The little lady is here!
Meet Lillian "Lilly" Belle...
My new favorite person!
😌💕
After enduring contractions, 10 minutes
or less apart, for 15' ish hours at home...
Kyleigh went to the hospital
in the 6:00 o'clock AM hour
the morning of the 21st.
She was dilated to 4.5
She continued to labor for another 16 1/2 hours
in the hospital
before baby was taken by C-section....
Hello 32 hours of labor!
What a ride it was.
One I'm not sure she wants to do again....
anytime soon.
Pain management was less than desirable.
An infection
of the amniotic fluid while laboring
was developed.
Was placed on 3 antibiotics.
Baby was no longer facing the right way...
awful back contractions.
Baby would not come down despite
some heroic pushing...
All while being completely exhausted.
Throw in some throwing up....
which she practically did
the ENTIRE pregnancy.
This picture below was taken at 11:00 am
in the morning...
{She thought she was in HELL at this point.}
😫
GOOD GLORY...
IF we had known she
had almost 12 more hours of labor still.....
me oh my....
😓
Kyleigh, Tyler and I were functioning on
very little sleep... due to the at-home
laboring and all the texting back 'n forth
in the wee hours of the night...
I was running on adrenaline.
The anticipation was palpable.
It was such a privilege to be with
Kyleigh at the hospital
in the labor and delivery room.
I was so looking forward to
watching baby girl be born...
But due to the complications
she was whisked away
around 10:50 PM...
The hubs came to the hospital
to be with me as we waited anxiously
in the empty
delivery room for about an hour...
was going on....
I met this piece of heaven
for the first time a few minutes
before midnight!
She looked like a baby doll!!!
content and peaceful.
She had THE most beautiful skin
and coloring of a baby I've EVER seen.
I was in absolute awe of her.
She was a beautiful sight to behold!
😭
THIS picture, of these two, is one
of my absolute favs...
😌
Party in room #214 early the next morning
with the Aunties meeting her
for the first time...bringing gifts...
including pink bubbly!
We found out her name after these
Kyleigh stayed four days
in the hospital.
I spent A LOT of time there...
letting the new mom and dad get some
much needed rest and sleep.
Pure Joy!
For Gma Gigi and Bonka!
pictures were taken.
{They were deciding between 6 names mind you!!!}
The name they chose made us all CRY.
as my paternal grandma,
AND great-grandma!
My maiden name is Bell.
So not only is her first name special,
but her middle name is extra special
to me.
Especially with my dad having
passed away last year.
This is a pic of my grandma Lyllian
as a baby in 1904....
and as a 2 yr old in 1906!
How darling is she?
This is the grandma I have journals of when
she was in her late teens/early 20's.
😭
sung by Frank Sinatra...
called Lily Belle.
IT IS the sweetest. AND...
get this!!!!....the train at Disneyland is
called Lily Belle after Walt Disney's
wife's name.
😌
to welcome home
mom and baby...
Early Sunday morn Gma-Gigi duty...
Prepping Mr. Darcy for meeting Miss Lilly...
sniffing her baby hat from the hospital.
Mr. Bingley's introduction...
I've been able to help take care
of this precious baby
EVERY DAY for the past 3 weeks!
I could kiss her face off...
I love her so much!
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for the first time...
Lilly is my mama's 69th descendant
and 40th great-grandchild.
UH-MAZING!!!
{Lilly is the first great-grandchild
on Jaren's side. Also a 5th generation
first born. Jaren's grandma was a firstborn
child, as was his mom. Jaren is the oldest
child in his family. So is Kyleigh....
and Lilly is. Pretty cool!}
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It's not lost on me
that I'm taking care of
someone who, at almost 92
years of age,
is nearing the end of her life
{hoping she still has a few good years left tho}
😉
AND a baby who has obviously just begun
her earthly life.
Lends to a beautiful dynamic
in our home.
helping with bath time....
She loved it!
How many people does it take to transport
a baby from one house to the other???...
We've had some funny scenarios for sure.
Which reminds me of scenes from
the movie...Three Men and a Baby! lol
Amazing how something so small can
cause such havoc!
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Some fun adventures....
First time here at this quaint gift shop!
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I was able to attend the Festival of Trees.....
SO SO many beautiful trees and wreaths...
Visiting the Nativity Market...
We saw beautiful nativities from all over the world...
Discovering this French Boutique.....
👀 💕
In other family random....
Kate decorated her bedroom
Christmas tree...
The hubs and I helped with our
Ward's Christmas Party....I was in
charge of Santa's corner...
I put together these gifts for
our Primary kiddos moving up
to YW/YM's.
Kate got her braces OFF!
Heck Ya!
🙌
We've been going to Dr. Horsley
off and on for 17 years!
His office is pretty magical.
THE trees!
AND Paris art!
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Favorite Eats this last month....
Dali's Crepes is the bomb diggity...
seriously one of my favorite places
for savory and sweet!
They offer gf batter!
Bless them.
with a dear friend {since the 8th grade!}
Homemade pizza dipped in this
Indian Sauce!
Chit-chatting over this deliciousness
at Kumo Cafe Crepes...
Can't forget my Thanksgiving dinner
in the hospital!
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Back at home the table was all set for our
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Thanksgiving "grateful" breakfast,
but I was needed
at the hospital that morn....
so we postponed it
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to Sunday lunch.....
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Beyond grateful that day that
everyone was back home...
healthy, safe and sound.
WHAT A WEEK IT HAD BEEN!
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