Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers for "D" and her sweet family!
She had her baby BOY, Joseph, on Friday! They are now at home, and both of them are healthy!! PRAISING GOD FOR THEIR WONDERFUL NEWS AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BLESSING!!!
:0)
God is good all the time...all the time God is good!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Please Lift This Family Up In Prayer!
Good morning prayer warriors! :o)
Many of you know the feelings of excitement and nervousness while you await the birth of your sweet child - however, some of us know how the magnitude of this is multiplied following the loss of a child.
Walking into that delivery room takes on a whole new meaning....carries many more emotions....and requires a different level of strength.
9 months after Libby died I found myself back in the delivery room - about to deliver a baby with a congenital heart defect..not knowing what the outcome might be, but trusting in God to see us through. I will never ever forget those feelings as we waited for our little Cheyenne Hope to arrive. And 17 months after she was born we were once again - trusting in the Lord, "patiently" waiting for Savannah Faith. Words really can't begin to describe the wide range of emotions I felt during each delivery following Libby's birth and death. We were suddenly well aware of just how miraculous and precious these moments were ~ knowing ultimately that it was completely out of our hands and in Gods.
Will you please join me in prayer over a dear friend of mine!?! "D" and her husband are currently in the hospital, being induced! Though we have never ever met in person, I care deeply for "D" and her family. Our hearts will forever be mended together because of this deep bond we share. You see, we each have an angel waiting on us in Heaven. "D" and her husband had to say goodbye to their precious son shortly after he was born. For the past year "D" and I have clung to one another and Christ as we walk this uncharted teritory of grief. It certainly hasn't been easy - there are times we beg to get off this path. The pain seems to much to bear, the cross to heavy to carry. During these times God has surely picked us up and carried us through, and for that we are thankful. Trusting in God during a subsequent pregnancy, delivery and birth is one of those times where we must be carried, trusting our full weight in His hands!! Please keep "D" and her wonderful husband in your prayers today as they "patiently" wait on their joy to arrive!! Please pray for a quick and easy labor for "D" and a healthy delivery of their precious child! Please pray for the baby to let out a LOUD scream immediately upon delivery, so they know all is well!! Also, please pray for a speedy recovery for both mommy and baby!
I am SO excited for "D" and her husband. This baby will certainly bring them much joy and a healing unlike any other...
Thanks in advance for joining me in prayer over this family!! God bless you all.
Many of you know the feelings of excitement and nervousness while you await the birth of your sweet child - however, some of us know how the magnitude of this is multiplied following the loss of a child.
Walking into that delivery room takes on a whole new meaning....carries many more emotions....and requires a different level of strength.
9 months after Libby died I found myself back in the delivery room - about to deliver a baby with a congenital heart defect..not knowing what the outcome might be, but trusting in God to see us through. I will never ever forget those feelings as we waited for our little Cheyenne Hope to arrive. And 17 months after she was born we were once again - trusting in the Lord, "patiently" waiting for Savannah Faith. Words really can't begin to describe the wide range of emotions I felt during each delivery following Libby's birth and death. We were suddenly well aware of just how miraculous and precious these moments were ~ knowing ultimately that it was completely out of our hands and in Gods.
Will you please join me in prayer over a dear friend of mine!?! "D" and her husband are currently in the hospital, being induced! Though we have never ever met in person, I care deeply for "D" and her family. Our hearts will forever be mended together because of this deep bond we share. You see, we each have an angel waiting on us in Heaven. "D" and her husband had to say goodbye to their precious son shortly after he was born. For the past year "D" and I have clung to one another and Christ as we walk this uncharted teritory of grief. It certainly hasn't been easy - there are times we beg to get off this path. The pain seems to much to bear, the cross to heavy to carry. During these times God has surely picked us up and carried us through, and for that we are thankful. Trusting in God during a subsequent pregnancy, delivery and birth is one of those times where we must be carried, trusting our full weight in His hands!! Please keep "D" and her wonderful husband in your prayers today as they "patiently" wait on their joy to arrive!! Please pray for a quick and easy labor for "D" and a healthy delivery of their precious child! Please pray for the baby to let out a LOUD scream immediately upon delivery, so they know all is well!! Also, please pray for a speedy recovery for both mommy and baby!
