Kaed Lovn' His Little Sis

Kaed has reacted extremely well to his little sister. He constantly gives her kisses and is very gentle with her. We gave him a present "from Violet" when we got home from the hospital. It's a tee ball set that's inflatable. He loves it and is actually getting quite good at hitting home runs. He does a little dance after he has a good hit. You can just see the concentration in his eyes. I have to remind him to keep two hands on the bat and keep his eye on the ball. I'd say he's pretty stinkn' good for a 22 month old.

New Pics of Violet

A Couple More Pics

Jen and I have tentatively decided that she has gotten the following traits from her parents:

Lance - Jet Black Hair, Nose, Possibly Lips
Jen - Eyes, Ears, Beauty, Possibly Lips

Kaedyn came and saw his little sister for the first time this morning. He was somewhat excited for a bit, especially when we gave him a Backyardigans DVD "from Violet." The first thing he did to his little sis was give her a nice big kiss on the cheek. All and all though, I think Kaed was more interested in running up and down the halls than anything else.

Please pray that Kaed adjusts to his sister well. We think he's going to be a great big brother and one that will rough his little sis up a bit to make her stronger.

She's Finally Here

Our Daughter's Finally Here!!!

Jen was experiencing random contractions throughout yesterday, but was becoming more uncomfortable around 6:30 pm (about 15 minutes apart). I got home from work at about 8 and they were getting closer together. At about 10:15, we were told to head to the hospital. We sat in an assessment room for about an hour, just waiting for Jen's contractions to get closer together (they were about 10 min. apart by now).

We were moved to a labor and delivery room at about midnight. There, Jen's contractions became more intense and closer. She was sitting on a exercise ball for a bit, but became increasingly uncomfortable and stood up. Immediately, her water broke at 12:55 and labor was on full boar. She laid down and was in such pain, but was toughing it out like a trooper.

It became apparent that her contractions were occurring one on top of another and they were taking a toll. The Dr. was paged STAT, but Jen was feeling the urge to push. All the nurses and myself told her to resist the temptation of pushing. She did very well, but our little girl wanted out. By the time I knew it, nurses were running in and a midwife (not taking care of Jen) came into our room and prepared for delivery without our Dr. The nurses and I tried to keep Jen calm, but to no prevail, our baby already had her head out. With one actual push, Jen delivered our second child. Our little girl actually slipped onto the bed because the nurses and midwife were putting their gloves on when it happened so fast. Jen delivered at 1:35 am today.

Jen was so strong and I'd like to say, "dominated" this labor. It was so quick, I just can't fathom it. Jen and our little girl are doing very well. No hiccups of any kind. Thanks for all your prayers and support during this pregnancy.

Oh Yeah, I spose you're getting sick of me stating "our little girl." We named her VIOLET ADELE KELLY