have them turn it down for awhile - to find out that it wore off during the pushing process - that anesthiologist was a god-send and topped me off so I could still feel some of my legs but not the pain.
Anyways... here are the part you have been waiting to see...
Monty's first diaper- well Reece's first diaper
We are exhausted and at the same time full of energy for our new little man.
Reece was born today, Tuesday Febraury 26th at 6:19 p.m. Reece weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and is 21.5 inches long.
He arrived in 1 hour and 59 minutes after I started pushing. That was a lot longer than I had anticipated. We made some progress very quickly this afternoon - and our doctor was not at the hospital so we had to slow down some of the pushes and just wait. He did a great job throughout the whole time and scored a 9 on his apgar scores. Overall, my labor experience was great - I finally got an epidural and I realized how long this process could take. I did have them turn it down for awhile - to find out that it wore off during the pushing process - that anesthiologist was a god-send and topped me off so I could still feel some of my legs but not the pain.
Anyways... here are the part you have been waiting to see...
Monty's first diaper- well Reece's first diaper
The new Kennedy family!!
Both grandma's, my dad, and my brother.
Getting weighed
Well The Time Has Come
Jennifer and I arrived at good "Ole" Baylor Hospital in Downtown Dallas last night to begin the journey towards meeting our son. We both have a lot of emotions and history related to this hospital and we are glad to be here for such a miraculous reason. Jennifer's water broke on its own this morning at 6:00 am and after laboring for four hours sans pain meds it was time for Darrell the "Gum Chewing" Doctor to provide her with sweet relief. That's all for now, we appreciate all the prayers and well wishes from our families and friends and will provide additional information as it comes.
Monday, February 25, 2008
A trait that Reece shares with his Mom.
*Update--In order to pass the time today, we have had a Guitar Hero Marathon. Monty and Brian are definitely much better than the rest of us - I really have terrible hand eye coordination. But the best part of this day was watching my mom!?!?! play -- here's a short video.
Also, these are the latest and greatest pictures of us before we head off to the hospital.
Well the first one is from the other night... my mom was cooking dinner. Last night we spent dinner with my parents and my second parents - Jane and Dick W. It was a great "last meal" as a couple. III Forks was a great restaurant in regards to the food - just not the service. Anyways... we discussed many reasons why I am still pregnant and decided on one that everyone at the table agreed upon.
- Reece is strong-willed and stubborn like his mom. There is not much I can do about this now.
After being between 8-10 days late already, it appears that he is not coming anytime soon. I did have contractions last night and even got the watch out to time them while Monty slept peacefully next to me. And, like with every other set of them, they stopped. It's such a tease. I start getting excited and thinking - oh my gosh, I think this could be it. And after a couple of hours, they disappear and I fall right back to sleep.
Sooo... We are checking in to Baylor -Dallas tonight. We are supposed to be there around 8 p.m. and then tomorrow morning they will start the pitocin (which is the drug that induces labor). So if all goes as planned, tomorrow night our little son should be in our arms! If not, then Wednesday. :)
I am getting pretty anxious about this process - I have spent a lot of time at Baylor with not such great memories. Checking in again is bringing back many of the emotions that I have had over the past 3 years. I know that this is a MUCH different scenario - I get a baby in the end! But the whole IV and med part is getting to me. I think next time I am going to do a birthing center. Of course, this is being said PRIOR to the birthing process in which I will probably will send much love to the drugs. So don't hold me to it. :)
Monty and I are so appreciative of your calls, prayers, and continued thoughts. We will let you know what's happening as soon as we can. I don't know if the hospital has internet or not - So it may be a few days until we post again.
Lots of love - Jen and Monty
- Reece is strong-willed and stubborn like his mom. There is not much I can do about this now.
After being between 8-10 days late already, it appears that he is not coming anytime soon. I did have contractions last night and even got the watch out to time them while Monty slept peacefully next to me. And, like with every other set of them, they stopped. It's such a tease. I start getting excited and thinking - oh my gosh, I think this could be it. And after a couple of hours, they disappear and I fall right back to sleep.
