Preoccupied!

Man, I have really meant to keep up with this blog, but I have been a little preoccupied with one really cute baby girl of mine :)

I can't believe she will be 11 weeks old this coming Tuesday...time has FLOWN by so quickly.

She has changed so much from birth that I can't even believe it...

• she now smiles AT me, not just because she has pooped and feels better
• she recognizes mommy and daddy
• she is probably 13 pounds by now (her last check up had her at 12lbs 11oz)
• she has rolled from her tummy to her back (at daycare and at home)
• she's in big girl size 2 diapers while at daycare, but cloth diapers still at home
• she slept for over 8 hours last night (so mommy and daddy actually got some legit sleep too)
• she is grasping at my hands and any toys in front of her
• she is cooing
• she cooed a lot (like multiple coos one after another) for the first time on Mother's day (super special 1st mommy's day for me!)
• she's not screaming her head off anymore for hours on end
• mommy and daddy can actually tell what her cries mean now (I'm wet, hungry, tired, etc.)

I feel like she is growing more every day and changing right before my eyes...my parents saw her the past two weekends in a row and already thought she had changed so much in 1 week...I think they're right!

Here are some photos of my little love bug, Kensington

5 weeks passed SO fast!

Sometimes I have NO idea where the time goes...

For instance, I now have a 5 week old child...seriously!

The past 5 weeks seem a blur of days/nights, 

company coming to visit, 

attempts at getting out of the house with a crying baby,

TRYING to get anything done around the house

and naps here and there

Not to mention a bajillion pictures and videos of my sweet baby girl Kensington!

In the near future I hope to document some of this better for her to see later on in life, but for now, here are some cute photos to pass the time :)

3 weeks old

couldn't resist buying her sweet bows

Visit by Auntie M and cousin Lillie

Love!

Glamour shot

Lifting that lil noggin

Let me introduce our bundle of joy...

First off, sorry for taking so long to post about the birth of my sweet baby girl!

Kensington Capri with Mommy (pardon my exhausted look) and Daddy

I have been a little preoccupied with loving on her non-stop!

Our sweet girl, Kensington Capri, was born on March 6th, 2012 at 2:04pm.  She weighed in at 9 lbs 10.1 ozs and was 21.5" long.  She couldn't have been any more perfect from the start!

As far as my labor story goes, I was induced Monday March 5th in the evening since my doctor suspected a large baby (and boy was she right!)

I was put on pitocin to get things going around 7:30 am March 6th and progressed through labor until having her in the early afternoon hours.  I feel very fortunate that I was not in active labor for very long or pushing for very long either.  I did my best at sticking to my birth plan and received a half dose of meds in order to relax me a bit, but nothing else.  I wanted to use the tools I was taught in my Lamaze class in order to give birth, and I think the process was amazing.  Naturally, I would not have been able to get through it all without the amazing help and support of my loving husband as well as my nurse and doctor.

Now that baby girl is almost 2 weeks old (tomorrow!!), we are finally getting into more of a schedule and I swear she was on a 4 hour feeding schedule last night compared to a 3 hour schedule the night before...she amazes her momma every day in some way!

enough of the talking, let me show you why I have not been posting/reading any blogs for a while!

Daddy and baby girl

Sweet hair bow!

Mommy and baby girl

Swaddled in zebra stripes

Auntie M and baby girl

Adorableness!

Super sleepy

Smiling angel

Bright eyed girl

The day has come...

Dear sweet Kensington,

I can't believe that 9 months has passed us by, although I must admit these past few weeks have felt like an eternity to mommy and daddy.  We are SO anxious and excited to finally meet you and your chubby cheeks and mohawk hairdo that we can barely contain ourselves.  Mommy is scheduled for an induction TODAY at 5pm.  The hospital bags have been packed for weeks but are now safe and secure in the car...along with your car seat and a cute toy for you.

I think back to the first time we saw you, our little Mexican jumping bean...upside down and wiggling frantically about in mommy's belly.  The joy we had at that moment will surely be outdone when we actually get to see/hold you very soon.  I think I might miss your kicks and jabs at me, but as long as you shoot mommy a smile or stare into my eyes all day long, I think I will make it ;)

Your room has been perfected, over and over again.  Your cute clothes are washed and ready to be put on...you may even wear 30 outfits a day and not have to worry about putting the same thing on...you are already spoiled and have no idea!  Besides your bedroom, there are little stations set up through the house for you to sleep in...one in mommy and daddy's room and one downstairs so we can snuggle all day no matter where we end up.

Your grandparents are also very excited to see you and have already expressed how they cannot wait to hold you in their arms...not to mention the rest of the family and all our friends (who also feel like family to us!)

