When I found out in December that I was having a girl, everyone warned me that girls are more difficult than boys. I agreed that this would probably be the case but did not think it would happen so soon. My pregnancy with this precious little girl lasted two weeks longer than her brother's, and included one long night of 4 hours of false labor. Her delivery was completely different also. With Shane, I arrived at the hospital dilated 5 cm and in fully active labor. He was born 6 1/2 hours later with only an hour of pushing. Kendyl decided to be a little more stubborn. I was dilated 3 cm when I got to the hospital at 9 pm. I labored through the night waiting for contractions to develop more consistently and to fully dilate. At 4:30 am, my water finally broke. At 7 am I began pushing. I pushed for an hour with very little success. The nurse had me rest for an hour and "let nature take its course". I started pushing again at 8:30 and little (or should I say big) Kendyl was born at 9:30. She was 9 lbs 3 oz and 19 3/4 inches at birth. Although it was a much more difficult labor and delivery, she is a precious little girl and worth every second of pain and agony. At a week and a half old she is she has actually proven to be quite an easy baby. She eats well, sleeps well and rarely cries. I am enjoying dressing her in all the cute little girl outfits and couldn't wait to get to the store to get some bows for her hair. It is a crime to have a little girl with this much hair and no accessories. Now for the part everyone has been waiting for, photos:
Proud Big Brother
Bringing a gift for his "Baby Sister"
So much love
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Everyone Warned Me
Posted by Amanda at 9:36 AM
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Congrats on your baby girl she is beautiful.
Oh my gosh, her hair! How adorable! Congratulations, she's beautiful!
She is sooo pretty! I am in love with her hair. How fun will that be to play with!? Congrats on the little sweet pea! Can't wait to meet her someday! Hope you are doing well and able to rest and recover some with two little ones!
She is so beautiful! Congrats! Let me know if you need anything... how about I come get Shane for a few hours and give you and your sweet little angel a good naptime? =)
Congrats to you!!! I already told Ken, but you did all the work :)
Girls really are more trouble in our house too. My labor was twice as long with Katie than with Josh. She's also much more stubborn. I guess the cuteness helps me to overlook it.
Shane is going to have so much fun with her! YAY! I love how her hair is already so light! I've never seen a baby so little with that much LIGHTER colored hair. Good Job!
She is so so cute! Oh, what a beautiful little girl. What a not fun pregnancy and delivery, but I am glad she made it here. How fun that she has so much hair that you can put fun bows in. It makes me want to make bows for you right now!! She really is so darling :) We were excited when we heard the news from Kim. Congratulations you guys!
(belatedly) CONGRATULATIONS!!! When do we get to meet this one?
she is so beautiful. that hair is to die for. i hope she always keeps the thickness. You need to live closer so i can make bows for her. i might just have to stick some in the mail :). Congratulations!
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