Sooo... We are checking in to Baylor -Dallas tonight. We are supposed to be there around 8 p.m. and then tomorrow morning they will start the pitocin (which is the drug that induces labor). So if all goes as planned, tomorrow night our little son should be in our arms! If not, then Wednesday. :)
I am getting pretty anxious about this process - I have spent a lot of time at Baylor with not such great memories. Checking in again is bringing back many of the emotions that I have had over the past 3 years. I know that this is a MUCH different scenario - I get a baby in the end! But the whole IV and med part is getting to me. I think next time I am going to do a birthing center. Of course, this is being said PRIOR to the birthing process in which I will probably will send much love to the drugs. So don't hold me to it. :)
Monty and I are so appreciative of your calls, prayers, and continued thoughts. We will let you know what's happening as soon as we can. I don't know if the hospital has internet or not - So it may be a few days until we post again.
Lots of love - Jen and Monty
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Come out come out, wherever you are!?!
Reece-
Your dad and I are so excited to meet you! We are ready and waiting with open and loving arms. This weekend would be a great weekend for you birthday. Even your "Aunt and Uncle" Jane and Dick W are here visiting. Your mom and dads' friends can't wait to hold you and smell you and kiss you. Your Mia(Patty to everyone else) and Jay-Jay(Jayne) have been praying for this day for many many years.
We just want you to know that whenever you are ready to come, we will be here to comfort and love you!
Mom and Dad
p.s. If you keep holding on in there, Dr. K is going to convince you to come out on Tuesday - so let's do it our own way okay bud? :)
Your dad and I are so excited to meet you! We are ready and waiting with open and loving arms. This weekend would be a great weekend for you birthday. Even your "Aunt and Uncle" Jane and Dick W are here visiting. Your mom and dads' friends can't wait to hold you and smell you and kiss you. Your Mia(Patty to everyone else) and Jay-Jay(Jayne) have been praying for this day for many many years.
We just want you to know that whenever you are ready to come, we will be here to comfort and love you!
Mom and Dad
p.s. If you keep holding on in there, Dr. K is going to convince you to come out on Tuesday - so let's do it our own way okay bud? :)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
No room at the inn
Update to the info below*
There is no room at the inn. I can understand how Mary and Joseph felt when the birth of their son Jesus was delayed because no one had space for them. They were patient and everything worked out as it was supposed to.
My doctor just called and said that the induction that was scheduled for Friday will have to postponed until Tuesday morning - with us going in on Monday night - because there are NO ROOMS available. So if you read the bottom of the next paragraph... my new prayer request will be that I go into labor before then on my own.
Well my mom has been here since Sunday eagerly awaiting the birth of Reece. And it looks like she will be here a few more days before he arrives. At my appointment today, there was no change in my body, so the Dr. decided to schedule an induction for this Friday - which would be just at 41 weeks. She didn't want me to go past that point. I will go in sometime Thursday evening - just Monty and I - for some prep stuff that they do. They should start the actually stuff sometime Friday morning - like 8 or 9. So assuming he follows the traditional 9 hours of labor at least - he will be here Friday evening!! We would love not to be induced and have Reece come on his own - so please pray that my body start doing whatever it needs to do to go into labor before Thursday! :)
There is no room at the inn. I can understand how Mary and Joseph felt when the birth of their son Jesus was delayed because no one had space for them. They were patient and everything worked out as it was supposed to.
My doctor just called and said that the induction that was scheduled for Friday will have to postponed until Tuesday morning - with us going in on Monday night - because there are NO ROOMS available. So if you read the bottom of the next paragraph... my new prayer request will be that I go into labor before then on my own.