Just know you will be well watched after, loved endlessly and certainly (with a technology daddy like you have) documented very well with pictures and videos your entire life.

Mommy and daddy love you so much and we are thrilled that the day has finally come, we will see you soon sweet girl!

XOXO,

Mommy and Daddy

No Leap Day baby here

So I seriously was convinced that I was going to have my little girl on Leap Day yesterday.  Ever since I found out that 2012 was a leap year and that I was due with her March 6th...it just seemed that she would be destined to truly celebrate her birthday once every 4 years (on the actual day)...not saying there would be no birthday celebration, cuz I don't roll that way, no sir!

But, alas, she did not come yesterday.

I think she was being stubborn and just KNEW that her real birthday would only happen once every 4 years, and she was NOT about to have that.  I mean, I thought for SURE she was coming to meet us yesterday.

I woke at 2 am and started timing contractions

Naturally, these were sporadic and lasting different amounts of time and weren't the "true labor contractions"...but I was having them nonetheless...and they continued to go on from 2 am til almost 10 am, without really stopping...which in my head meant something was destined to happen yesterday and that oh.my.goodness. we are about to finally meet our sweet girl

But, she is stubborn...

We have been trying our best to "help her along the way..." with spicy food at every meal since Tuesday night (except for breakfasts...) and we took a REALLY looooooong walk today since it almost got to 80 degrees outside.  But, she remains in there for now, milking the whole cuddly/cozy effect being inside my belly has on her.  

I guess I can't blame her...

Apparently my poor mother carried me an extra week past her due date (I apparently did not want to be born on Halloween!) 

So, we shall continue to play the waiting game with this girl...but she better know that come Monday evening when mommy starts to be induced, she better start making her way into this world, cuz I don't think I am going to wanna wait much past then!

In other news, miraculously the swelling that has been plaguing my poor feet has completely disappeared...not sure why or how this happened, but mommy is VERY thankful!

7 days to go (or less!)...39 weeks!

Pics taken at 39 weeks

1. How far along? 39 wks
2. Maternity clothes? maternity clothing
3. Stretch marks? none :)
4. Sleep? making waking appearances at sometimes 3:30 and 5ish
5. Best moment last week? getting out to the movies with hubby and a good friend...really enjoyed myself
6. Movement?yesterday she was going nuts and thrashing around...I thought she wasn't supposed to have anymore room!
7. Symptoms? linea negra,swelling in ankles although not as bad this week, Braxton Hicks contractions
8. Gender? Baby girl...Kensington!!
9. Labor signs? other than my Braxton Hicks...no real labor signs
10. Belly button in/out? outtie!
11. What I miss? 
12. Looking forward to? being able to hold Kensington in my arms...by this time next week, she should be here since we are scheduled to go into the hospital the night of March 5th...so in 1 week, she should be making her appearance :)
13. What's going on with Baby A? (from www.thebump.com)

Are we there yet? You’re probably feeling like you want to get this baby the heck out of you. We’re not sure, but the impatience and discomfort many moms feel around 39 weeks (and beyond!) might be nature’s way of getting you mentally prepared for delivery. Remember how freaked out you used to be about it? Now, at week 39 you probably don’t care what you have to do, you just don’t want to be pregnant anymore!

Your baby's the size of a wintermelon!

Baby keeps growing, despite being so crowded in there. He probably weighs around 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches.

your baby at 39 weeks

• He's probably able to flex his limbs now.
• His brain is still rapidly developing -- he's getting smarter by the week!
• His nails may extend past his fingertips.

My sweet husband

I'm really not sure what could be any cuter than my husband...

at least until baby girl gets here, I am pretty sure her chubby cheeks are going to win over anything else in the entire world in our eyes...

Sometimes I am not sure which one of us is more eager to meet Kensington...he came up last night after his really late soccer game and kept telling me how much he loved me and that he is excited to meet our sweet girl...and what can we do to get her here faster (if I knew, I would be all over it...promise!)

He talks to my belly (mostly math equations...never start too early right?)

He massages my poor swollen feet

He makes me dinners

He gets up to get me things at night so I can keep my feet propped up

He offers to do squats with me to *help* get her here sooner

He gets excited about installing a baby toy net in her room

I know he is just as excited (if not more sometimes) to meet our little baby girl, and that makes me happier than anything in the world

I already know he is going to excel at fatherhood and being an amazing parent

(I've seen him with my sister's kiddos and they adore him)

Now if we could only get OUR little girl here so we can both enjoy time with her as a new family...

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We are ready to see you Kensington!