The last picture of Kendall still inside me.
Our precious daughter was born Thursday morning, January 9, at 5:10am. She was perfectly healthy, with 10 littler fingers, and 10 tiny toes. What a beautiful sight she was! Although we were unbelievably exhausted, we just couldn't take our eyes off of her.
Our beautiful Kendall Rose.
Andrew holding his tiny princess.
She weighed in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19 1/2 inches long. Our tiniest baby yet!
It was a joy to have the two big brothers Samuel and Micah meet her for the first time at the hospital. Samuel fell right in love. :)
Our new family of 5!
We've been asked by lots of people how the adjustment is going for our kids to having a new baby sister. So far, things couldn't have gone any better. We haven't witnessed any acting out, or major setbacks. Samuel is my best helper and loves to hold her when Mommy has to hop in the shower or get food on the table. Micah, being 2 1/2 and a boy, hasn't really taken much notice of her, which might actually be a good thing. :) But each time Kendall cries or fusses, Micah is usually the first one to tell Mommy that "baby kan-da-wose" needs me and that I need to go and hold her. Only a couple weeks have gone by and he's already looking out for his little sister! :)
On her day 8, we had our friend Lisa Lain come and take photos of our Kendall Rose. We highly recommend Lisa's work to anyone looking for some amazing photos! As you can see, Kendall is truly a model baby! God created a gorgeous baby beyond words!
Kendall is now 3 weeks old, and she has started smiling with the cutest wide-mouthed smile. :) She is also starting to "coo" a bit. She has two specific "wakey" times during the day... usually from 7:30am to about 10am, and again from 5pm to about 8pm or so. The rest of the day is spent nursing, napping, and being changed. She loves to nurse, but spits up a lot. So, she does best with smaller, more frequent feedings. She is a very happy, sweet little girl. She sleeps just as happily in the swing or the carseat as in someone's arms. We've given her 2 bottles so far and she has taken well to them! As long as I avoid ice cream or any other super rich or gassy foods, Kendall will sleep very good for a 3 week old at night. On average she'll wake about 2-3 times at night. The best is when she lets us sleep from 10pm to about 2 or 2:30am. :) After that much solid sleep, I feel as if I could start my day right then. :)
Overall, life is going great, as long as I take it slow. :) Most of my day is spent snuggling the little babe, nursing her, kissing her, smelling her sweet skin and holding her. And I thank God for every moment of it. Because, as I've witnessed twice before, these precious newborn days go by so fast.
I'll work hard to post more pictures and possibly some video of our little darling soon! Until then!
