Surprise, surprise, surprise...

So imagine my surprise Saturday morning when I could swear I was having contractions. No, not three weeks early, not the day after I had just hit 37 weeks. Well, sure enough, we were having a baby, if not Saturday, then the next. I had contractions every 15-20 for the better part of Saturday, but they weren't completely painful, just sort of uncomfortable. It wasn't until Rob and I went to bed that night that I knew we would be in the hospital soon. According to the nurse I called, I would have to wait until my contractions were 5 minutes apart for at least 2 hours. Well, they went from 10, to 8, to 7, to 5, then right back to 10 again, so we delayed for a while. Finally, around 5:00am Sunday morning, I realized that it was time to go. The neighbors so graciously kept Mekyla and Xzayvier,and Rob and I went to the hospital. I was 5 centimeters dilated and completely effaced, meaning it was time to get this show on the road. I asked for an epidural immediately and suffered through a few more contractions before they could get the orders in. I got my epidural early Sunday morning and finally got to get some sleep. Then it was around noon when they checked me and said we were ready to go. Three pushes, and 11 minutes later, Kreid Allon Everett Smith was born. July 20 (which just so happens to be my sister's birthday), weighing in at 7lbs. 14oz. and 21 inches long.

Rob and I are thrilled. Kreid is an amazingly handsome little man, and I am so happy to see him. I can't wait to see the man he grows up to be. It will be very interesting to take him home for Mekyla and Xzayvier to meet him. Our home is now complete. :o)

So it is a really weird thing to sit here with my computer on my lap patiently (yeah right) waiting for my next contraction. I have been having what I think to be labor pains all day. This is the same way it happened with Mekyla, subtle back pains early, that gets progressively worse and more intense as the day goes on. Right now I am having fairly uncomfortable back pains every 15-20 minutes. When they started with Mekyla, it was a Thursday, and she was born Saturday afternoon. So I am not sure if this will go on for another two days, or if it will go a lot faster this time since this is my second pregnancy. I think Rob is still in denial...haha. I am only 37 weeks, which is term, but still, we had our eyes set on August 8th as the expected date and AT LEAST August. It seems Kreid may have other plans in mind.

Counting Down...

We are officially in the count down phase of the pregnancy. I went for my 36 week check up on Thursday. Kreid is doing fine. And even though I was complaining about a pain in my leg, and assumed something was wrong, my midwife assures me that he has just dropped already, and that it is completely normal. I haven't slept through the night for about a month now, but I still feel good. I guess this is preparation for when Kreid gets here. :)

I think we finally have most everything we need to bring him home, and just have some minor changes to make in order to prepare the house. We've made space in our bedroom for him to sleep in his bassinet for the first few months, and we also set up his baby bed and changing table in Zay's room. It won't be long before the sound of a screaming baby will be a normal thing in our house. I am definitley not in a rush to hear that, nor do I want to rush the end of the pregnancy, but I am certainly excited. I am eager to see what his adoarble little face looks like, and to see him in all of his adorable little outfits. I am also hopeful that when the time comes, Rob is home, and I have enough advanced notice to not have to panic about the delivery. Things went pretty smoothly with Mekyla, and I hope the same for this delivery. God has certainly blessed this time for us, and I have the utmost faith that He will have it all planned out for us when the time comes. I am eager to see the plan through!

Until next time, stay blessed. :o)

Incubator

In an effort to celebrate the final weeks of my "incubator-ness" we had a good friend do some belly pictures for us. We had a great time, and got some great pictures. We thought it would be a nice way to enjoy this time, and to have something to look back on after baby Kreid joins our family.

Pregnancy

Oh how fun, helping none other than the Almighty Creator Himself bring another precious life into the world. I absolutely enjoy being pregnant. While I am eager to meet Kreid and to love him to pieces, I am certainly sitting back to enjoy this time that God has blessed us with. Each time we see my belly move, we are amazed that there's a little one in there. We are in the final weeks of pregnancy now, 34, with only 6 weeks left to go.

We are eager with anticipation, and still frazzled with the details of planning his arrival. The projects are piling up, but Rob and I seem to be knocking them down one-by-one. It is my hope that Kreid will follow the rules (my imaginary rules, of course) and not come until he's expected, August 8th. If he's a good little boy (like I know he is), then I think we will have everything ready before his arrival. :)

Pregnancy has been relxed and nauseating, comfortable and filled with discomfort, exciting and exhausting, but mostly it's been amazing. I am happy to be blessed enough to have an easy pregnancy. I feel great (most of the time) and I don't waddle too much. And as much as I want to meet Kreid, I am completely content working as his incubator for another six weeks so we can see his darling little face. And of course, it won't be long before you see it either. I am sure I will immediately have it plastered on here for all to see.

Have a blessed day!

Intro

Hello!

First let me be clear, I have no idea what I am doing on here. I thought it might be a good idea to set up a blog to welcome little Kreid and for our family and friends to have access to updates and pictures of our family. Be patient, I will figure it out, and I will hopefully be able to keep it up-to-date without any trouble. I hope I don't disappoint any of you.


Continue having a blessed day... and if you're not, well then change your mind and start having one! :o)

Feeling blessed,
Delilah