I am SO excited for "D" and her husband. This baby will certainly bring them much joy and a healing unlike any other...
Thanks in advance for joining me in prayer over this family!! God bless you all.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Finally! Pictures of our sweet blessing..Savannah Faith!
HELLO EVERYONE!
SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO GET PICTURES DOWNLOADED. THINGS HAVE BEEN A BIT CRAZY AROUND HERE AS WE WORK TOWARDS A NEW SENSE OF 'NORMAL'!
THANK YOU DARLA FOR UPDATING MY BLOG WHILE WE WERE IN LABOR AND DELIVERY!! YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO ME! :0)
AND THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THE PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREGNANCY, LABOR AND DELIVERY! GOD SURELY HEARD EACH AND EVERY ONE.
THE LABOR DIDN'T QUITE GO AS WE EXPECTED IT TO GO. EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT SINCE THIS WAS MY 4TH BABY THINGS WOULD MOVE RATHER QUICKLY. I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE BEFORE 5AM ON THE 23RD. NERVES WERE FULL FORCE AS WE WALKED THROUGH THE HALLWAY TOWARDS LABOR AND DELIVERY. I SILETNLY PRAYED FOR GOD TO SHOW ME A SIGN THAT HE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH US...ALONG WITH THIS I PRAYED FOR PEACE. THE NURSES GOT ME SETTLED INTO MY ROOM RIGHT AWAY AND GOT ME HOOKED UP TO THE MONITORS. MY NURSE CAME INTO THE ROOM AND INTRODUCED HERSELF - HER NAME WAS 'GEORGIA'..HOW VERY FITTING I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. THIS NAME GOES PERFECTLY WITH OUR LITTLE SAVANNAH :0) GEORGIA WAS A SWEET NURSE - WITH TIME MY NERVES WERE DISAPPEARING!
RIGHT AWAY THE NURSE NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING REGULAR, STEADY CONTRACTIONS..EVERY FEW MINUTES ~ AND WITH EACH CONTRACTION SAVANNAH'S HEART LOOKED PERFECT! PRAISE GOD. WE TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO FILL OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK AND THEN PATIENTLY WAITED FOR MY DR. TO ARRIVE. HE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE US THAT MORNING..NOTING THE FACT THAT I HAD OFFICIALLY MADE IT FULLTERM!! HE THEN EXAMINED ME AND SAID THAT I WAS NOW 3CM DILATED AND 80% EFFACED - GREAT NEWS! UNFORTUNATELY HE ALSO REALIZED THAT SAVANNAH WAS STILL VERY HIGH UP...WITH THIS NEWS HE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO AHEAD AND START PITOCIN. HE WAS A BIT CONCERNED WITH HER POSITION AND THE FAC THAT SHE WASN'T DROPPING YET - SO HE FELT IT WOULD BE BEST TO ACTUALLY INDUCE LABOR INSTEAD OF SEEING HOW QUICKLY MY CONTRACTIONS WOULD PROGRESS. WE TRUSTED HIS JUDGEMENT COMPLETELY - AND NEW THAT GOD HAD EVERYTHING IN HIS HANDS. AROUND 7:30AM OUR NEW NURSE CAME INTO OUR ROOM AND INTRODUCED HERSELF. HER NAME WAS JENNIFER AND ONCE AGAIN, I COULD FEEL MY NERVES FADING AWAY! WITH EACH CONVERSATION WE HAD I FELT MORE AND MORE PEACE. AT THIS SAME TIME SHE STARTED THE PITOCIN AND I ASKED ABOUT GETTING THE EPIDURAL. I WAS FAR ENOUGH ALONG ALREADY THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REASON TO DELAY GETTING IT DONE...ESPECIALLY SINCE EVERYONE ASSUMED I WOULD HAVE A SHORT LABOR. I COULD FEEL THE CONTRACTIONS COMING ON STRONGER AS WE WAITED FOR THE ANISTHEOLOGIST - WITH EACH ONE I PRAYED FOR COMFORT AND STRENGTH. FINALLY IT WAS TIME TO GET THE EPIDURAL! WE WENT OVER MY HISTORY OF EPIDURALS...