Kennedy Then and Now

(*Waring--Might be long post*) A little trip Down Memory Lane............... I remember being pregnant with Kennedy like it was Yesterday..except it was 3 years ago. It amazes me how fast life passes us by. Motherhood has been such an amazing experience for me. I love my children more than I thought I could love Someone. It's true when they say It's Unconditional. I know that I would do anything for my girls. My Life revolves around them and what I want will come later. And really I'm okay with that. I remember the day that Kennedy was born, It was the morning of December 13 and I had my regular doctor appt. She came in and checked me and everything and said, "Are you ready to have this baby TODAY"??? I thought to myself What,Seriously ?? YES!!! OF Course we do.  Kennedy really wasn't due until December 20th but my doctor was going out of town for the rest of the month for holiday so she wanted me to be induced before she left so we quickly left the Dr.office and raced over to the Birthing Center (then) it was about NOON before they came over and got things rolling. I was so freaked out with it being my first time that I demanded an Epidural As soon I as got into my gown. And they did, within like 20 min the anesthesiologist was in there poking the needle in my back, She was amazing, I didn't feel a thing and was done in like 5 min. So everything was set to go......While we were waiting for the Dr to arrive,I sent Devin home for some of our things....baby bag, camera, my bag, you know all that stuff you pack. Well Anyway The Dr arrived and broke my water....(that's a very weird feeling) So I knew we were having this baby today. I was very excited but still very scared about the delivery, I didn't know what to do or anything. But the epidural was working and I was really tired so I decided I would take a rest before the real work began, I slept for about 2 hours and then about 5:00PM the nurses came in to check me  and I was already a 9 and ready start Pushing, They ran to get the DR. And we started to push, (by this point I was so Numb from my shoulders down I couldn't feel a thing) So when they told me to push I thought that I was, when in fact I really wasn't pushing that hard, So we kept going and going and going and finally after about 45 min of pushing Kenny still was not out and her heart rate and oxygen were dropping way low, and I was loosing consciousness. And then preceded to start throwing up everywhere,The Dr. was very worried and began yelling at me to push as hard as I can to get this baby out.....Well I still couldn't by this time I was totally out of it, I didn't even know what I was doing.....So the Dr hooked up her suction device (vacuum) and forced Kenny out, So at 6:01 PM. Kennedy was finally born but not crying or breathing, (good thing I was out of it or else I really would have freaked out). They rushed her to the table and immediately started working on her, finally after about 3-4 min (which is forever to a mom) I heard this loud scream. (What a relief!!) I only saw her from a distance but she was So Beautiful!! They brought her over to me and asked if I wanted to hold her, I really did want too, But was afraid that I would Drop her due to all the medication I was on, I was still extremely numb. So I told Devin he'd better just hold her for now. My epidural didn't even wear off until about 1:00 AM, I was exhausted and hurt really bad when the epidural finally wore off, My legs felt so weird to walk in. Kennedy was born December 13,2006 at 6:01 PM Weighing 7LBS & 4 OZ. and was 19 inches long.

 

 Here she is at 1 years Old

 And Here she is at 2 years old

 Now 3 years later Kenny is running all over the place, Talking and pretending all the time. She is Potty Trained (Finally)!!! And Growing and Learning new things everyday. She is such a sweetheart, she loves her younger sister Olivia very much, They are best friends, they have to do everything together.She loves watching movies and loves to play dress-up everyday, each day she tells us what Princess she is for that day. Kennedy is very smart and can already count from 1-10 for you sing the ABC's Song!!!!! She is such a joy in our family and we are so glad that Heavenly Father sent her to us. Life wouldn't be the same without Kennedy in it.