1-8-12
length: 19.5 in. 21%
weight: 6 pound 7 ounces 10%
head: 12.2 in.
1-24-12
length: 21 in. 59%
weight: 6 pounds 15 ounces 3%
head: 13.2 in. 4%
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Life with Kendrick
Sleeps just like daddy! (Nate really is asleep in the picture above.. he didn’t even know I took the pic lol)
Flipping back his head during tummy time and freaking out mommy!
Helping mom decided where to move next.
sleepy sleepy boy!
Tummy time with the binky, holding it in himself.
Sunday resting.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Random Facts
*Kendrick loves tummy time as long as he gets a binky.
*I never knew I could be so happy being a mom!
*I am already below my pre-pregnancy weight, but I feel like I'm in someone elses body.
*Everyone told me I would be starving while I breastfeed... I have to remind myself to eat and then actually force myself to eat because I am very rarely hungry.
*Kendrick eats every 4 hours almost on the dot. He is a very scheduled eater and I can hardly believe it when I look at the clock and it is exactly noon, 4, 8, etc. He then will eat for exactly 10 minutes before needing to be changed and then eat for 10 more minutes.
*My most favorite thing about Kendrick is that he sleeps just like his daddy. (Will post pictures soon)
*Kendrick really only cries when he has to have his bum wiped.
*I feel like I have super powers because I can hear Kendrick stirring before he fully wakes up.. this has helped with nighttime feedings so that I can get him up before he ever fully starts fully crying.
*It is extremely difficult to get Kendrick to open his eyes if he doesn't want to. He doesn't fall asleep eating until he is done, but trying to get him to be awake for anything else is almost impossible.
*Most of the umbilical cord fell off Jan 12th but there is still a tiny dot left.
*Kendrick can burp, fart, and poop like a man.
*Kendrick is so good at holding up his head that during tummy time I always get nervous that he is going to flip over.
*Smiles come so random that I smile every time he does. His smile starts off as a half smile and then turns into a full grin. He will usually smile a couple of times right in a row.
*Kendrick HATES the light. He squints and covers his eyes with his hands any time it is even slightly bright in the room.
*I think Kendrick would be a thumb sucker if we would let him. I always dress him in outfits that have the hand flap that closes but he sucks on the cloth almost any chance he gets.
*My back will sometimes still go numb for no apparent reason. I was convinced it was because Kendrick was sitting on a nerve but now that he is here I don't know why my back gets tingly.
*I don't think Kendrick will be very picky, he will already switch between different bottles, nipple, and Binky.
*I didn't know I could love a little person so so much.
*I never knew I could be so happy being a mom!
*I am already below my pre-pregnancy weight, but I feel like I'm in someone elses body.
*Everyone told me I would be starving while I breastfeed... I have to remind myself to eat and then actually force myself to eat because I am very rarely hungry.
*Kendrick eats every 4 hours almost on the dot. He is a very scheduled eater and I can hardly believe it when I look at the clock and it is exactly noon, 4, 8, etc. He then will eat for exactly 10 minutes before needing to be changed and then eat for 10 more minutes.
*My most favorite thing about Kendrick is that he sleeps just like his daddy. (Will post pictures soon)
*Kendrick really only cries when he has to have his bum wiped.
*I feel like I have super powers because I can hear Kendrick stirring before he fully wakes up.. this has helped with nighttime feedings so that I can get him up before he ever fully starts fully crying.
*It is extremely difficult to get Kendrick to open his eyes if he doesn't want to. He doesn't fall asleep eating until he is done, but trying to get him to be awake for anything else is almost impossible.
*Most of the umbilical cord fell off Jan 12th but there is still a tiny dot left.
*Kendrick can burp, fart, and poop like a man.
*Kendrick is so good at holding up his head that during tummy time I always get nervous that he is going to flip over.
*Smiles come so random that I smile every time he does. His smile starts off as a half smile and then turns into a full grin. He will usually smile a couple of times right in a row.
*Kendrick HATES the light. He squints and covers his eyes with his hands any time it is even slightly bright in the room.
*I think Kendrick would be a thumb sucker if we would let him. I always dress him in outfits that have the hand flap that closes but he sucks on the cloth almost any chance he gets.
*My back will sometimes still go numb for no apparent reason. I was convinced it was because Kendrick was sitting on a nerve but now that he is here I don't know why my back gets tingly.
*I don't think Kendrick will be very picky, he will already switch between different bottles, nipple, and Binky.
*I didn't know I could love a little person so so much.