(WITH ASPEN IT KICKED IN RIGHT BEFORE I STARTED TO PUSH BUT ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. WITH LIBERTY THEY TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND IT NEVER HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE PAIN THROUGH THE 28 HOURS OF LABOR. WITH CHEYENNE IT ONLY TOOK ON THE LEFT SIDE, HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO FINALLY GET IT EQUAL ON EACH SIDE) I GOT THE EPIDURAL RIGHT AFTER THIS CONVERSATION AND GO FIGURE...IT ONLY TOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE! MY RIGHT SIDE WAS SO NUMB FROM THE GET GO THAT I COULDN'T EVEN WIGGLE MY TOES! I WAS ABLE TO FEEL EVERY LITTLE THING ON MY LEFT SIDE - LIKE I HAD NEVER EVEN GOTTEN THE EPIDURAL - SO THEY CALLED THE ANESTHEIOLOGIST BACK INTO MY ROOM. HE FIDDLE WITH THE NEEDLE A BIT AND THEN PUT MORE MEDICATION INTO THE LINE. AGAIN MY RIGHT SIDE GOT EVEN HEAVIER WITH THE NUMBING MEDICATION - WITH NO EFFECT ON MY LEFT SIDE. THE NURSE WAS COMING IN EVERY FEW MINUTES TO UP THE AMOUNT OF PITOCIN AND TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS OF MY EPIDURAL. NOTHING WAS HELPING AND THE PAIN WAS GROWING STRONGER. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT CLING TO CHRIST THROUGH THIS TIME. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO EXPERIENCE THE PAIN ON MY LEFT SIDE - BUT I PUT MY FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT WITH EACH CONTRACTION WE WERE GETTING CLOSER TO MEETING OUR SWEET BABY GIRL. THE NURSE CHECKED ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS MAKING GREAT PROGRESS TOWARDS 10CM'S! UNFORTUNATELY SAVANNAH WASN'T BUDGING! SHE WAS STILL VERY HIGH AND WASN'T DROPPING AT ALL. THE NURSE AND ANESTEIOLOGIST TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET MY EPIDURAL IN A BETTER POSITION BUT NOTHING THEY TRIED WAS WORKING..I COULD NO LONGER EVEN SENSE THAT I HAD A RIGHT LEG AT THIS POINT! ABOUT 8 HOURS AFTER THE START OF THE EIPDURAL THE NURSE CHECKED ME AND REALIZED THAT I WAS COMPLETELY DILATED AND THINNED OUT - BUT SAVANNAH WAS STILL IN THAT SAME POSITION! SHE ASKED IF I WANTED TO TRY PUSHING, TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CAUSE HER TO MOVE DOWN INTO THE BIRTH CANAL. HONESTLY I HAD NO DESIRE TO PUSH AT THIS POINT. I WAS BEYOND EXHAUSTED AND COULDN'T IMAGINE HOW I WAS GOING TO PUSH HER OUT SINCE I COULDN'T EVEN FEEL MY TOES OR MOVE MY RIGHT LEG AND INCH AND YET HAD TERRIBLE PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY!! IN THE END SHE HAD ME TRY TO PUSH..WITH A PROMISE THAT IF I WAS SIMPLY TOO TIRED I COULD STOP AND LET SAVANNAH COME DOWN ON HER OWN TIME! SO WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT I PUSHED...REALLY NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO HAPPEN. AFTER THAT ONE PUSH THE NURSE YELLED 'STOP! OKAY, NO MORE PUSHING!! I HAVE TO GET DR. ROST HERE IMMEDIATELY. HE WOULD BE SO UPSET IF I DELIVERED THIS BABY INSTEAD OF HIM!!" :0) SO WITH THAT I STOPPED PUSHING AND THE NURSE FLEW AROUND THE ROOM GETTING EVERYTHING SET UP AND READY! WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES MY DOCTOR WAS THERE. I PUSHED TWO TIMES AND LITTLE SAVANNAH FAITH WAS BORN! IT TURNS OUT SHE WAS IN THE 'SUNNY SIDE UP' POSITION WHICH WAS THE REASON BEHIND HER NOT DECENDING INTO THE BIRTH CANAL PROPERLY ON HER OWN! TEARS FLOODED MY EYES AS THEY PLACED THIS SWEET LITTLE BLESSING ONTO MY CHEST. NEVER BEFORE HAVE THEY PLACED ONE OF MY BABIES ON MY CHEST - THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOO SMALL/ILL IN THE PAST. SO THIS TRULY WAS A TREAT AND A BLESSING IN MY BOOK. DADDY GOT TO CUT THE CORD AND THEN LITTLE SAVANNAH LET OUT A TINY LITTLE CRY - ALL I COULD THINK WAS 'THANK YOU GOD! THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSING". MY HEART WAS OVERJOYED...
