McCall Ashlyn Parkin is FINALLY here!
Tuesday the 4th I had a Dr. appointment at 9:30am. I was only a 2 so they stripped my membranes (not fun!) and I started cramping before I left the parking lot. The Dr. told me she did what she could but it would most likely only cause me to cramp and she scheduled me to be induce on Friday. Well, by 3:45pm I was having REALLY painful "cramps". I called my sister Emily and asked what the difference between a cramp and a contraction felt like. She said "Why don't you time them?". They were coming every 2-3 minutes! Anyway, to make a long story short we got to the hospital at 5:30pm I was at a 4, I got my epidural (blessed invention!) and pushed through ONE contraction and had her at 8:23pm. She weighed 8lbs 4 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. She has lots of dark brown hair like Kailey did...in fact she looks just like Kailey (I will have to post some comparison pictures later). We are both doing well (besides adjusting to nursing and sleep deprivation).
The proud papa!
Happy Mama!
Going Home!
It was so fun to have visitors. Rachel Hogge was working Wednesday and came to see us. My Brandley grandparents and in-laws all came to see us at the hospital. Then my Bloomquist grandparents, my mother and my younger sister Michelle (who just had her baby girl) came to our house. My mom stayed the night and helped me the next day (Thanks Mom). This is a picture of my sister and I and our baby girls (McCall and Jade are exactly 2 weeks apart). It will be so fun to have cousin's so close in age.
Little buddies already!
Great grandma and grandpa Brandley
Great grandma and grandpa Bloomquist
My wonderful Mother-in-law baby sat Kailey for us while we were in the hospital (and she came and took Kailey from 10:30 am to 4:00pm Monday so I could get some rest). Thanks for your help Kris. You are amazing!
Kailey was excited to see a baby...but she had no clue that baby was coming home with us.
Kailey's face says it all. LOL! "I don't know about this"
Kailey has been pretty happy to have McCall around...except when she wants my attention (which always seems to be when I am nursing, changing diapers, or going to the bathroom). She has thrown more fits in the past couple of days than she has in the past couple of months! That has been the hardest part for me. My energy level and patience are shot...poor Troy gets "Kailey duty" whenever he gets home.
Kailey just wants to hold and kiss McCall ALL THE TIME, but she also has a runny nose and cough. It is really hard to tell her "No, don't touch the baby" when I think this is an important bonding time for them. On the other hand I do not want McCall to get sick. I have high hopes that they will soon be little buddies. I am glad that Kailey is being so helpful and sweet to her little sister...it can be a little too much help at times though. ;)
Tuesday the 4th I had a Dr. appointment at 9:30am. I was only a 2 so they stripped my membranes (not fun!) and I started cramping before I left the parking lot. The Dr. told me she did what she could but it would most likely only cause me to cramp and she scheduled me to be induce on Friday. Well, by 3:45pm I was having REALLY painful "cramps". I called my sister Emily and asked what the difference between a cramp and a contraction felt like. She said "Why don't you time them?". They were coming every 2-3 minutes! Anyway, to make a long story short we got to the hospital at 5:30pm I was at a 4, I got my epidural (blessed invention!) and pushed through ONE contraction and had her at 8:23pm. She weighed 8lbs 4 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. She has lots of dark brown hair like Kailey did...in fact she looks just like Kailey (I will have to post some comparison pictures later). We are both doing well (besides adjusting to nursing and sleep deprivation).The proud papa!Happy Mama!Going Home!
It was so fun to have visitors. Rachel Hogge was working Wednesday and came to see us. My Brandley grandparents and in-laws all came to see us at the hospital. Then my Bloomquist grandparents, my mother and my younger sister Michelle (who just had her baby girl) came to our house. My mom stayed the night and helped me the next day (Thanks Mom). This is a picture of my sister and I and our baby girls (McCall and Jade are exactly 2 weeks apart). It will be so fun to have cousin's so close in age. Little buddies already!Great grandma and grandpa Brandley
Great grandma and grandpa Bloomquist My wonderful Mother-in-law baby sat Kailey for us while we were in the hospital (and she came and took Kailey from 10:30 am to 4:00pm Monday so I could get some rest). Thanks for your help Kris. You are amazing!
Kailey was excited to see a baby...but she had no clue that baby was coming home with us.
Kailey's face says it all. LOL! "I don't know about this" Kailey has been pretty happy to have McCall around...except when she wants my attention (which always seems to be when I am nursing, changing diapers, or going to the bathroom). She has thrown more fits in the past couple of days than she has in the past couple of months! That has been the hardest part for me. My energy level and patience are shot...poor Troy gets "Kailey duty" whenever he gets home. Kailey just wants to hold and kiss McCall ALL THE TIME, but she also has a runny nose and cough. It is really hard to tell her "No, don't touch the baby" when I think this is an important bonding time for them. On the other hand I do not want McCall to get sick. I have high hopes that they will soon be little buddies. I am glad that Kailey is being so helpful and sweet to her little sister...it can be a little too much help at times though. ;)
17 comments:
So excited for you Sarah! It seems weird that my first two were that close because I still think Jade is such a baby! I hope everything goes well. If you need to get out or whatever, need a friend just call!!
Congratulations Sarah! Im glad that everything went well for you! McCall is darling and I love that name! Kailey reminds me of Haley when Parker was born - not quite sure about it all. Tell Troy to get used to Kailey duty - Scott still gets Haley duty when he gets home! Having two is so much fun - good luck!
Hey Sarah! Congrats! I'll have to stop by sometime to see you. Did you get the pineapple I sent with the Krogues? I hope you guys enjoyed that! Ditto what Michelle said! If you need to have time off or need someone to watch Kailey, let me know!
Congrats Sarah! McCall is adorable! I love the pic of Kailey kissing her. It is so precious. Good luck with everything!
congrats! she is beautiful. so glad she is here safe.
Congrats Sarah...yeah she is here! She is of course gorgeous, love all that hair..totally jealous of it too. How are you doing? I remember all to well, that second baby, and how hard the adjustment was for me and Rachel...hope Troy gets used to baby duty, the minute Dan gets home from work he is on kid duty all three of them, sometimes you just need a break. Let me know if you need anything!
Congrats! She really is so adorable and you look so good in all the pictures too! You will all get used to the new addition soon, and don't feel guilty if you still have hard days and know that pajama days are always ok! Call me if you ever need to vent, too bad I don't live closer!
She is so adorable! When you need some "Sarah" time just let me know :)
She is beautiful!! I also think that it is illegal to look that gorgeous still in the hospital bed. Claire would love to play with Kaylee sometime when you need a break.
Sarah i'm so happy for you and Troy thats she's FINALLY here!! She is beautiful just like her mommy! Give me a call when you feel up to having visitors and sara and i will come see ya again! Good luck with the girls!!
Yay!! I'm so happy for you. Congratulations on your sweet McCall. That dark hair is adorable on her. What a beautiful girl! Just like her mom. I hope you are doing well.
What a beautiful family you have I love the pictures of your girls. Plus I am glad your delievery went so well I am sure that is a relief.
That's so exciting, Sarah! Congratulations! She's beautiful. Definitely worth the wait. :)
Wow! That's great. She is beautiful.
Congratulations! She is beautiful. I'm glad everything went well and that she's finally here!
seriously how happy you all are! Every picture is so precious. Your smile is contagious. I am soooo happy for you. It was so good to see you tonight.
We are so excited for you and glad that things are going well. I can tell that McCall looks like Kailey from the pics. It's so fun having two girls. Good luck with everything! The whole family is darling!!
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