Bathtime

Kaylee's first sponge bath went pretty well. We weren't sure what to expect since she HATES having her diaper and/or clothes changed. After the initial unhappiness of being naked, she loved the soothing wash and snuggling when dad was done.

One week

Whew...that first week flew by. And now we're quickly moving through the second. Isn't it amazing how much babies change in such a short period of time?


The doctor visit went pretty well yesterday. Her bilirubin levels had dropped and we don't have to have any more blood tests...I hope that nurse realizes how lucky she is :) Overall, Kaylee is doing well, but has lost some more weight. According to the doctor, preterm babies have a harder time metabolizing food, so despite eating like a horse the past couple of days, this may explain the weight loss. We're headed back tomorrow for a weight recheck and if her weight drops again, she"ll be put on a high calorie diet.

Meeting the Family

It was a big weekend for little Kaylee. While she met quite a few people at the hospital, grand parents, aunties, uncles, and cousins all stopped by to meet the newest family member.

Papa and Grandma C. with all the grandkids

Aunt Stacy

Cousin Maddy

Aunt Melissa and Cousin Jackson

Uncle Paul

Cousin Leslie

Cousin Kayla

Grandma E and Aunt Mary

Dr. Visits

Today marked Kaylee's third outing since coming home last Thursday night. We made it to out pediatrician visit on Friday and we've had blood drawn twice. Our little princess is a little yellow. Doctors are monitoring her bilirubin levels, which tend to be high in preterm babies. So far, so good. Levels were a little high on Saturday, prompting a retest today. In our eyes she seems to be a little less "yellow" but we'll find out for sure tomorrow.

Let's hope for no more blood being drawn, her little heels have enough pricks in them as is. And honestly, if we get the same nurse as we did today, dad may just get a little riled up. Oddly enough, the gentleman who drew blood on Saturday did so gently and with ease. Despite Kaylee crying and watching her in distress, it wasn't an awful experience. Today was not the same. This nurse seemed to be on a mission to get the blood drawn as quickly as possible -- and was a little rough during the process. Kudos to dad for keeping his cool.

Surprise!

I have much to blog about these days. Final house pictures to post. Two wonderful baby showers to recap. Baby pictures to show.

That's right....Kaylee Grace made her entrance into the world one month earlier than expected on March 8, 2010. And what a wonderful surprise she was!

Sunday evening Ron and I carried the "loot" from the second baby shower into the house and deposited on the living room floor. I was suffering from a cold, so rest was in order and we decided to leave everything until the next evening.

A few hours later, after convincing Ron I was indeed having contractions, off to the hospital we went. After some time spent in labor and delivery (5 hours), receiving fluids, monitoring contractions, and not dilating, the doctor did an ultrasound only to find our little princess was breech. A C-section was immediately decided on since my water had broke.

In a little over a half hour later, I was watching our little girl get cleaned up and daddy snapping photos.

We have lots of updates to share, but I'll leave you with these photos for now.