The birth of Kendrick Nathan Crow
I know I want to remember this story but I really haven't wanted to take the time to write it... even now I hope I can remember everything that I want to add and have the time to include it all.
It all started Friday night. Nathan wanted to go and hang out with a few of his friends down in Nephi which I agreed to as long as his friend promised to bring him back if I went into labor. I was getting very excited to go into labor at any time even though I still had 2 weeks left (I even had chips and salsa for dinner). The pain in my back was making walking more and more difficult.
Saturday morning after almost no sleep (I missed my hubby) I was using the restroom and just wishing for my water to break. Then when I looked in the toilet it was filled with blood and I had two thoughts: 1. This is not what I wished for 2. This could still mean that I am going to have my baby today :)
I attempted to get a hold of Nate and after no luck I finally called his Dad who said that he would find him for me. I then called my mom and asked her if she would meet me at the hospital because Nate was at least an hour and a half away.
Once I was at the hospital I was put in a labor and delivery room to be monitored. I had to wait over an hour by myself and then another hour before my hubby and his step-mom were able to make it. After a few hours the midwife checked me and I was still only dialed to a 1 but had a lot of contractions on the monitor. They decided that they would watch me for 24 hrs and then release me as long as I didn't bleed any more in that time. They didn't want to consider inducing until I was at least 39wks or needed it for some medical reason.
I was finally able to eat after we talked to the midwife and the rest of the day was spent just waiting for anything to happen. Around 9pm they wheeled me into a postpartum room where I would be able to get a few more hours of sleep and not be bothered as often.
At 2:20am I woke up with the gush of my water breaking. I knew that it had to be my water because if I lost that much blood all at once I don't think I would have been able to be so calm about it. I paged the nurse and told her that I thought my water broke. She came in a few minutes later, confirmed that it did and then got me a wheel chair to be moved back to labor and delivery. I could hardly believe that after all the contractions I had throughout my pregnancy they were much more intense within minutes of my water breaking.
I would have to say that the worst thing about delivery was how sick I felt. I was shaking, feeling nauseous, and hating life within the hour. I couldn't get nausea medicine fast enough, let alone attempt to concentrate on things like breathing and staying calm. I finally gave into an epidural around 3:30 or 4. I knew that no sleep two nights in a row was going to kill me and I was feeling to sick to try and fight the contractions. I must say I don't regret my decision one bit because I could still feel everything. I probably could have even walked with the epidural because I could hold my own weight and move my legs.. but it did take a little of the edge off.
After the epidural they checked me and I was a 3. Then around 7am I was 4cm. They were trying to hold off checking me because they didn't want to risk me bleeding more. At 10am I had was dilated to 9cm and I would begin pushing in an hour.
The beginning of pushing was really easy. I had gotten a few more hours of sleep and I was ready for my baby to come. However, probably a half hour into it things got miserable fast. My nausea medicine had worn off and the epidural sure felt like it had too. I was much more annoyed about the nausea medicine no longer working. I could handle the contractions and pushing but I felt like I barely survived the time in-between contractions. I felt like I was falling, and I wanted to throw up but couldn't. I can't accurately describe how sick I felt but lets just say that next time I have a child I am going to make Nate watch the clock on when I can get another dose of the medicine so that I don't have to be pushing while feeling oh so very very sick. I even made Nate give me a blessing around noon or so because I really didn't see how I was going to not pass out from feeling so sick.
I had to push for 2 hours before my little guy was born at 1:01 and honestly the time really did fly by. I probably would have rather pushed for 4 and not been sick. The main reason it was so difficult getting Kendrick here was because he was face up rather than down. It is much harder to get him through the birth canal that way and his poor head was bruised really bad because of it. I have never seen a baby so coned headed and I still feel bad that he was struggling so hard to get here.
I don't think I could have asked for a more perfect baby. He cried just enough when he came out to know that he didn't have fluids in his lungs and then he was a perfect babe the second they laid him on me. He just looked around and soaked up everything. While I held him the placenta was delivered and the midwife told me that I hardly even tore. (I really really didn't want an epistemology and lucky for me I didn't need one :) ).
I was able to feed Kendrick before they weighed and measured him and the entire time I could hardly believe he was mine. He was worth every sickness, contraction, back pain, and any other pain that I might have felt the past 9 months. I love him more and more each day and Nate and I are super proud to be his parents!!
