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Monday, December 13, 2010

Pictures!

What a sweet little face!
If you'll notice Khloe has her "bling bling" on thanks to big sister! : )
(If Khloe survives everything Kinsey does to her it will be a miracle!)
Meeting Bryson for the first time! I think it was love at first sight but don't tell Daddy! : )


Sweet babies!

Kinsey and Khloe in their matching duckie PJ's!

Being a BIG sister is hard work!

Snoozin' the day away!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

A Special Thanksgiving: Khloe's Birth Story

So I know it's been a while...we've been just a little bit busy adjusting to life as a family of 4 but we're doing great! I've got lots to catch up on so hopefully I can do it in the next few posts. Before I forget anything I wanted to recall Khloe's birthday--this is more for my sake and will probably be long so feel free to just check out the pics!

Wednesday, November 24th:
From the time I woke up I started having contractions. I had been having contractions off and on for a few weeks so I tried not to get my hopes up but I could tell these contractions were a little different; I was cramping more and just not feeling the best. I had my 39 week checkup at 10:30 that morning so I thought if I was in labor then my Dr. would just send me on over to the hospital. Thankfully mom was here so we loaded up Kinsey and headed to Nashville in hopes that baby Khloe was on the way! My Dr.'s appointment was very routine and when Dr. Storck checked me I was 3 cm and said it was a possibility that I was in early labor but I definitely wasn't far enough along for her to keep me : ( By the time we left the Dr.'s office my contractions were between 7-8 minutes apart and were getting a little stronger so we grabbed a bite to eat and debated on whether or not to stay in Nashville for a while to see if anything was going to happen before driving 45 minutes back to the house. After lunch we went to visit my friend Christy and her new baby Bryson in the hospital all the while the contractions kept coming but the weather was nasty and by that point I was ready to be home! So we headed back to Clarksville and when I saw traffic coming into Nashville backed up on the interstate I told mom that Khloe was waiting for later in the afternoon so we'd have to fight rush hour & holiday traffic! Thankfully she waited another 12 hours! We had a singing service that night at church and my contractions were getting strong enough that I had to stop and breathe through them during the songs so by that point I was pretty sure it wouldn't be too long before Khloe made her debut! By the time we got home from church I knew I needed to try to get some rest just in case!

Thursday, November 25th:
Stronger contractions woke me up about 2:30am so I laid in bed timing them and then finally decided to get up and time them because I was getting uncomfortable. They were about 4 minutes apart and lasting about 1 minute long and after about 45 minutes had passed I decided to wake Ryan up so we could start getting our things together. We both took a shower and got our things packed and by this time I was having to stop and really breathe through each contraction. We woke mom up so she could be getting ready and called Ryan's family to let them know what was going on. A little before 5 am Ryan went to get our neighbor to come sit with Kinsey until Callie got to the house to keep her. Right before we left I called the Dr. to let them know I was in labor and on my way to the hospital. Of course it being Thanksgiving Day, my Dr. was out of town so I got the Dr. on call and luckily she was just as wonderful as my own Dr!