SAVANNAH AND I GOT TO COME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THURSDAY WAS THANKSGIVING - AND OH BOY DID WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR!! :0) ON FRIDAY MORNING MY MOM FLEW BACK TO KC AND THAT AFTERNOON WE GOT LIBBY'S HEADSTONE DELIVERED TO US FROM KC...IT WAS A LOT TO TAKE IN, TO SAY THE LEAST.
ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A LITTLE ONE AFTER LOSING A CHILD KNOWS JUST HOW BITTERSWEET THIS EXPERIENCE CAN BE. I CRIED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HER BIRTH BECAUSE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIBERTY IN SAVANNAH. MY HEART WAS (AND STILL IS) SMITTEN WITH HER! SHE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BLESSING AND SHE HAS STOLLEN MY HEART AWAY!
OKAY...AS I MENTIONED EARLIER - HERE ARE THE PICTURES OF OUR NEWEST LITTLE PRINCESS!!
ENJOY :0)
INDUCTION DAY! 38 WEEKS 6 DAYS!
SAVANNAH FAITH BORN AT 4:51PM 7LBS 15OZ 21 1/4 INCHES
A FEW HOURS OLD!
LITTLE BABY DOLL
SAVANNAH IN HER GOING HOME OUTFIT!
GETTING READY TO GO HOME! SHE CAN'T WAIT!
ASPEN AND CHEYENNE MEETING THEIR BABY SISTER..WISH LIBBY COULD BE HERE TOO...
DADDY AND HIS NEWEST LITTLE LOVEBUG
MY PRECIOUS GIRLS
SISTERS FOREVER!
.JPG)
LITTLE LOVE MUFFIN IN HER CHRISTMAS JAMMIES!
P.S...I WILL BE ADDING MORE PICTURES SOON! MY COMPUTER KEEPS FREEZING..GRR! THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WELL WISHES!! HUGS TO YOU ALL! OH..AND MY SPELL CHECK BUTTON WON'T WORK - SO PAY NO ATTENTION TO ALL MY ERRORS!! LOL
GOD BLESS,
KELLY AND FAMILY
SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO GET PICTURES DOWNLOADED. THINGS HAVE BEEN A BIT CRAZY AROUND HERE AS WE WORK TOWARDS A NEW SENSE OF 'NORMAL'!
THANK YOU DARLA FOR UPDATING MY BLOG WHILE WE WERE IN LABOR AND DELIVERY!! YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO ME! :0)
AND THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THE PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREGNANCY, LABOR AND DELIVERY! GOD SURELY HEARD EACH AND EVERY ONE.
THE LABOR DIDN'T QUITE GO AS WE EXPECTED IT TO GO. EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT SINCE THIS WAS MY 4TH BABY THINGS WOULD MOVE RATHER QUICKLY. I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE BEFORE 5AM ON THE 23RD. NERVES WERE FULL FORCE AS WE WALKED THROUGH THE HALLWAY TOWARDS LABOR AND DELIVERY. I SILETNLY PRAYED FOR GOD TO SHOW ME A SIGN THAT HE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH US...ALONG WITH THIS I PRAYED FOR PEACE. THE NURSES GOT ME SETTLED INTO MY ROOM RIGHT AWAY AND GOT ME HOOKED UP TO THE MONITORS. MY NURSE CAME INTO THE ROOM AND INTRODUCED HERSELF - HER NAME WAS 'GEORGIA'..HOW VERY FITTING I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. THIS NAME GOES PERFECTLY WITH OUR LITTLE SAVANNAH :0) GEORGIA WAS A SWEET NURSE - WITH TIME MY NERVES WERE DISAPPEARING!
