Kylee Meets Her Big Sis

Kylee and Big Sis, Zoe

"Holding" Kylee for the First Time

Big Sis Present

Balloons from Zoe

Holding Kylee at Home

Kisses for Baby Sis

On April 9, 2012, Kylee was lucky enough to meet her BIG sis, Zoe. At first Zoe was very timid and didn't know what to think. It was important for me to have all my IVs and everything out, so that I didn't scare Zoe and I was successful in doing so. Zoe didn't want to hold her or touch her, but as some time passed and the more she stared at her, so wanted to give her kisses and she was so amazed at how small her little hands were. When she was a little more comfortable, we asked her if she wanted to hold her sister. She said, "I can't...because I can only hold her when I am on the couch." That is completely my fault...as we were prepping Zoe for the baby, we went through a bunch of things and one thing that came up in discussion was whether she could hold Kylee. My answer was only when Mommy or Daddy help and you must sit on the couch. She is sometimes to smart for her own good. Well...we kind of forced her to hold her and she was over it really quickly. Kylee got Zoe a big sister present that she got to open in the hospital and when we got home from the hospital, Kylee brought her a big sis upholstered rocking chair. She loves the chair!!! We even let her hold Kylee in the rocking chair. She is definitely digging taking care of her baby sister. Every so often we do see pretty serious tantrums from Zoe, but we are hoping the more we interact with both of them together and give Zo her own time, we should be just fine.

A Special Blessing!

Kylee Mae Blumfield

Born on Easter Sunday, April 8, 21012

at 10:34 pm

7 lbs., 6 oz., 20 in. long

First Bath

In the Incubator

Proud Daddy

Footprints

April 8, 2012

It all began at 8:00 am...I woke up and got in the shower and upon getting out I was "leaking". Hmmmm...I was really looking forward to having a great day with family and going to the hospital for an induction at 8:00 pm. Well, Kylee decided to have a different plan. It was fine with us because we felt terrible that Shaun's grandma and Tasia had been visiting from Montana all week and we still didn't have a baby for them to see. It was a little nerve racking for me because the same scenario kicked off labor with Zoe. Then it was almost 26 hours later that we would finally meet little Zo. I did not want to have such a lengthy process AGAIN. We stayed home until 1 ish and after we ate lunch we said goodbye to Zoe and were off to the hospital. When we arrived we walked into Labor and Delivery and it was very quiet, except for a brand new baby crying. A baby was born as I was checking in. That crying was music to my ears. They eventually checked me around 3:00 pm and decided I was admitted and dialated to 2-3 cm and 50% effaced. At 4:00 pm they moved me to a birthing room and then started pitocin shortly after that. I had one little problem with the epidural that I got around 6. It felt like I had a lot of pressure, so I got a booster in my epidural. That made my blood pressure go down and they had to give me medication to get my blood pressure back up. It was no big deal to them, so it didn't worry me at all. The only thing that freaked Shaun out a bit was that I was shaking a lot, but he learned that it is common to do that too. I felt pressure and never had anything like it with Zoe, so I got checked around 8 or 8:30 and I was 7 cm. Woohoo! Major progress in my book. I was very pleased. Then at about 10 I was feeling pressure again and the midwife came back in and decided to check me. I was almost fully dilated and at 0 station. She said that I had a lip of cervix still and I immediately asked, "Is it on the left side?" She looked at me like I was a crazy psychic. It was a lip on the left side and she wanted to know how I knew that. I told her it was dejavu because that is exactly what happened with Zoe. I waited 4 hours for that part of the cervix to thin with Zoe and they finally decided to guide it around Zoe's head. After telling the midwife that, she shrugged and asked if I would like to try now to get rid of the lip. I said, "Sure!" Anything to get Kylee out sooner. I pushed once or twice and the midwife guided the cervix, she said she thought I was ready to have a baby. Shaun and I were stunned!!! It was only 10 something and I was going to get to push. I looked at the clock and thought Kylee could have the birthday 4/8/12 (counting by 4's :) ) if I could push her out in less than an hour and a half. With Zoe I had pushed for 2 and a half hours. I was DETERMINED! I started pushing at 10:20 and about 5-6 pushes later, at 10:34, Kylee Mae Blumfield was born!!! Kylee was 7 lbs., 6oz., 20 in. long, and had the darkest hair. And a lot of it! She was grunting a bit, so they decided after a little skin on skin time, she needed to go to the NICU. On the way, the NICU nurse said she was sounding much better already and wouldn't need to stay there. They bathed her and Shaun brought her back. Meanwhile I got some juice and fruit and was good to go. I was amazed at how fast I was able to get all my monitors and IVs removed. That made me such a happy camper. Kylee had a bit of trouble initially latching, so I thought we may have to go down the same road as Zo and pump all the time, but she has been a trooper and is latching like a pro :). Shaun is enjoying life without bottle cleaning and pump cleaning, plus tons more sleep for him :). I can't complain at all. Our little one is sleeping well and eating well, so what more could you ask for as parent?

