Life with Kenlee is amazing. I love being a mom. It has been tiring, but completely worth it.
We had Kenlee at Jordan Valley Hospital. I went in to labor on September 4th around 10:30 p.m. Kevin was over at the neighbors and when he came home I started having some cramping. I wasn't sure if it was "time" to head to the hospital because I didn't want to be sent home for false labor. I called my mom and she said...."we are going to have a baby". She told me to call the nurse and see what I should do. The nurse told me to come in the hospital. Since our bags were not really packed, we hurried and put some things together and around midnight we left for the hospital. We called family and text friends letting them know that we were on our way to the hospital and we could keep them updated. When we got there, I was checked and we asked if they were going to send us home and the nurse said "nope, we are going to get you a room". So, we called family and let them know that we were going to have our baby.
They booked us in a room and around 1:30 a.m., Boyd & Lynette (my in-laws) showed up. Kevin had to talk me in to having the nurse call the anethesiologist for my epidural as I was so scared to have it done. Kevin talked me through it and it was okay. I got sick and got the shakes from the epidural, but it sure was nice not feeling those contractions. Shortly after my mom came, Candie, Blade and then my dad. I was only dilating 1 cm every hour...so, we ended up watching Weekend at Bernies and Because I Said So. Family was tired, so everyone was taking turns napping on the wonderful chair they call a bed. :)
Around 5 a.m. or so, a new nurse came in named Shanely. She was awesome. She was my absolute favorite and I was sad when she had to leave me. But, she came in and took charge. When it was time to start pushing, she was so encouraging and understanding. After pushing for 2 hours, Kenlee finally arrived. She is absolutely beautiful. She has my lips and Kevin's nose. :)
So, after all was said and done, we had a lot of visitors. Grandma June came in shortly after delivery; Bryan, Jen, and Rylee stopped by; Aunt Triskit, Aunt Debbie, & Hana; Grandma & Grandpa Russon; Stacie, Cody, Rhett, Cole, & Lily; Brittney, Rylee, Tracy, Brandon, Elizabeth, Bart, Amber, Shaun, & Madison; & Tommy. It was great to see everyone.
We came home Sunday morning and when we got home, we of course had the NASCAR race on and Jimmie Johnson (my favorite driver) won the race. I hope she is a Jimmie fan. :) Friends and family have visited since we have been home and have brought us dinner, helped with dishes, and laundry. It has been nice.
Monday the 8th we had to take Kenlee to the hospital to have her tested for bilirubin. Her levels were a little elevated when we went home on Sunday, so they had to prick her heel (broke my heart) to get enough blood to test her. Monday's level came back at 16.8 which is really high, so Praxair has to bring by a Bilirubin blanket that we had to put her on all day. :( So, each day we went back and had to have heel pricked. Finally by Friday, her level went down to 11 something....which is a normal level. Phew....