Well my mom has been here since Sunday eagerly awaiting the birth of Reece. And it looks like she will be here a few more days before he arrives. At my appointment today, there was no change in my body, so the Dr. decided to schedule an induction for this Friday - which would be just at 41 weeks. She didn't want me to go past that point. I will go in sometime Thursday evening - just Monty and I - for some prep stuff that they do. They should start the actually stuff sometime Friday morning - like 8 or 9. So assuming he follows the traditional 9 hours of labor at least - he will be here Friday evening!! We would love not to be induced and have Reece come on his own - so please pray that my body start doing whatever it needs to do to go into labor before Thursday! :)
Friday, February 15, 2008
There has been some change in the trapdoor. However Reece is still rather comfy in his current location. The sono showed that he weighs about 7 pounds 13 ounces but the doctor thinks he will be more. Who knows at this point. I go back on Tuesday for another rough exam and if he's still not here, we will plan to induce next Thursday or Friday. Not exactly what I want to do, but neither is carrying this basketball in my tummy. :)
Waiting Game - Ready, Set, Go
I am officially on leave from work. I finally feel like I can take a deep breath and relax. We are headed to the appointment that I really didn't think would ever happen. 2 weeks ago, Dr. Kurian said, "If you haven't had Reece in 2 weeks, we will need to do a sono to check his growth." I thought FOR SURE that he would come before today - I was totally wrong. So, this morning, I got up and went to Einstein's for breakfast and then for a tour of Target. You know, 9:15 a.m. is an absolutely fabulous time to frequent the Super Store. A few customers but mostly employees getting things together. I found a great deal on Addidas type pants (10 bucks!) that will be great over the next few weeks - and some other yoga like pants.
Now I am home and the best investment we have made recently is hard at work... our cleaning ladies! Esther and Norma are great and making life so much easier on Monty right now b/c I am pretty worthless at bending over or pushing a vaccum cleaner at the moment. Monty might say that I am ALWAYS worthless in this area . :)
Either way, it is a great gift for them to be here. Thank you so much babe for this wonderful treat!!!
Thank you all for your continued prayers and positive thoughts coming our way. I will update later today after the Dr.'s appointment!
Now I am home and the best investment we have made recently is hard at work... our cleaning ladies! Esther and Norma are great and making life so much easier on Monty right now b/c I am pretty worthless at bending over or pushing a vaccum cleaner at the moment. Monty might say that I am ALWAYS worthless in this area . :)
Either way, it is a great gift for them to be here. Thank you so much babe for this wonderful treat!!!
Thank you all for your continued prayers and positive thoughts coming our way. I will update later today after the Dr.'s appointment!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
A virtue that I apparently do not posess
I am not known by many to be a very patient person. In fact, I much prefer instant gratification. Thus, I do not make a good online shopper nor a catalog shopper - so places like the really good online shoe store --??? is not my friend. I don't even know the name - but Kristin does - she ordered a ton of perfect wedding shoes until the best arrived and then sent the rest back. See, I like to walk into Nordstroms or Dillards, find a pair of shoes and leave. So, today, when Dr. K told me that there had been NO change with the "trapdoor" aka cervix, I was more than annoyed. I asked why I had been having so many contractions (braxton hicks)and cramping with apparently no result, and she replied - "It's because of his size." The contractions are not b/c he's big but because I am one of the lucky ones.
Great... I have a big ol' baby who is just getting more and more plump and I don't like it one bit!! ;) I want to get him more plump with a bottle for him and finally a glass of wine for myself. I love that I didn't have to choose between breastfeeding and formula - another blessing that I can add to being a breast cancer survivor - a glass of chilled white wine with no need to pump and dump!
Next week, on Friday, I will have a sonogram before my appointment to check him out. We will then have to make some decisions about what to do next. I would rather not be induced nor would I like to have a C-section but this happy little man is going to be Ginormous!
I am currently praying that God allows me to have the patience and understanding to know that it's all in his timing and to remember that. Amanda made a good prayer point that I am going to add... that I go into labor all on my own!!!!!
I think that patience at this point is very difficult as my students are quickly finding out. I am still teaching and plan to until I go into labor. Finally the other day I had to have a come to meeting with each of my classes. It went something like this,
Me:"I don't want to come here everyday anymore because I don't feel good"
Them: gasp
Me: but I don't have a choice b/c I want to spend all of my time with the baby.
Them: what about us??