We got to the hospital a little before 6am and thankfully the ride wasn't too bad! I was admitted to the triage unit pretty quickly. The nurse got us settled in and monitors hooked up. Khloe's heart beat was good and my contractions were still coming between 4-5 minutes apart. I was already between 4-5 cm's when she checked me so they started getting ready to move me to a Labor and Delivery room. Before too long we were settled in our room and mom was able to come in. I had invited her to be in the delivery room with us and of course she was so excited to be a part of such a special day! After a couple of hours, my nurse checked me and I was not quite 6 cm's so we were making progress slowly but surely and actually my contractions weren't too terrible. I was still having to breathe through them while Ryan encouraged me and rubbed my feet or legs but I was making it! (I had Kinsey naturally and really wanted to try to do the same with Khloe.) I rocked for a while in the rocking chair before the nurse checked me again and I was between 6-7 cm's. My contractions had slowed down a little so I was surprised that I had progressed any at all! The Dr. came by to check on me and offered to break my water since I was so far along but explained that most likely the contractions would get much stronger and closer together than if we waited for it to break on it's own. At that point I wasn't quite sure if I was ready for that so we decided to hold off and see how I progressed. After about another hour later, the Dr. came in again and checked me...I was still at 7 cm which was a little discouraging because by that time I was really having to concentrate and work through each contraction. Before, in between contractions Ryan, mom and I talked and laughed but it had become all business at this point. I was sitting on the edge of the bed and would lean on Ryan while he rubbed my shoulders and mom rubbed my back. I was really hoping that my water would break because I knew once it did it wouldn't be long before I would be pushing. So after about an hour of tough contractions and still being at 7 cm's I was ready for Khloe to be here! I agreed to let Dr. Rossell break my water and she was right...the contractions got much stronger and closer together but there was no doubt we were making progress! I'm not sure how much time had passed (not a lot) but I told mom to go get the nurse so she could check me again in hopes that I was ready to push. I had made it to 9 cm's but wasn't quite there yet! A few contractions later though I started feeling pressure and when the nurse checked me I was finally complete and ready to push! YEA! I don't think I could have been more excited! Everyone was scurrying around trying to get things ready for delivery and thankfully I only pushed for 10-15 minutes before Khloe arrived at 12:07 pm! I had my eyes closed but remember hearing the emotion in Ryan and mom's voices as they watched Khloe enter the world! As soon as she came out they placed her on my chest (something they didn't do with Kinsey) and I got to see her right away! It was such a special moment that I will never forget! Kinsey was 9 lbs 8.5 oz so I kept telling myself that surely Khloe couldn't be bigger that Kinsey...boy was I surprised when they said she was 9 lbs 9.75 oz!! Thank God for BIG, healthy babies! It was absolutely a wonderful birth experience and I wouldn't have changed anything about it! I was pleased that things went so smoothly and I was able to have another natural birth...there's truly nothing like it! Needless to say our Thanksgiving was a little untraditional this year but we are so very thankful for the special gift God gave us!

Rocking through contractions.Meeting Miss Khloe for the 1st time!

Getting all cleaned up!

Sweet baby girl

Proud Daddy!
Welcome Khloe Lyn
Meeting Nana! It was so special for mom to be here for Khloe's birth! I was a little worried that she might get emotional on me during labor and delivery but she did great and I couldn't have done it naturally without her and Ryan by my side the whole time! Thanks mom-I love you!
Khloe and Grandpop
Proud Gram
Kinsey meeting baby sister for the first time! Once she checked Khloe over she raised my shirt up to check out my belly...it was so cute!
Holding her...
Our family of 4!
Aunt Callie with her newest niece!
What a sweet little face! And don't you love all that crazy hair!

Our big girl!
It's hard to believe that tomorrow Khloe will already be 2 weeks old! We're doing great and I'm loving having a newborn in the house again! I could just sit around all day and love on her! Kinsey is doing good too and is really good with her; she loves to hold her and give her kisses! I've got more pics but that will have to be another post because this one has literally taken me all day to complete! Thanks for checking in on us! Hopefully it won't be quite as long before I post again!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Sisters!

I snapped this today and thought it was just too cute! Kinsey sure is proud of her little sister!


Such a sweet little face!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Khloe Lyn Blount has arrived

Introducing Miss Khloe Lyn Blount arriving today, November 25th, at 12:07 pm, weighing in at 9 pounds 9.75 ounces, measuring 21 inches long, looking just like her big sister but only with lots of dark hair.

Kristin and Khloe are both doing well. I am sure that Kristin will add more later, but for now below are a few pictures for you all to enjoy. Thank you all for your prayers, God has truly blessed our Thanksgiving.

Ryan


















Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Baby Khloe News and Baby Bryson

This morning I had my 39 week checkup and I'm dilated to 3 cm's now and pretty much thinned out but Khloe is still hanging in there! Dr. Storck said she was really surprised to see me and hadn't expected me to make it another week but here we are and she is going out of town for the weekend so most likely she won't be delivering Khloe : ( Honestly, though, at this point I really don't care; I'm just ready! I have been having more contractions today so hopefully it won't be long...who knows!

In other baby news: my good friend from church, Christy, had her little boy Bryson on Monday and at 8 lbs 11 oz, he is such a doll! We went Monday to see them but didn't get to stay very long so since we were back in Nashville today for my dr. appointment we decided to go see him again. When we went on Monday, Kinsey was very quite and didn't know what to think about seeing Mrs. Christy in the hospital bed and she definitely didn't act very interested in baby Bryson! That's one thing that I've been a little worried about was how Kinsey was going to react to us being in the hospital so I'm glad she got to experience seeing Christy and Bryson before I had Khloe. Today Kinsey was so excited to go see baby Bryson again and she did so good with him! She just admired him and even wanted to hold him too! It brought tears to my eyes to see how gentle she was with him. I know she is going to be a wonderful big sister!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Random Pics...

