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Little Lady

Our little bug-a-boo went to her 2-week doctor appointment last week. She was up to 6 lbs from 5 lbs 5 oz in one week! Everything else looked really great too. And she even got to dress up a little in her pretty summer dress. We are so in love and so thankful to the Lord that she's healthy.

Early Arrival

Two weeks ago, I went to what was supposed to be a simple, routine doctor's appointment. However, I was showing signs of pre-eclampsia - high blood pressure, swelling, etc. My stomach was also still measuring small, and my doctor decided she wanted me to go get an ultrasound done. The ultrasound would show how big Kendall was, and how much amniotic fluid there was. If either were lower than they should be, she would put me in the hospital that night to be induced. So Ryan and I went to the ultrasound appointment, and both proved to be true. They guessed that Kendall weighed about 5 lbs. 3 oz. and my amniotic fluid was low. So we were given instructions to go immediately to the hospital; we had to leave my car at my work, and we couldn't go home to get our bag. We headed to the hospital where they immediately got me ready to start the induction process. Unfortunately Thursday morning, I had not made any progress with the medicine and so I spent all day Thursday continuing to...