It happened. The birth of our sweet baby girl, Hailey Elizabeth Kjar.
We LOVE her.
Here's how it happened:
When I went for my second to last doctor visit she told me that she had scheduled the induction for Saturday night and not Friday. So we planned on "checking in" to the hotel hospital at 5 pm.
Christmas night my mom flew in and went with me to my last doctor visit (pre-baby). My doctor told me I was a tight 2cm so the induction seemed quiet necessary. Friday night we were with Alex's family and before we left for home he and his dad gave me a priesthood blessing. It was such a wonderful thing and the Spirit truly helped calm me and help me feel a little more ready.
In the last few weeks I've been checking the clock every time I have to get up and use the bathroom (you know to see how often I am going or if I really want to get up because I have only an hour left before I'm up for the day) and Saturday morning I woke up at 5:30 exactly.
I kind of laid there and thought, This is weird, I don't have to go to the bathroom, why am I awake? As I laid there I felt that I needed to get up and go to the bathroom anyway, so I did.
The whole week I'd been wanting my water to break on its own but with news at every doctor visit that I have no progression it seemed hopeless. I even told my family I didn't care where I was or who was around if my water broke I just wanted it to happen.
So there in the bathroom the last of my plug came out (gross, I know) and then water! Victory! My body did it-figured out something and started doing what it was made to. I was so happy and relieved!
I woke Alex and let him know and then we got my mom up and let her know-they were both super excited. We all showered and got ready and headed to the hospital around 8am.
They told me I was still about 1.5cm but my contractions were already 2-3minutes apart just not strong enough. So they started me on pitocin and by early afternoon my contractions were intense enough for me to get an epidural (I wanted to go natural but I'm glad I didn't :).
I was able to take a much needed nap but when I woke up I had a fever so they gave me antibiotics and by early evening I was ok. By 4:30ish my doctor came to check on me and told us I was at a 10! Oh yeah! It was that time-I started pushing and at 5:40pm, on Saturday, December 28th, she was born!
It happened so fast and we are beyond happy to finally have our little one here with us! She weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 14oz, sporting a nice head of hair and measuring 20.5 inches long.
Our silly One Week Old
We've had her for a whole week now and are more in love everyday and happy that we have been so fortunate to add to our family and know a greater measure of the love the Lord has for each of us.
Hailey is the first grandchild on both sides of our family, the first great-grandchild on the Kjar side and the first great-grandchild on my entire side of the family to born within the covenant. We are truly so blessed to have her and are so glad that she chose to come to earth and get a body. She's so cool.
They told me I was still about 1.5cm but my contractions were already 2-3minutes apart just not strong enough. So they started me on pitocin and by early afternoon my contractions were intense enough for me to get an epidural (I wanted to go natural but I'm glad I didn't :).
I was able to take a much needed nap but when I woke up I had a fever so they gave me antibiotics and by early evening I was ok. By 4:30ish my doctor came to check on me and told us I was at a 10! Oh yeah! It was that time-I started pushing and at 5:40pm, on Saturday, December 28th, she was born!
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| Her first photos: I'm one proud Mama! |
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| Baby Hailey's feet! |
It happened so fast and we are beyond happy to finally have our little one here with us! She weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 14oz, sporting a nice head of hair and measuring 20.5 inches long.
We've had her for a whole week now and are more in love everyday and happy that we have been so fortunate to add to our family and know a greater measure of the love the Lord has for each of us.
Hailey is the first grandchild on both sides of our family, the first great-grandchild on the Kjar side and the first great-grandchild on my entire side of the family to born within the covenant. We are truly so blessed to have her and are so glad that she chose to come to earth and get a body. She's so cool.