These are just a few random pictures I've snapped over the past few weeks of our Kinsey. I knew if I didn't get them up before Khloe came then they probably wouldn't make the blog!

Last Sunday morning Ryan decided to make biscuits, sausage, and gravy! As soon as Kinsey realized he was making something she wanted to "help" out : ) I must say they make a great team and breakfast was delicious!
Baking with Daddy is fun!


Grandpop, Gram, and Aunt Callie bought Kinsey a "big girl" chair and it came today. When she was little we had a vibrating chair that turned into a rocker that's been hers. Well I really wanted it for Khloe but knew we'd have to get her something else or otherwise she wouldn't give it up too willingly. I think you can tell by the expression on her face she loves her new chair! (And yes we sported our Big Sister shirt today under a sweatshirt because it was the only white short sleeve shirt she has and I thought a long sleeve one would be too hot! Hopefully in the next day or two she'll be able to wear it and show off her baby sister!)
Miss Priss


Where's Kinsey???
This is what I found when I went to check on Kinsey after she had been sitting on the potty for a few minutes! What a funny little girl!

The other day she found the heart rate doppler and wanted to find "baby Khlode" so after listening to Khloe's heart beat for a few minutes I told her I need to get some things done but she could play with the doppler. When I came back in our room a little later this is what I found...


...she was finding "baby Kholde" too! About a week ago she lifted up her shirt, touched her belly, and informed me that "baby Khlode" was moving : )



She talks about baby sister all the time and is ready to "take her out of my belly!" I have a feeling though when we bring her home she realizes Khloe is here to stay she'll be ready to "put her back!" One afternoon Kinsey got really quite so I went looking for her....she was practicing buckling her stuffed bunny in the car seat! She is going to be such a good little helper!

In baby Khloe news...we're just waiting! I went to the Dr. on Tuesday and I was still just dilated between 2 & 3 cm's. I'm still having contractions but nothing close enough or strong enough to get things started so we wait! I'm definitely ready and would be happy for her to come any day now! I had predicted that she'd be born today but my time is running out unless she comes really fast! Ryan is predicting Monday and I certainly hope he's right....there's a full moon Sunday night so maybe that will get her moving! Mom is supposed to be here Saturday and gets to stay for the week so we're looking forward to having her here....maybe that's what Khloe is waiting on.... : ) Hope you all have a great weekend!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Just Waiting...

My Dr. appointment went well today...I didn't make as much progress over the weekend as I had hoped but Khloe's little heartbeat is good & strong and I'm feeling well so I really can't complain! Dr. said I was a good 2 cm's and about 60% thinned out so we're getting there and in the mean time we'll just try to be patient waiting! I'm really ready to just meet her and be able to hold & kiss her and look into those sweet eyes! When Kinsey "talks" to Khloe she always says "Take her out" and tries to take her out of my belly...so cute! Well today she was talking to baby and put her little arms around my belly trying to "get Khloe out" and sighed while saying,
"She heavy!" Then she lifted up her shirt and said, "My belly little." So I asked her what my belly was? To which she replied, "Your belly BIG!" So funny that little girl!

Hope you all are having a great week! We'll keep you posted....