Just a side note... My hubby and midwife were amazing along with everyone else in the delivery room. I kept my eyes closed almost the entire 2 hours of pushing because of how sick I felt but the presence of these amazing people is what helped me deliver my beautiful Kendrick Nathan Crow:
Hubby: Nathan
Midwife: Diane Huebuch
Friend: Danielle Carlisle
Sister-in-law/ friend: Jolene Rehmert
Nurse: Brittani and another that was in and out
It all started Friday night. Nathan wanted to go and hang out with a few of his friends down in Nephi which I agreed to as long as his friend promised to bring him back if I went into labor. I was getting very excited to go into labor at any time even though I still had 2 weeks left (I even had chips and salsa for dinner). The pain in my back was making walking more and more difficult.
Saturday morning after almost no sleep (I missed my hubby) I was using the restroom and just wishing for my water to break. Then when I looked in the toilet it was filled with blood and I had two thoughts: 1. This is not what I wished for 2. This could still mean that I am going to have my baby today :)
I attempted to get a hold of Nate and after no luck I finally called his Dad who said that he would find him for me. I then called my mom and asked her if she would meet me at the hospital because Nate was at least an hour and a half away.
Once I was at the hospital I was put in a labor and delivery room to be monitored. I had to wait over an hour by myself and then another hour before my hubby and his step-mom were able to make it. After a few hours the midwife checked me and I was still only dialed to a 1 but had a lot of contractions on the monitor. They decided that they would watch me for 24 hrs and then release me as long as I didn't bleed any more in that time. They didn't want to consider inducing until I was at least 39wks or needed it for some medical reason.
I was finally able to eat after we talked to the midwife and the rest of the day was spent just waiting for anything to happen. Around 9pm they wheeled me into a postpartum room where I would be able to get a few more hours of sleep and not be bothered as often.
At 2:20am I woke up with the gush of my water breaking. I knew that it had to be my water because if I lost that much blood all at once I don't think I would have been able to be so calm about it. I paged the nurse and told her that I thought my water broke. She came in a few minutes later, confirmed that it did and then got me a wheel chair to be moved back to labor and delivery. I could hardly believe that after all the contractions I had throughout my pregnancy they were much more intense within minutes of my water breaking.
I would have to say that the worst thing about delivery was how sick I felt. I was shaking, feeling nauseous, and hating life within the hour. I couldn't get nausea medicine fast enough, let alone attempt to concentrate on things like breathing and staying calm. I finally gave into an epidural around 3:30 or 4. I knew that no sleep two nights in a row was going to kill me and I was feeling to sick to try and fight the contractions. I must say I don't regret my decision one bit because I could still feel everything. I probably could have even walked with the epidural because I could hold my own weight and move my legs.. but it did take a little of the edge off.
After the epidural they checked me and I was a 3. Then around 7am I was 4cm. They were trying to hold off checking me because they didn't want to risk me bleeding more. At 10am I had was dilated to 9cm and I would begin pushing in an hour.
The beginning of pushing was really easy. I had gotten a few more hours of sleep and I was ready for my baby to come. However, probably a half hour into it things got miserable fast. My nausea medicine had worn off and the epidural sure felt like it had too. I was much more annoyed about the nausea medicine no longer working. I could handle the contractions and pushing but I felt like I barely survived the time in-between contractions. I felt like I was falling, and I wanted to throw up but couldn't. I can't accurately describe how sick I felt but lets just say that next time I have a child I am going to make Nate watch the clock on when I can get another dose of the medicine so that I don't have to be pushing while feeling oh so very very sick. I even made Nate give me a blessing around noon or so because I really didn't see how I was going to not pass out from feeling so sick.
I had to push for 2 hours before my little guy was born at 1:01 and honestly the time really did fly by. I probably would have rather pushed for 4 and not been sick. The main reason it was so difficult getting Kendrick here was because he was face up rather than down. It is much harder to get him through the birth canal that way and his poor head was bruised really bad because of it. I have never seen a baby so coned headed and I still feel bad that he was struggling so hard to get here.
I don't think I could have asked for a more perfect baby. He cried just enough when he came out to know that he didn't have fluids in his lungs and then he was a perfect babe the second they laid him on me. He just looked around and soaked up everything. While I held him the placenta was delivered and the midwife told me that I hardly even tore. (I really really didn't want an epistemology and lucky for me I didn't need one :) ).
I was able to feed Kendrick before they weighed and measured him and the entire time I could hardly believe he was mine. He was worth every sickness, contraction, back pain, and any other pain that I might have felt the past 9 months. I love him more and more each day and Nate and I are super proud to be his parents!!
