Well Kelson is now 17 days old. Man time is already flying by. I think I'm getting the hang of things now :) She is eating more and sleeping a little less during the day, which means more sleep at night- YEA! We had her 2 week checkup this past Tuesday and the dr said that she is doing GREAT. She went from 7 lbs 2 1/2oz to 7lbs 14 oz (gained 12oz in one week) so I was VERY pleased with that. I wanted to make sure that I was feeding her enough and with those results I would def say that I am. Dr. Zbell also made mention that she is going to have blue eyes- I was always told that it took a while to tell, but she said that she can already tell. Also she is ranked 80% in her height bracket, so she guesses that she will be around 5'7 or 5'8. That's my little model :) She has quite a bit of hair (which I heard will all fall out :( eventually, but then grow back in). Most importantly- Kelson is in PERFECT health and we don't have to go back to the dr till her 2 month checkup- shots, etc.. and of course I'm getting her ears pierced too. I've updated my kodakgallery so if you guys want to check out some more pics of Kelson over the last few weeks, feel free to do so.
We've already taken Kelson out of the house for a few occasions: her two dr appts, a dinner at Logan's with some of our friends, and cookout couple shower, Memere and Da Bob father's anniversary dinner at Casa, and lunch with my boeing co-workers. She has done EXTREMELY well. Everyone always comments on how beautiful and alert she is for being a newborn. That's my girl!!!
There is no way that Jason and I will ever have a hard time finding a babysitter around this place. Now that Lucy has two more of her sisters up here living in AL we have more babysitters. They love to hold and spoil her often. Aline comes by almost daily to get her Kelson fix- its so cute. Lucy's mom, Memere, has even had time to come hold her and play with her. Its so awesome to share such a wonderful experience with the family.
Speaking of family- my mom is down in FL helping out Keri with her new little man- Corgan. He is soooo cute. Looks a lot like my brother Kyle did when he was born. I always said that when I had a boy, I wanted him to look like Kyle- he was the cutest kid EVER! So maybe Keri got it first. Keri and Corgan are doing GREAT. We have been able to skype (web cam) often so even though neither one of us can be there physically, we are able to chat and see eachother's baby's on their. My mom and dad are so excited that they have two new grandbabies 8 days a part from eachother. Annabelle is coping well with having a brother. You can tell that she is "a ball of energy" now from talking with her on skype. Keri has to bribe her to get her to sit still and talk- hehe.
All is going GREAT. Christmas is going to be something else this year...
Its almost time to start putting up Halloween decorations, then THE TREE!!! YEA!!!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Corgan, my nephew, is on his way....
Just talked to my mom aka GRAMMY who is down in FL with my sister right now about to give birth to my nephew Corgan Alexander Donald. Mom left Alabama Monday so she could be there for Keri through her pregnancy. Although Keri wasn't scheduled to have Corgan till August 30th, he decided to come early. Funny thing is if I would have waited to have Kelson on her original due date- that means the cousins would have been one day apart- talk about being rough on my mom!!! So it all worked out for the best and I can't wait to meet him. Please be praying for the Donald family as they add another addition to their family. I know that big sister Annabelle will be a big help!!! Christmas is going to be busy this year :)
Pamela Anderson Titty Fairy...
During my pregnancy, I noticed that my breasts really weren't getting much larger and so I was concerned with breastfeeding issues. Everyone mentioned that most women don't get the larger breasts until after the baby arrives, and boy were they right. Jason had to leave Friday night for a show in West Virginia and he came back Sunday afternoon to a whole lotta woman!! Over those two days I was visited by the Pamela Anderson Titty Fairy. Its amazing how your body knows what to do every step of the way....
Introducing... Kelson Noel Albert.. Young Celebrity!!!