Monday, November 8, 2010

Exciting but Uneventful Weekend

Friday night about 8:30 I realized I was having some pretty regular contractions so I sat down and starting timing them while watching a little TV. They were about 8-10 minutes apart and lasted anywhere from 45 seconds to a minute so wondered if I might be in early labor but knew if I was then I better try to get some rest! The contractions weren't painful but they did feel like they were getting a little stronger. I went to bed around 10 but after lying in bed wide awake for over 2 hours, I decided to get up and time the contractions to see if they were getting closer. By the time I finally started getting tired at 2:00 am, they were about 4 minutes apart and still lasting about 45 seconds to a minute or so. When I went back to bed, Ryan woke up and asked how I was doing and I told him that I thought this might be "it"! We both were getting excited but I knew I really needed some sleep because we most likely had a long day ahead of us. So of course since I only had a few hours sleep Kinsey decided to get up at 5 am!! Needless to say I was a little sleep deprived but got up and the contractions were still coming. I called mom and dad and told them they might want to started getting packed and be on "stand-by." I went for a walk and the contractions got stronger and were still regular so I thought surely I wouldn't have regular contractions for over 12 hours and this not be the real thing! I called mom and dad back about 10 am and told them to head this way we were pretty sure Khloe was on the way! Ryan called his family and they started getting their things together too! We were all getting excited! Ryan and I went for a few more laps around the neighborhood Saturday afternoon and that really got the contractions going and they were getting uncomfortable so we were just waiting for my water to break or for the contractions to get strong enough that I couldn't talk through them. Well Saturday night rolled around and neither had happened...at this point I was so exhausted-mentally, emotionally and physically! By this time, I had been having contractions for about 24 hours and really thought it couldn't be false labor, could it?!?. I went to bed about 7:30 and was really expecting something to happen Saturday night or Sunday morning. With Kinsey my contractions didn't really start getting uncomfortable until after my water broke so I just kept praying if it was time for Khloe to come my water would break and so things would really start progressing. I started feeling bad for telling mom and dad to head this way when it was looking like she wasn't going to come! Nothing like making an 8 hour drive (1 way) expecting to meet your new grand-daughter and then her not come! I was able to get some rest Saturday night and when I got up Sunday morning I was still having contractions but they weren't quite as regular as they had been and by yesterday afternoon they had pretty much died down and were very sporadic! To say I was a little disappointed would be an understatement! It was good to see mom and dad though and to spend the day with them! Kinsey was so excited to see them and after they left this morning she kept asking, "Pete and Nana go?" I just kept telling her that they had to go back to GA but would be back when Khloe really decided to come!

I feel good today and am still having a few contractions here and there but I guess she's decided to stay put for a while longer. I go back to the Dr. on Wednesday morning so I am very interested to see if all the contractions I had this weekend made any progress....I sure hope so!

Thanks to everyone who called and text to check on us! Sorry for the false alarm! If you don't mind, keep those thoughts and prayers coming. We really appreciate them all! Hopefully I'll have some exciting news on Wednesday...I'll keep you updated!

Friday, November 5, 2010

36 Week Check up

Yesterday I had my 36 week checkup and it went very well! I am 1 whole cm dilated (woo hoo!) but my cervix hasn't started thinning out yet so I guess little Khloe isn't quite as ready as mommy is!! I know she'll come when she's ready and I just hope and pray that she is happy and healthy because that's the most important thing!

I was so excited to get my Christmas shopping under way yesterday and hope to finish the rest of it today! I love knowing that it will be done and I won't have to worry about it after Khloe comes! Now to get Kinsey's gifts wrapped before she comes home this afternoon!

Last weekend Kinsey and I had some pictures taken and they turned out AMAZING! Here's a sneak peek and the link if you want to check them out! http://fitzufotos.zenfolio.com/


Wednesday, November 3, 2010

So Blessed!

Last night several sweet friends gave Christy and me a shower for baby Bryson and baby Khloe! Christy and I found out the same weekend we were expecting so it's been neat to be able to share our pregnancy with a lady that is so special to me! I was so completely overwhelmed by all the ladies that showed up for the shower and for all of the gifts we received! Khloe will definitely not be needing anything!

me and Christy
Completely overwhelmed by all the gifts to open!


Opening gifts...

Mama Mac made Khloe a beautiful blanket...such a special gift from a great-grandmother!

I know Khloe will love this cute bear that plays lullabies that Aunt Callie gave her! (I guess I kept putting the tissue paper between my knees....not really the best accessory for my outfit!)

Kinsey had a blast opening all of the gifts...including Bryson's! Aunt Callie bought her the cute little shoes she has on and she loved them!


Christy opening her gifts...


All of the gifts...17 packs of diapers in all, I didn't even count the wipes, diaper bags and the cutest little outfits! We shouldn't have any trouble keeping keeping her little booty clean that's for sure! Ryan couldn't believe how many packs of diapers we got...now to find a place for them!

I can't even begin to express how much we love our church family! They have made us feel right at home from the first time we walked through the doors at Stroudsville and when you don't live close to family that means a lot! Thank you God for blessing our life with such wonderful friends!