Me: So when I do come and you don't follow directions, you talk back, or you are not paying attention, I get very frustrated and upset and would rather be on the couch with the dogs.
Them: oh... silence.
Me: If you want me to be happy, you need to get it together.
I didn't think it was that harsh, and apparently they didn't either b/c I haven't had any angry parent complaints.
----- Do you remember "Growth and Development" videos???-----
Well, they start in the fourth grade now - boys and girls seperated. And today was our day. I got the boys b/c last year I had the girls. They of course giggle at everything from the adult man pictures, to the words and the P that becomes filled with blood at any given time- "which is totally normal" - but they were so disrespectful to the visiting nurse from another school that they had to exercise at recess (walk laps) and had to write an apology letter for homework. The best part of the whole process was when one of our boys started crying because " I don't want to go into puberty!!!!" - sobbing with tears and snot. LOL... oh it was funny. They also asked that if they went to the bathroom and puberty started did their mom have to take them to the Dr. right away? Like it's a one day thing.
Note to self and all of you other boy parents - talk to them about this stuff BEFORE the growth and development video day!!!!
love you all and have a good night
Great... I have a big ol' baby who is just getting more and more plump and I don't like it one bit!! ;) I want to get him more plump with a bottle for him and finally a glass of wine for myself. I love that I didn't have to choose between breastfeeding and formula - another blessing that I can add to being a breast cancer survivor - a glass of chilled white wine with no need to pump and dump!
Next week, on Friday, I will have a sonogram before my appointment to check him out. We will then have to make some decisions about what to do next. I would rather not be induced nor would I like to have a C-section but this happy little man is going to be Ginormous!
I am currently praying that God allows me to have the patience and understanding to know that it's all in his timing and to remember that. Amanda made a good prayer point that I am going to add... that I go into labor all on my own!!!!!
I think that patience at this point is very difficult as my students are quickly finding out. I am still teaching and plan to until I go into labor. Finally the other day I had to have a come to meeting with each of my classes. It went something like this,
Me:"I don't want to come here everyday anymore because I don't feel good"
Them: gasp
Me: but I don't have a choice b/c I want to spend all of my time with the baby.
Them: what about us??
Me: So when I do come and you don't follow directions, you talk back, or you are not paying attention, I get very frustrated and upset and would rather be on the couch with the dogs.
Them: oh... silence.
Me: If you want me to be happy, you need to get it together.
I didn't think it was that harsh, and apparently they didn't either b/c I haven't had any angry parent complaints.
----- Do you remember "Growth and Development" videos???-----
Well, they start in the fourth grade now - boys and girls seperated. And today was our day. I got the boys b/c last year I had the girls. They of course giggle at everything from the adult man pictures, to the words and the P that becomes filled with blood at any given time- "which is totally normal" - but they were so disrespectful to the visiting nurse from another school that they had to exercise at recess (walk laps) and had to write an apology letter for homework. The best part of the whole process was when one of our boys started crying because " I don't want to go into puberty!!!!" - sobbing with tears and snot. LOL... oh it was funny. They also asked that if they went to the bathroom and puberty started did their mom have to take them to the Dr. right away? Like it's a one day thing.
Note to self and all of you other boy parents - talk to them about this stuff BEFORE the growth and development video day!!!!
love you all and have a good night
Monday, February 4, 2008
As promised....
The long awaited nursery pictures....
This is the view from the door.
The bedding... my favorite!
That's the bathroom door on the left - and Monty's favorite thing - the glider/rocker/recliner!
Looking in from the doorway- crib is to the left.
The view from the chair.
Marley's found his new chill spot.
That's the bathroom door on the left - and Monty's favorite thing - the glider/rocker/recliner!
Looking back at his door from the crib
Looking in from the doorway- crib is to the left.
The view from the chair.
Marley's found his new chill spot.
And my belly - it's seriously gotten to the point where I have very few shirts that cover the whole thing anymore. I think it's because he has dropped so much that it just hangs there. Lovely...
can't wait for the little man to come out and meet us - for 2 reasons- I am impatient and am so excited AND to have clothes that fit again.
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