Well as most of you know, Jason Albert, Kelson's daddy is the lead singer for the country group, Heartland. Well since word got out that we were having a little girl, some of the local radio stations, Hsv Times, and Tv stations have been keeping up with us. Word was out that Kelson had indeed arrived. Thanks to my sister for creating Kelson's birth announcement- it was sooooo cute and I got to many compliments on it. Thank you Keri! It was one of a kind. Our local country station had the announcement on their website. Well I got a call Wed- one day after Kelson was born- from Channel 19 about coming to interview us. Since it had only been one day after she was born, needless to say I wasn't feeling really up to it. So we scheduled to have something the last day we were at the hospital- Thurs afternoon. All went great and they have a little video of us on www.whnt.com under the featured videos (Heartland Jason Albert). Also I did a google search on Kelson Noel Albert and she is all over the place. CMT.com, GAC.com, etc.. it was so amazing to have your newborn already out there in the public's eye. We have to be careful, but yet its exciting to know that she is a celebrity- already :)
Also I wanted to say thanks to all the friends and family who came by to visit us while we were in the hospital and those of you who called to check up on us. All the balloons, flowers, and cards were very thoughtful and so special for our little girl. Its great to be surrounded by such positive people!!! Thank you all. Love you!
Also I wanted to say thanks to all the friends and family who came by to visit us while we were in the hospital and those of you who called to check up on us. All the balloons, flowers, and cards were very thoughtful and so special for our little girl. Its great to be surrounded by such positive people!!! Thank you all. Love you!
Kelson's Arrival...
Well I'm finally able to update my blog and give you all the details of Kelson's birth. Lucy, Theana, Jason, and I all headed up to the hospital Tues morning, August 14th, to start the process. We stopped at McD's first to get something on my stomach, since we knew it would be a long day and no food for me till after Kelson arrived. We got to the hospital around 8 ish. Lisa was my nurse- she was fabulous- and Dr. Rushing ended up delivering Kelson. At 8:30 they checked me and I was already 3 cm, they broke my water and that started the process. I had discussed trying to prevent taking pitocin, but they said being my first child it would take FOREVER to start contracting, so I decided to go ahead and get it. Anyways, the contractions started around 3 if I remember correctly and they weren't too bad yet. We watched many episodes of King of Queens to make the time go by. Some of the boys from Heartland were on WDRM promoting their new song Once a Woman (Gets a Hold of your Heart) so Jason wasn't able to attend (imagine that)- hehe. We tried to hook up Jason's IPOD into the TV to listen to the interview, but very were successful. The guys were talking about the labor so Jason decided to call in. He mentioned that we were both very excited and somewhat nervous. Then the DJ asked to talk to me. Luckily I wasn't in pain yet nor had I had any drugs, so I didn't talking at all. It was fun. I think around 2 I started having some contractions so I asked for Nubane (a mild pain med) to hold me off until I was ready for the epidural. Well all this did was make me laugh... I couldn't stop and had no reason to be laughing. Jason and the moms were cracking up at me. Lucy even managed to get some of it on video tape- it’s hilarious. I've never seen myself laugh so hard. My sister even called and tried to talk to me and I kept laughing. She made the remark- I don't remember laughing during my labor :)
Well around 3pm they checked me again and I was at 5 cm. This is when the contractions REALLY started setting in. I had breathed all I could through the contractions and was ready for the epidural. I was afraid if I waited to long then I wouldn't be able to have one, so I said the code word: CHRISTMAS and it was on. The epidural wasn't too bad- Jason did a great job coaching me through it. He said he almost fainted when he saw the size of the needle. It just felt like a tingle down my back and into my legs. Only lasted a minute or so - definitely beats feeling those big contractions that were slowly approaching. So anyways, we were watching the monitor and the contractions were coming and I couldn't feel a thing- it was great. Well they measured me again a little later and I went from 7 to 9 centimeters in a matter of an hour or so. I started to feel some pressure down there- all over- and I knew with an epidural you usually don't feel anything. Well I felt more and more pressure as time passed, they gave me another narcotic to ease the pain, but it didn't help at all. Well before I knew it the nurse was telling me it was time to push. So at 10 cm I was pushing and feeling everything. Mom had one leg, Jason and Lucy had the other, and I was pushing away. All the movies and books I read on birthing played over and over in my head. I just grabbed a hold of my legs too and said- Ready- lets do it. haha! Like I was in charge. I saw her head in the mirror. That was really cool. I pushed for 10 min or so until Dr. Rushing arrived. That seemed like it took forever. I pushed 5 times when he arrives and BAM there was Kelson. She came out and they laid her on my belly while wiping her down. It was wonderful... she was so pretty and looked so much like Jason. Well within minutes I knew that Kelson was now the center of attention, esp. since right after she arrived there I was legs up in the air, getting my 4 little stitches, and no one around. They were all staring at Kelson- which I don't blame. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She didn't have the odd shaped head or a bad case of jaundice- which is common in most vaginal birth babies. SHE WAS PERFECT!!!
