Sleeping Pretty

This was the outfit she wore home from the hospital, complete with little booties with bees on them. My friend Chani gave it to her before she was born. It's made by Wendy Bellisimo, and was exactly the same as the crib/bedding set I had LOVED so much, and bought for the baby's room. It was a huge waste of money, in retrospect, but at the time, I just had to have it! It was $350 or so at Babies R Us, and I got it brand new on ebay for $250.

First Walk

Resting with Daddy!


Her first outdoor walk

First Canadian Visitors

My Aunt & Uncle were on their way home from a trip to North Carolina, and stopped in for an evening to say hi and meet their first great-niece! We went to Olive Garden, and had a nice visit.

This mobile was passed down from my mom...Fisher Price lasts forever! I think this was new for my brother Davis, and the age gap between him and Kenna is 17 years!

Auntie Collette and Uncle Michael with Kenna

Footprints

We had her 2 week follow up in the midwifery center, and they put her feet on the wall. Her 3rd & 4th toes over lap on one foot (thankfully this went away as she got older, but it was cute for an infant). When they painted her foot and pressed it to the wall, the one toe print didn't show up. The midwife painted in a "fake one" so it wouldn't look like she was missing a toe:-)

2 weeks

She is one day shy of 2 weeks old.




Bed head


Gas makes you smile when you sleep

Bath

Right after her bath

Awake Time

Yawn!

Her poopy face. It was always easy to tell what was going on there...:-)

She loved looking around and hearing voices. She was a people-person from the start!

Baby & Mom

All bundled up. I think Brian was supposed to zoom in only on the baby...but he doesn't really ever use the camera...:-)

5 Days Old

Some sleeping faces.


Still a little yellow and in the sun. She looked like an indian with her skin tone and black hair.


Puffy cheeks




So little

Cranberry Juice

I sent Brian on an errand to Walmart to pick up some cranberry juice for myself. This is what he came home with. Apparently they had no juice...or he forgot to check:-) So sweet! Easter was only a few weeks away and it was the perfect size for her. Daddy was so smitten with his little baby girl!

First Day Home

Our first day home from the hospital! So exciting! Her jaundice levels were under control - just barely. We were allowed to bring her home, but had to keep her naked in the sunlight of the window and take her back the next morning for another heel pick to check her bilirubin levels. They continued to fall, so we were good to go! She got a lot of sunlight those first few days home.

This is the picture I decided to use on her birth announcement. I will have to scan and post it, it's a little passport, and this was the pic inside. So cute!




Flowers given by Toni. We also got gerber daises (which I love), from Luc & Cassy. And then a few other arrangements from different people and the church.

A little break from the sun

A welcome home sign made by our good friend Melody!

Feedings

More midnight feeding pics


6am feeding


She would not keep her eyes open with the flash


No flash, to show her big eyes

Mommy & Daddy Visits

The day after she was born, the doctors released me, but Kenna had to stay...she had jaundice and had to go under the lights. So we had to drive back to the hospital every three hours for her feedings. Praise the Lord it was only 2 miles away! I suppose if it were farther, they would have kept me admitted, I really didn't want to stay (boring!), but it really does break your heart to have to leave without them!



My little yellow raccoon! You can see how the light treatment is working...but she wears glasses under the lights, so the eye area is the last to fade.

This was a 3am feeding. Ick!