Zoe is such a fantastic big sis! She LOVES her little baby sister. She had a timid moment in the hospital, but once we got home she has watched her like a hawk and is such a great helper! Every time Kylee cries she wonders what she needs and is right there to check on her. She holds her like a champ. Emotionally, she is adjusting, so we have seen some SERIOUS tantrums lately. We expected some of that type of behavior and I am hoping that it will taper soon.

Happy Easter!!!

The Easter Bunny Visited :)
Only missing one thing...There are 2 baskets, only one girl :)

Zoe and Tasia

Daddy Rocking the Bunny

Nona and Tasia

Nona, Zoe, and Tasia (Last Picture of Nona's 2 Great Granddaughters :) )

Jasmine at the Egg Hunt in the Front Yard

Zoe Hunting for EggsTristan

After the Egg Hunt

Grandma's Easter Baskets to the Kiddos

Egg Hunt with the Cousins

Jadyn

RyderZach

Lalaloopsy Frenzy

Playing with Cousins

Kylee decided she wasn't ready to come out, so I went a whole week after I thought I would have her. I was quite uncomfortable the last week, and it felt like no end was in sight. Easter morning came and I was prepared. The baskets for the girls were set up and I even wrapped Zoe's birthday presents for Wednesday because I was getting induced on Easter Sunday Night. Weeeeelllll...Kylee finally had a plan!!! My water began to "leak" when I got out of bed that morning, but I was determined to get through part of Easter before going into the hospital. From Zoe's birthing experience I thought that it would still be a very long process, so I figured a little time devoted to Zoe would make me feel better about leaving her. When Nona and Tasia got up, we let Zoe open her basket. She was thrilled with everything the Easter bunny brought her. She is so blessed!!! And we are too! Then Zoe was able to have two Easter egg hunts at our house. One with our neighbors in the front yard and one with her cousins in the backyard. It is so neat to see all the cousins playing and having a good time. They really idolize each other. After I ate lunch I decided it was time to go into the hospital...

Luke's First Birthday Party Luau

My mom and Luke
Zoe...all smile :)

Cousin Zach

Zoe and Daddy

On March 18th, my cousin's little one, Luke, had his first birthday party. It was a luau at a Hawaiian restaurant and it was such a cute place! My cousin, Wendy, knows how to throw really fun parties. Some that are top on Shaun and my list are a Willy Wonka party, Batman party, Mario party, and Harry Potter party. She goes all out for the themed parties and the whole, I mean WHOLE house gets decorated in the theme. Just as an example, the entrance to their house for the Willy Wonka party was COVERED in edible candy wallpaper. They even get their guests to dress up for the theme. The next on the list is my cousin, Jack's, Amazing Race party, that will have drivers and destinations and the whole bit! Too creative!!! Luke's party was blue and green themed and his favors were cookies with his picture on them. They asked for no presents, instead bring an item to put in a time capsule for him to open when he is 18. Such a cool idea! People brought gas receipts, magazines, videos of the disasters around the world, forever stamps, lottery ticket, and many other thoughtful things. The food was terrific and they had a full dessert table. YUM!!! I was SUPER preggo at that time, so I was thrilled with the desserts! :)

My Baby Shower...Feb. 26th

I am in the process of catching up! I have been meaning to blog, but prepping for the baby was my first priority, so everything else was put to the side. My mom and Heather threw me a shower at Los Canyons Golf Club on Feb. 26th. It is kind of a tradition for Heather and I to our parties there. It is such a great location and it is a really memorable place for Shaun and I because we got married there too! As always, my mom and Heather threw a beautiful party. Heather has been an event coordinator and has joined businesses with her mom who runs a floral business and they can do it all! Zoe was able to come with me and she was such a big help when it came to opening all the gifts for her baby sister. Thank you to everyone that came to celebrate with us and to many of you who even thought of the "big sis". We are so grateful for all of our good friends and family, we couldn't be any luckier!!!