Jason gave her a bath and the family got to watch, they wheeled me to our room. I had a few minutes alone to take it all in. Course the first thing I wanted was FOOD. haha! So I had some leftover pizza till I could convince someone to go get me something better. It was great having so many friends and family there to be a part of all this. My sister was unable to attend, as she is getting ready to have a baby today!!! I hated that she couldn't be here, but it’s awesome that we were able to keep in touch throughout the whole day. Well the first night in the hospital with a newborn was rough- I was so tired and ready for some sleep, so as guilty as I felt- Jason and I decided to let the nursery have her for a few hours. We both slept so good for those few hours. I did start breastfeeding with her and it went AWESOME. She latched right on.
It was an awesome experience and so far everything is going so good!!! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers! Our little family is doing GREAT!!!
Well around 3pm they checked me again and I was at 5 cm. This is when the contractions REALLY started setting in. I had breathed all I could through the contractions and was ready for the epidural. I was afraid if I waited to long then I wouldn't be able to have one, so I said the code word: CHRISTMAS and it was on. The epidural wasn't too bad- Jason did a great job coaching me through it. He said he almost fainted when he saw the size of the needle. It just felt like a tingle down my back and into my legs. Only lasted a minute or so - definitely beats feeling those big contractions that were slowly approaching. So anyways, we were watching the monitor and the contractions were coming and I couldn't feel a thing- it was great. Well they measured me again a little later and I went from 7 to 9 centimeters in a matter of an hour or so. I started to feel some pressure down there- all over- and I knew with an epidural you usually don't feel anything. Well I felt more and more pressure as time passed, they gave me another narcotic to ease the pain, but it didn't help at all. Well before I knew it the nurse was telling me it was time to push. So at 10 cm I was pushing and feeling everything. Mom had one leg, Jason and Lucy had the other, and I was pushing away. All the movies and books I read on birthing played over and over in my head. I just grabbed a hold of my legs too and said- Ready- lets do it. haha! Like I was in charge. I saw her head in the mirror. That was really cool. I pushed for 10 min or so until Dr. Rushing arrived. That seemed like it took forever. I pushed 5 times when he arrives and BAM there was Kelson. She came out and they laid her on my belly while wiping her down. It was wonderful... she was so pretty and looked so much like Jason. Well within minutes I knew that Kelson was now the center of attention, esp. since right after she arrived there I was legs up in the air, getting my 4 little stitches, and no one around. They were all staring at Kelson- which I don't blame. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She didn't have the odd shaped head or a bad case of jaundice- which is common in most vaginal birth babies. SHE WAS PERFECT!!!
Jason gave her a bath and the family got to watch, they wheeled me to our room. I had a few minutes alone to take it all in. Course the first thing I wanted was FOOD. haha! So I had some leftover pizza till I could convince someone to go get me something better. It was great having so many friends and family there to be a part of all this. My sister was unable to attend, as she is getting ready to have a baby today!!! I hated that she couldn't be here, but it’s awesome that we were able to keep in touch throughout the whole day. Well the first night in the hospital with a newborn was rough- I was so tired and ready for some sleep, so as guilty as I felt- Jason and I decided to let the nursery have her for a few hours. We both slept so good for those few hours. I did start breastfeeding with her and it went AWESOME. She latched right on.