Just a side note... My hubby and midwife were amazing along with everyone else in the delivery room. I kept my eyes closed almost the entire 2 hours of pushing because of how sick I felt but the presence of these amazing people is what helped me deliver my beautiful Kendrick Nathan Crow:
Hubby: Nathan
Midwife: Diane Huebuch
Friend: Danielle Carlisle
Sister-in-law/ friend: Jolene Rehmert
Nurse: Brittani and another that was in and out
Friday, January 13, 2012
First Bath
Kendrick was so tired he just slept through the whole thing. I love how
he is holding my hand in this picture. He loves to hold my hand or shirt
and it still melts my heart every time. Grandma Hall helped me to bathe him, and Mr. Hubby made sure he didn't take the picture until he was modest (wash cloth).
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
First Day Home
After having multiple shots, tests, and paperwork completed we left the
hospital shortly after noon. It was so fun knowing that the baby we had
in the backseat was actually ours and that we were actually going to be
able to keep him.
We got home and organized our tiny apartment and filed away all the new paperwork we had received. Kendrick needed to be on a "tanning bed" because his billy reuben levels were low so he basically got to come home and then go straight to bed. It was hard for me not to snuggle him to death but luckily we were disciplined enough that it didn't last long :)
We ate Cafe Rio for dinner with Grandma Hall and enjoyed every minute with the little life that was so fresh and new from Heaven.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Week 37
This week has been the only week in pregnancy that I have not enjoyed. I am just too excited for my little man to come and after having different midwifes predict that Kendrick would come early it is disappointing that he hasn't. I am glad that he will be bigger but bummed that I can't hold him now.
Kendrick is currently sitting on a nerve on my back that shoots pain down my leg every time I walk. It has been super painful with each passing day. I'm not big, swollen, or even sick of being pregnant... but I am sick of my back hurting 24/7.
At my check-up this week I was told that I could be induced next Friday if I wanted. There is a scale that they go off of to know if it would be safe to induce and once you reach a 10 on that scale then they will let you go whenever. I am currently a 8 and the only way to be a 10 is to be 39 weeks along so once I hit 39 weeks my midwife said I should be able to be induced if I would like. If I can get my little man to move off my nerve than I wouldn't mind waiting until the 21st but if he stays where he is I think I will try and be induced asap. We shall see though. I am still hoping that he will come soon, and when he is ready.
This week has been my first week without work or school making the waiting game extremely hard. Nathan and I have spent the whole week doing things that we won't get to do after the baby comes and I have loved every moment but It has still made the waiting hard. I'm thinking that next time I won't be so prepared that way I will still have things to do the last few weeks. I'm running out of ideas fast because I have had things done for months and now I just need the baby in order to keep on going.
Anyone want to make predictions on when Kendrick will arrive? How much he will weigh, his length, hair, etc??
Kendrick is currently sitting on a nerve on my back that shoots pain down my leg every time I walk. It has been super painful with each passing day. I'm not big, swollen, or even sick of being pregnant... but I am sick of my back hurting 24/7.
At my check-up this week I was told that I could be induced next Friday if I wanted. There is a scale that they go off of to know if it would be safe to induce and once you reach a 10 on that scale then they will let you go whenever. I am currently a 8 and the only way to be a 10 is to be 39 weeks along so once I hit 39 weeks my midwife said I should be able to be induced if I would like. If I can get my little man to move off my nerve than I wouldn't mind waiting until the 21st but if he stays where he is I think I will try and be induced asap. We shall see though. I am still hoping that he will come soon, and when he is ready.
This week has been my first week without work or school making the waiting game extremely hard. Nathan and I have spent the whole week doing things that we won't get to do after the baby comes and I have loved every moment but It has still made the waiting hard. I'm thinking that next time I won't be so prepared that way I will still have things to do the last few weeks. I'm running out of ideas fast because I have had things done for months and now I just need the baby in order to keep on going.
Anyone want to make predictions on when Kendrick will arrive? How much he will weigh, his length, hair, etc??
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Week 36
This week can be summed up in one word.. Sleep. I have been loving my sleep. I can still sleep through the night just fine and I love my naps throughout the day. I think my body is finally making up for the lack of sleep I received in the 1st trimester. The only annoying thing is that I get the yawning with the sleepiness. There are days where I feel like I yawn a thousand times and it is super frustrating. I'm not sure if I just need more oxygen or what but with how well I'm sleeping the yawning seems odd.
***I am officially full term***
***I am officially full term***
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