Newborn Pictures

We finally got Kennedy's newborn pictures back!  She was 11 days old and so perfect. :)

We love her!

Introducing Kennedy N Brown!

Our lives have officially changed!  We are so in love with our beautiful daughter!  She is such a good baby.  She is very patient and sweet.  We are still trying to get her to sleep a little better and on a schedule, but hopefully that will come soon.  She has TONS of hair which I love. :)  Here are some pictures of her!

 

 

Birth Story.  Well it was quite a long labor!  I started having contractions around 2 am on Wednesday, September 19th. (Her due date) They would get between 10 and 6 minutes apart, but not any closer and they weren't super hard.  Bryant stayed home from work and we tried to do a lot of walking to help move things along.  We were pretty tired since we had been up a lot of the night though.  All day they just stayed around 10 minutes apart.  Luckily, I had a doctor's appointment at 3:30 that day, so we just went to the appointment and I told my doctor what had been going on. She stripped my membrane and decided to schedule me to be induced the next morning if my contractions still hadn't progressed, because she said it could go on like that for days.  However, about 5:00 pm I could definitely tell the contractions were getting stronger.  We went home and started packing up.  By 8:30 I was having a lot of pain and the contractions were getting closer; about 3-6 minutes apart.  Sometimes it would go a little longer between, but I couldn't take it anymore and wanted to go to the hospital.  So, we went and the nurse checked me.  At my doctor's appointment I was about 2 1/2 centimeters and when we got to the hospital I was a 3 1/2.  So, they said that was a good sign, but they were going to call the doctor and see if she wanted me to stay or go home.  I would have liked them to try and send me home!  No way!  Luckily, my doctor said I should just stay, because I was scheduled to come the next morning anyway.  Plus, as soon as I got dressed in the hospital gown and laid in the bed my water broke 1/2 way and a little later broke completely, so I was staying either way. When my water broke my contractions got incredibly more painful and I really wanted an epidural at that point.  It sure took a while to get it and by the time the anesthesiologist came I was begging for it.  I do not know how people go natural.  I was dying!  I felt so much better after I got the epidural and so we just did a lot of sleeping.  My mom came up too.  It was nice to just sleep, because I was so tired.  My nurse would just come in every hour and check me and then move me into a different position to try and keep me dilating.  It took all night long.  Around 8:30 am I was at and 8 and started to feel a lot of pressure, which didn't feel very good.  There was a nurse change and my new nurse put me in a different position that she said would hopefully help make it go faster.  I was so glad, because I went from an 8 to a 10 in like half an hour.  Thank goodness!  Once I started pushing I felt a lot better.  I pushed for about an hour and a half and she was finally here!  We had a little scare, because Kennedy had been doing really well throughout the whole labor, but her heart rate started dropping towards the end and the doctor realized her cord was wrapped around her neck.  She came out blue, but ended up being okay.  I didn't even know anything was wrong until it was over.  I was so grateful for my doctor who acted very calm, but made sure she came fast and that she was okay.  She also had a fever when she was born, because I had a fever while in labor.  So, they watched her a little more closely, but again everything was fine.  It was an incredible experience.  One that I could never really put into words.  I'm so happy to not be pregnant.  It is amazing how much better I feel. :)

Welcome baby girl!

My growing belly!

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 22 weeks

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 26 weeks

 28 weeks

 30 weeks

 34 weeks (missed 32 weeks)

 36 weeks

38 weeks

It's crazy to think there is a fully sized newborn just hanging out in there now.  I'm really hoping she'll decide it's way to cramped in there any day now.  I sure feel claustrophobic!  Can't wait to meet her!

It's almost time!

I cannot believe we are about to have a baby!!!  We are SO excited!  I can't wait to be done being pregnant and have a tiny bundle of joy to bring home.  I think we are about as ready as we can be.  I know we have absolutely no idea what s is ahead, but we are up for the challenge and ready to start a new phase of life.  I have had so much fun putting the nursery together this summer!  I had plenty of time to really think about it and come up with a fun room.  So many people helped make all the stuff in the room and I am so thankful to them!  It has turned out perfectly.  It is for sure the happiest room in our home. Both Bry and I love to just go sit in the room.  I can't wait to use it! Here are some pictures to enjoy...

The blanket was made by my mom's friend and I am obsessed with it!  One of my friends made the bumper and bed skirt.  I picked out all the fabric.

My awesome mother-in-law gave us this incredible glider chair that is so comfortable!  Bryant sits in it almost everyday.  :)

With the help of my cousin, Joy, I painted the wooden letters and then glued on the ribbon for Kennedy's name.  Love how it turned out!  Also....notice the soccer ball.  We'll get her hooked nice and early. :)  If only Bryant wouldn't play with it...

My wonderful mom stitched this cute little quote (in the right colors).  My friend, Tabi, made the cute flowers out of paper.  It all worked well together!

Joy painted this incredible piece of art work!  I sort of told her what I wanted and she went at it.  It is perfect and I love it!

Summer Happenings

I just love summer!  We were so lucky, because we had a month where I finished teaching and Bryant hadn't started his job yet, so June was so much fun!  We went to California for Jodi and Kawai's wedding and had a ton of fun out there.  We went to Seaworld, the zoo and the safari park.  It was really cool to see all the animals and stuff.  We, of course, would have loved to go to Disneyland, but since I can't ride any of the rides those places were a much better option. :) Jodi and Kawai had a beautiful wedding and we were so happy to be there for them.  They were stunning.  Then we came back to Utah and headed to Idaho for my cousin's wedding reception.  It was nice to see the family up that way.  When we were finally back home to stay we tried to fill our time doing outdoor things like fishing, swimming, going to soccer and baseball games and such.  It was wonderful.  Bryant started his job a couple of weeks ago and he is really enjoying it. It's been a little sad not to have him around all day anymore, but we knew it wouldn't last.  I have been filling my time with tutoring and getting ready for our little bundle of joy!  I've started working on the nursery and I'm really excited about it.  I think it is going to turn out so cute.  I also had my baby shower which was a lot of fun!  I am so grateful for all the generous gifts people gave me.  It is amazing how much even little things help when you are just starting out and in need of everything.  The baby is moving ALL the time.  I'm seriously worried she doesn't sleep enough, because what does that mean when she is here? She is getting pretty big and her sweet kicks are turning into hard pokes that keep me from sleeping on occasion.  It seems like as soon as I lay down she starts doing summer somersaults. Haha. I do have to say I would much rather know she is doing okay in there though, so I can't complain too much.  We are so excited to meet her. 2 more months!  Enjoy the pictures.