RIGHT AWAY THE NURSE NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING REGULAR, STEADY CONTRACTIONS..EVERY FEW MINUTES ~ AND WITH EACH CONTRACTION SAVANNAH'S HEART LOOKED PERFECT! PRAISE GOD. WE TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO FILL OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK AND THEN PATIENTLY WAITED FOR MY DR. TO ARRIVE. HE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE US THAT MORNING..NOTING THE FACT THAT I HAD OFFICIALLY MADE IT FULLTERM!! HE THEN EXAMINED ME AND SAID THAT I WAS NOW 3CM DILATED AND 80% EFFACED - GREAT NEWS! UNFORTUNATELY HE ALSO REALIZED THAT SAVANNAH WAS STILL VERY HIGH UP...WITH THIS NEWS HE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO AHEAD AND START PITOCIN. HE WAS A BIT CONCERNED WITH HER POSITION AND THE FAC THAT SHE WASN'T DROPPING YET - SO HE FELT IT WOULD BE BEST TO ACTUALLY INDUCE LABOR INSTEAD OF SEEING HOW QUICKLY MY CONTRACTIONS WOULD PROGRESS. WE TRUSTED HIS JUDGEMENT COMPLETELY - AND NEW THAT GOD HAD EVERYTHING IN HIS HANDS. AROUND 7:30AM OUR NEW NURSE CAME INTO OUR ROOM AND INTRODUCED HERSELF. HER NAME WAS JENNIFER AND ONCE AGAIN, I COULD FEEL MY NERVES FADING AWAY! WITH EACH CONVERSATION WE HAD I FELT MORE AND MORE PEACE. AT THIS SAME TIME SHE STARTED THE PITOCIN AND I ASKED ABOUT GETTING THE EPIDURAL. I WAS FAR ENOUGH ALONG ALREADY THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REASON TO DELAY GETTING IT DONE...ESPECIALLY SINCE EVERYONE ASSUMED I WOULD HAVE A SHORT LABOR. I COULD FEEL THE CONTRACTIONS COMING ON STRONGER AS WE WAITED FOR THE ANISTHEOLOGIST - WITH EACH ONE I PRAYED FOR COMFORT AND STRENGTH. FINALLY IT WAS TIME TO GET THE EPIDURAL! WE WENT OVER MY HISTORY OF EPIDURALS...(WITH ASPEN IT KICKED IN RIGHT BEFORE I STARTED TO PUSH BUT ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. WITH LIBERTY THEY TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND IT NEVER HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE PAIN THROUGH THE 28 HOURS OF LABOR. WITH CHEYENNE IT ONLY TOOK ON THE LEFT SIDE, HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO FINALLY GET IT EQUAL ON EACH SIDE) I GOT THE EPIDURAL RIGHT AFTER THIS CONVERSATION AND GO FIGURE...IT ONLY TOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE! MY RIGHT SIDE WAS SO NUMB FROM THE GET GO THAT I COULDN'T EVEN WIGGLE MY TOES! I WAS ABLE TO FEEL EVERY LITTLE THING ON MY LEFT SIDE - LIKE I HAD NEVER EVEN GOTTEN THE EPIDURAL - SO THEY CALLED THE ANESTHEIOLOGIST BACK INTO MY ROOM. HE FIDDLE WITH THE NEEDLE A BIT AND THEN PUT MORE MEDICATION INTO THE LINE. AGAIN MY RIGHT SIDE GOT EVEN HEAVIER WITH THE NUMBING MEDICATION - WITH NO EFFECT ON MY LEFT SIDE. THE NURSE WAS COMING IN EVERY FEW MINUTES TO UP THE AMOUNT OF PITOCIN AND TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS OF MY EPIDURAL. NOTHING WAS HELPING AND THE PAIN WAS GROWING STRONGER. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT CLING TO CHRIST THROUGH THIS TIME. