Saturday, September 24, 2005

First day o' church

K-dawg is ready--scriptures and all. (She learned the "church nap" from her Grandma Kerry.)

Sunday, September 18, 2005

Home and happy :)

Kenley riding in style
Grandma Kerry hanging out with the babe
Kenley sporting her girly bracelets
Listening to mom
Rock-a-bye baby :)
Kenley and Carli's first play date. The babies are healthy and happy and three days apart.
Girls with dads. (Swapped).
All worn out from the day out.



Family nap

More hospital pics


Katie's first meal in three days. Too bad she hates pancakes.
Introducing Kenley to the world of literature.

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Grandpa Greg was getting a little nervous around all the needles

James's weight loss picture

Some visitors

Brooke and Chad Combs days before they had their baby Carli


Kathleen Muir and Erin Strong


Monday, September 12, 2005

Kenley Mae Hampton
born Sept 12, 2005 12:10am
7 lbs 2 oz.


So Katie had a beautiful baby girl. She's already getting plenty of attention from the family. We want to drive up every day to see her.

Katie had been having contractions since early Saturday morning and checked into the hospital Sunday at 10:30am.

By 1pm Mom and I had joined Katie and James. Once Katie had her epidural we enjoyed many rounds of Phase 10. Katie also enjoyed many rounds of ice chips.

Around 9 pm Katie started pushing. She worked very hard, but Kenley wasn't making progress, and her heart rate started to spike. Around 11 the doctor decided she would need a C-section. James and Katie went into the operating room a little before midnight and James came out a half-hour later with the cutest baby ever.

All the grandparents and I huddled at the nursery window staring at the little babe until they took her back to be with Katie.

Around 2 we all got to go see Katie and hold Kenley. Both of them are doing wonderfully. Kenley has crazy, spikey brown hair and big blue eyes. When she's awake she's pretty content and just looks around frantically learning about her surroundings.

We missed James's family and Scott but G&G Hampton and Uncle Scott are planning trips soon. James and I were hurriedly texting them last night with pictures while the technologically-challenged parents looked on.

Geeky, proud family :)
Katie did a great job.

Kenley would stop crying when she heard her daddy's voice.






Anxious grandparents


Tiny baby footprints


Katie's a natural. :)
Kirk

Dad and Joanie
Coolest aunt ever
James gave Katie a Sapphire necklace (Sept birthstone) as a reward for all her hard work. :)
The other reward