It was an awesome experience and so far everything is going so good!!! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers! Our little family is doing GREAT!!!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Wrapping things up before Kelson arrives....
Well its officially my last day at work. My group planned a little "goodbye and good luck" party for me- a day early- haha! They thought yesterday was my last day- haha! I told them that it could be and that would be a GREAT present, but they didn't fall for it. They went around and gave me some great words of advice. A few were- "not all kids are gonna act the same so be prepared for difference", "make sure you mold your child before they have a mind to do it themselves", and "being a parent is just the beginning of life". I thought these were great! I told them my advice for myself and any other parent is "to remember to raise your kids the way that YOU want them to be, no matter what anyone else says." AND "Remember that no one likes bad/bratty kids" :) I have been working from home on Wednesdays for about a month now and it really helped with this last month of pregnancy. Thanks to my boss for that! I really do love being pregnant- it went so well- but I'm definitly ready for her to arrive. I am going today to get Kelson's car seat installed- professionally- so we are safe from the get go. Its strange and exciting to see a baby seat in the car now. A cool note on the car thing is my sister brought home Belle in the same car as I'm bringing Kelson home in. Thanks sis. Wanna borrow it for Corgan? haha!
My hospital bag is pretty much packed and ready to go. We go back to see Dr. Rushing on Monday to get a plan together for Tues. Let's hope that I've dilated and effaced a little more and she will come soon after they break my water Tues morning or it comes on its own. Jason will be home Monday morning and is SOOO excited about our family. BTW- Keri bought Big Brother Eers a t-shirt the other day- its so cute. Also i got Eers to wear one of Kelson's bonnets/hats- we are gonna get Kelson to call him Nana- like the dog on Peter Pan that pretty much babysits the darling kids. He is gonna be a GREAT help. Well let's hope.
I've had a few "pre-birth" dreams already. One was seeing Kelson wrapped in her blanket with a pink hat on- she was perfect and beautiful. The one lastnight was odd. I was feeding a baby- which I thought was Kelson- but it was a boy- well anyways, I was feeding him bitten off pizza bites. someone asked me why I wasn't breastfeeding and I was in shock- like I had forgotten that I was supposed to do that first and not go to solid foods. So I was crying cause I had already messed up and couldn't start the breastfeeding process. Also I remember a list on the wall that said 0-3 months- pudding and bananas- like that was the guideline for what they were allowed to eat during that time. WEIRD, huh? haha.
Well my sister Keri is trailing right behind me with her pregnancy- she has remained at 1CM- which is GREAT since she was put on bedrest at 35 weeks. Next week will be 37 weeks and then Corgan is allowed to come whenever. She is having a scheduled C-section on August 30th. Unless he comes before that. Its gonna be so cool having babies around the same time. Its gonna be a BUSY Christmas this year, huh, grandparents :) The "Bobfather"/"Da Bob" (Jason's dad) has offered to finish up "the honey do list" before Kelson arrives. He's been a GREAT help with everything and I can't thank him enough. He's probably the most nervous about Kelson arriving, but I think he's gonna be a GREAT grandpa. Just like his father was. My parents already have practice with being grandparents and are pros! Can't wait for Kelson to meet the whole clan.
Well I'm so anxious and can't wait to meet my little girl. I sing and talk to her all the time. Daddy will be home for good pretty soon, so that's another PLUS for us.
On a Heartland note- be listening for their new single "Once a Woman (gets a hold of your heart)" It comes out next Monday (August 13th).
So Jason has a single being released and his daughter being released next week- what a COOL week :) Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. Keep 'em coming!!! Love you all.
My hospital bag is pretty much packed and ready to go. We go back to see Dr. Rushing on Monday to get a plan together for Tues. Let's hope that I've dilated and effaced a little more and she will come soon after they break my water Tues morning or it comes on its own. Jason will be home Monday morning and is SOOO excited about our family. BTW- Keri bought Big Brother Eers a t-shirt the other day- its so cute. Also i got Eers to wear one of Kelson's bonnets/hats- we are gonna get Kelson to call him Nana- like the dog on Peter Pan that pretty much babysits the darling kids. He is gonna be a GREAT help. Well let's hope.