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO EXPERIENCE THE PAIN ON MY LEFT SIDE - BUT I PUT MY FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT WITH EACH CONTRACTION WE WERE GETTING CLOSER TO MEETING OUR SWEET BABY GIRL. THE NURSE CHECKED ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS MAKING GREAT PROGRESS TOWARDS 10CM'S! UNFORTUNATELY SAVANNAH WASN'T BUDGING! SHE WAS STILL VERY HIGH AND WASN'T DROPPING AT ALL. THE NURSE AND ANESTEIOLOGIST TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET MY EPIDURAL IN A BETTER POSITION BUT NOTHING THEY TRIED WAS WORKING..I COULD NO LONGER EVEN SENSE THAT I HAD A RIGHT LEG AT THIS POINT! ABOUT 8 HOURS AFTER THE START OF THE EIPDURAL THE NURSE CHECKED ME AND REALIZED THAT I WAS COMPLETELY DILATED AND THINNED OUT - BUT SAVANNAH WAS STILL IN THAT SAME POSITION! SHE ASKED IF I WANTED TO TRY PUSHING, TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CAUSE HER TO MOVE DOWN INTO THE BIRTH CANAL. HONESTLY I HAD NO DESIRE TO PUSH AT THIS POINT. I WAS BEYOND EXHAUSTED AND COULDN'T IMAGINE HOW I WAS GOING TO PUSH HER OUT SINCE I COULDN'T EVEN FEEL MY TOES OR MOVE MY RIGHT LEG AND INCH AND YET HAD TERRIBLE PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY!! IN THE END SHE HAD ME TRY TO PUSH..WITH A PROMISE THAT IF I WAS SIMPLY TOO TIRED I COULD STOP AND LET SAVANNAH COME DOWN ON HER OWN TIME! SO WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT I PUSHED...REALLY NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO HAPPEN. AFTER THAT ONE PUSH THE NURSE YELLED 'STOP! OKAY, NO MORE PUSHING!! I HAVE TO GET DR. ROST HERE IMMEDIATELY. HE WOULD BE SO UPSET IF I DELIVERED THIS BABY INSTEAD OF HIM!!" :0) SO WITH THAT I STOPPED PUSHING AND THE NURSE FLEW AROUND THE ROOM GETTING EVERYTHING SET UP AND READY! WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES MY DOCTOR WAS THERE. I PUSHED TWO TIMES AND LITTLE SAVANNAH FAITH WAS BORN! IT TURNS OUT SHE WAS IN THE 'SUNNY SIDE UP' POSITION WHICH WAS THE REASON BEHIND HER NOT DECENDING INTO THE BIRTH CANAL PROPERLY ON HER OWN! TEARS FLOODED MY EYES AS THEY PLACED THIS SWEET LITTLE BLESSING ONTO MY CHEST. NEVER BEFORE HAVE THEY PLACED ONE OF MY BABIES ON MY CHEST - THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOO SMALL/ILL IN THE PAST. SO THIS TRULY WAS A TREAT AND A BLESSING IN MY BOOK. DADDY GOT TO CUT THE CORD AND THEN LITTLE SAVANNAH LET OUT A TINY LITTLE CRY - ALL I COULD THINK WAS 'THANK YOU GOD! THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSING". MY HEART WAS OVERJOYED...
SAVANNAH AND I GOT TO COME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THURSDAY WAS THANKSGIVING - AND OH BOY DID WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR!! :0) ON FRIDAY MORNING MY MOM FLEW BACK TO KC AND THAT AFTERNOON WE GOT LIBBY'S HEADSTONE DELIVERED TO US FROM KC...IT WAS A LOT TO TAKE IN, TO SAY THE LEAST.
ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A LITTLE ONE AFTER LOSING A CHILD KNOWS JUST HOW BITTERSWEET THIS EXPERIENCE CAN BE. I CRIED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HER BIRTH BECAUSE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIBERTY IN SAVANNAH. MY HEART WAS (AND STILL IS) SMITTEN WITH HER! SHE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BLESSING AND SHE HAS STOLLEN MY HEART AWAY!
OKAY...AS I MENTIONED EARLIER - HERE ARE THE PICTURES OF OUR NEWEST LITTLE PRINCESS!!
