We are proud to introduce the latest addition to our family, Katherine Elizabeth Buckley, born on August 22, 2011, at 1:56 p.m. Katherine (Kate) weighed 7 lbs 7ozs and was 20 inches long. Born at 37 weeks and 2 days she was officially a full term baby!!
I was scheduled for my c-section on the 22nd and when I went in that morning for pre-op preparation I was actually contracting every 2 minutes, guess Kate knew it was going to be her birthday no matter what! The surgery itself went well as did my recuperation in the hospital. I was eating regular food that night and was up walking around a bit that night too. It was such an amazing experience having our baby with us from the get-go, getting to hold her that night while she was sleeping, feeding her, and just relishing in the fact that she was our baby. I am so happy that we were able to experience a “normal” birthing experience!
The triplets and my parents came to meet her on the 22nd and they had a million questions about the baby, her birth, the hospital, everything they could think of! On the 23rd my friend Laura came to meet her as did my Aunt Sharon and her friend Peggy.
We brought Katherine home on the 24th and thus far Madelyn and Johnathan have been very curious of her, wanting to know where she is and what she’s doing and wanting to give her lots of hugs and kisses. They have been good about helping us when we need them to as well. Annabel hasn’t expressed much interest in her so I’m not sure that she realizes there’s anyone extra in the house yet. The dogs finally gave her a good check the other day when we put her in the swing for the 1st time. When I got home I had beautiful roses waiting for me from B.J. and a beautiful bouquet picked out by the trio too! The trio also got Big Sister/Big Brother gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Guenther.
Thus far she’s been sleeping longer stretches during the day than at night, generally lasting about 2 hours between feedings. She had her 1st pediatrician appointment on Friday and was given a clean bill of health. She was down to 6 lbs 14 ozs (only 1 ounce less than what she weighed in the hospital on Tuesday). She will go in for another weigh-in on Monday and then the following week for another doctor appointment.
I am starting to feel a lot better, have a little more energy and am about to maneuver around better. The hardest times were getting in/out of bed and on/off the couch but it’s getting easier everyday. My staples were taken out on Friday and my incision is healing well so that definitely helps. I still can’t drive for another good week and have to limit my lifting for awhile yet.
This weekend we’ll have a few people coming to meet Kate and on Sunday she will have her newborn pictures taken by my friend Dani, I can’t wait!!
2 comments:
Congratulations!! You almost make me want a baby! She is beautiful!
Congratulations! I visit your blog occasionally; I was very excited to hear about your pregnancy and loved to see the joy that you experienced throughout the whole process. What a blessing!
Lena
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