I've had a few "pre-birth" dreams already. One was seeing Kelson wrapped in her blanket with a pink hat on- she was perfect and beautiful. The one lastnight was odd. I was feeding a baby- which I thought was Kelson- but it was a boy- well anyways, I was feeding him bitten off pizza bites. someone asked me why I wasn't breastfeeding and I was in shock- like I had forgotten that I was supposed to do that first and not go to solid foods. So I was crying cause I had already messed up and couldn't start the breastfeeding process. Also I remember a list on the wall that said 0-3 months- pudding and bananas- like that was the guideline for what they were allowed to eat during that time. WEIRD, huh? haha.
Well my sister Keri is trailing right behind me with her pregnancy- she has remained at 1CM- which is GREAT since she was put on bedrest at 35 weeks. Next week will be 37 weeks and then Corgan is allowed to come whenever. She is having a scheduled C-section on August 30th. Unless he comes before that. Its gonna be so cool having babies around the same time. Its gonna be a BUSY Christmas this year, huh, grandparents :) The "Bobfather"/"Da Bob" (Jason's dad) has offered to finish up "the honey do list" before Kelson arrives. He's been a GREAT help with everything and I can't thank him enough. He's probably the most nervous about Kelson arriving, but I think he's gonna be a GREAT grandpa. Just like his father was. My parents already have practice with being grandparents and are pros! Can't wait for Kelson to meet the whole clan.
Well I'm so anxious and can't wait to meet my little girl. I sing and talk to her all the time. Daddy will be home for good pretty soon, so that's another PLUS for us.
On a Heartland note- be listening for their new single "Once a Woman (gets a hold of your heart)" It comes out next Monday (August 13th).
So Jason has a single being released and his daughter being released next week- what a COOL week :) Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. Keep 'em coming!!! Love you all.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Hurry up and wait....
I'm so excited about the arrival of our little girl, Kelson Noelle or Kelson Noel- haven't decided yet. I can't believe the days are drawing nearer. Kelson's orginial due date was August 21st, but due to her daddy's tour schedule, we are planning to have her a week early so he will actually be able to attend the birth- haha!
I have to thank God first of all for giving me the oppportunity to have this child with such a WONDERFUL husband. Also a HUGE thank you for making this pregnancy SOOO wonderful. Other than a few hard days, it wasn't bad at all. I can only pray that the delivery goes as smoothly. As of my appt last Tues, I am a little over 1 centimeter and she is already head down. I'm not effaced at all, but hopefully thats changed over this last week. Jason hasn't been here for most of this last month, but I have been passing along all the "fun/nasty" details that have gone along with it. He will be home tomorrow and we all can't wait- he's been gone for 3 weeks! We are hoping to induce Kelson on August 14th- A day after Heartland's new single release and a day before "Papa" Kolumbus's 60th b-day. Its gonna be a memorable day.
Thank you to all my friends and family who have helped me through this and been so supportive. That really does make a difference. Kelson is going to be such a wonderful gift to us all and such a ray of sunshine.
I have to thank God first of all for giving me the oppportunity to have this child with such a WONDERFUL husband. Also a HUGE thank you for making this pregnancy SOOO wonderful. Other than a few hard days, it wasn't bad at all. I can only pray that the delivery goes as smoothly. As of my appt last Tues, I am a little over 1 centimeter and she is already head down. I'm not effaced at all, but hopefully thats changed over this last week. Jason hasn't been here for most of this last month, but I have been passing along all the "fun/nasty" details that have gone along with it. He will be home tomorrow and we all can't wait- he's been gone for 3 weeks! We are hoping to induce Kelson on August 14th- A day after Heartland's new single release and a day before "Papa" Kolumbus's 60th b-day. Its gonna be a memorable day.
Thank you to all my friends and family who have helped me through this and been so supportive. That really does make a difference. Kelson is going to be such a wonderful gift to us all and such a ray of sunshine.
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