ENJOY :0)
INDUCTION DAY! 38 WEEKS 6 DAYS!
SAVANNAH FAITH BORN AT 4:51PM 7LBS 15OZ 21 1/4 INCHES
A FEW HOURS OLD!
LITTLE BABY DOLL
SAVANNAH IN HER GOING HOME OUTFIT!
GETTING READY TO GO HOME! SHE CAN'T WAIT!
ASPEN AND CHEYENNE MEETING THEIR BABY SISTER..WISH LIBBY COULD BE HERE TOO...
DADDY AND HIS NEWEST LITTLE LOVEBUG
MY PRECIOUS GIRLS
SISTERS FOREVER!.JPG)
LITTLE LOVE MUFFIN IN HER CHRISTMAS JAMMIES!P.S...I WILL BE ADDING MORE PICTURES SOON! MY COMPUTER KEEPS FREEZING..GRR! THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WELL WISHES!! HUGS TO YOU ALL! OH..AND MY SPELL CHECK BUTTON WON'T WORK - SO PAY NO ATTENTION TO ALL MY ERRORS!! LOL
GOD BLESS,
KELLY AND FAMILY
Monday, November 23, 2009
Savannah Faith is here!
Hi everyone! It is Darla again and I just wanted to let everyone know that Savannah Faith has arrived! She weighs 7lb. 15oz and is perfect! Praise God! Mommy is doing well too just very tired! Brett and Kelly are overjoyed and feel very blessed to have this new little addition to their family. They wanted me to thank everyone for all your prayers and support.
I am sure Kelly will update everyone with pictures as soon as she gets to her computer. :)
Let's continue to pray for the Turner family and this new blessing from God.....Savannah Faith!
I am sure Kelly will update everyone with pictures as soon as she gets to her computer. :)
Let's continue to pray for the Turner family and this new blessing from God.....Savannah Faith!
Savannah is almost here
Hi everyone! This is Kelly’s friend Darla. She has been keeping me updated by text messaging me all day. Kelly and Brett went to the hospital this morning at 5:00am. Everything is going well for them. They are excited to meet Savannah and even wrote that they feel God’s peace in the room with them so Praise God for this!
Right now, they are waiting for Savannah to “move on down” so Kelly can start the delivery process. Kelly is ready but they are just waiting on Savannah. Could you join me in prayer for this as well as God’s continue peace and a healthy delivery?
As soon as I know more, I will update again.
Thank you. Darla
Right now, they are waiting for Savannah to “move on down” so Kelly can start the delivery process. Kelly is ready but they are just waiting on Savannah. Could you join me in prayer for this as well as God’s continue peace and a healthy delivery?
As soon as I know more, I will update again.
Thank you. Darla
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Savannah Faith will be here on MONDAY!!
Hello again!
Well yesterday I had my dr. appointment. It was a good appointment overall. My dr. seems quite excited for us to have little Savannah and he is so happy that I am officially full term!
He did a quick check to determine if I would have to come in on Sunday night to get Cervidil ~~ and PRAISE THE LORD, I am far enough along that I will NOT need the cervidil!! I am SO happy with this news as I have done the cervidil route before and it is NOT something that I would ever want to repeat!
He went on to say that he wants us at the hospital bright and early on Monday morning! We have to be at the hospital by 5AM to begin the induction! I thought this was awesome considering I probably won't be able to sleep anyhow :0)
He told me that he will have the nurses get me all hooked up to the monitors so he can see how the baby is doing and to see if I am having any contractions...Then he will come in and break my water! He then wants to give me a little time to see if my contractions will pick up on their own - if they do then he will NOT do the pitocin!! However, if I am not having any contractions or they are not strong enough he will have to start me on pitocin. Of course we are praying that there is NO NEED FOR PITOCIN!! That my contractions begin right away and I have no trouble progressing through labor...as 'naturally' as possible.
I am beyond excited!! I could possibly jump for joy at this point, however that would probably cause me to injure myself in some shape or form (given the size of my tummy at this point!!). lol I cannot wait to meet our newest little princess.. my heart is overjoyed at the very thought of her!!
Please continue to pray for us as we embark on this wonderful journey!! I will do my best to keep you all updated....
Love and hugs!!
Well yesterday I had my dr. appointment. It was a good appointment overall. My dr. seems quite excited for us to have little Savannah and he is so happy that I am officially full term!
He did a quick check to determine if I would have to come in on Sunday night to get Cervidil ~~ and PRAISE THE LORD, I am far enough along that I will NOT need the cervidil!! I am SO happy with this news as I have done the cervidil route before and it is NOT something that I would ever want to repeat!
He went on to say that he wants us at the hospital bright and early on Monday morning! We have to be at the hospital by 5AM to begin the induction! I thought this was awesome considering I probably won't be able to sleep anyhow :0)
He told me that he will have the nurses get me all hooked up to the monitors so he can see how the baby is doing and to see if I am having any contractions...Then he will come in and break my water! He then wants to give me a little time to see if my contractions will pick up on their own - if they do then he will NOT do the pitocin!! However, if I am not having any contractions or they are not strong enough he will have to start me on pitocin. Of course we are praying that there is NO NEED FOR PITOCIN!! That my contractions begin right away and I have no trouble progressing through labor...as 'naturally' as possible.
I am beyond excited!! I could possibly jump for joy at this point, however that would probably cause me to injure myself in some shape or form (given the size of my tummy at this point!!). lol I cannot wait to meet our newest little princess.. my heart is overjoyed at the very thought of her!!
Please continue to pray for us as we embark on this wonderful journey!! I will do my best to keep you all updated....
Love and hugs!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Praying for Labor...
Hello all,
It's been quite some time since my last post. Things have been hectic, as usual. I am officially 38 weeks now!! Praise God we are going to have a full term baby! We won't even know what to do with ourselves. :0)
Thankfully my mom decided to go ahead and come to Texas..a whole lot earlier than expected..so we no longer have the worry of who will watch the girls for us while we are in the hospital! The only 'catch' to this situation is she is missing work right now - which means she isn't getting paid..sooooo this means there has been a lot of pressure on me to suddenly just have this sweet baby so grandma can get back home! lol Obviously this isn't the way labor works - even though deep down inside I really do wish I had an "easy button"!
If you don't mind could you all join us in prayer as we attempt to patiently wait for our little princess to make her grand entrance into the world?!? I have another dr. appointment on Friday...at this time we are supposed to set up an induction time for either Sunday or Monday - depending on a few things. Oh how I have been praying and hoping to go into labor naturally, instead of through an induction. With our first 3 girls I was induced so I was really hoping to avoid that this time around. Come Monday I will no longer have a choice and will have to give in to an induction because my mom has to get back home...so of course we are PRAYING that I go into labor sometime before sunday!!! Will you please join us in prayer concerning this?? As well as for a wonderful, safe labor and delivery of our little Savannah Faith!! :0)
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers...We will keep you all updated!!
God bless!
It's been quite some time since my last post. Things have been hectic, as usual. I am officially 38 weeks now!! Praise God we are going to have a full term baby! We won't even know what to do with ourselves. :0)
Thankfully my mom decided to go ahead and come to Texas..a whole lot earlier than expected..so we no longer have the worry of who will watch the girls for us while we are in the hospital! The only 'catch' to this situation is she is missing work right now - which means she isn't getting paid..sooooo this means there has been a lot of pressure on me to suddenly just have this sweet baby so grandma can get back home! lol Obviously this isn't the way labor works - even though deep down inside I really do wish I had an "easy button"!
If you don't mind could you all join us in prayer as we attempt to patiently wait for our little princess to make her grand entrance into the world?!? I have another dr. appointment on Friday...at this time we are supposed to set up an induction time for either Sunday or Monday - depending on a few things. Oh how I have been praying and hoping to go into labor naturally, instead of through an induction. With our first 3 girls I was induced so I was really hoping to avoid that this time around. Come Monday I will no longer have a choice and will have to give in to an induction because my mom has to get back home...so of course we are PRAYING that I go into labor sometime before sunday!!! Will you please join us in prayer concerning this?? As well as for a wonderful, safe labor and delivery of our little Savannah Faith!! :0)
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers...We will keep you all updated!!
God bless!
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