June 05, 2012
June 02, 2012
Ten things we've learned about Tennyson...
1. She is the most adorable thing on the face of this planet. I mean, come on.
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2. Speaking of adorable, she has two itty bitty dimples that show up quite often and immediately melt your heart.
3. She loves to have her hands up by her face. In every ultrasound we saw she had her little hands up on her cheeks, or trying to suck a thumb, or both! Well, that has translated into the outside world. It is pretty cute, but also makes for trouble sleeping and feeding cause she keeps bopping herself in the face. This problem obviously calls for some tight swaddling, but her 5 lb, 12 oz frame packs quite a bunch and she's busted out of every swaddle we put her in so far. Perhaps we need to get better at swaddling, or perhaps we need a baby straight-jacket. Time will tell.
4. She HATES being changed. Have you seen the pictures of this girl's closet? That's right ladies, be envious. All those clothes and this little one would prefer to stay in whatever she is currently in, thank you very much!
5. She HATES being wet. What's that, Tennyson, your little diaper line turned blue 3 seconds ago? Thanks for letting us know! Oh, and that hating being changed thing certainly goes for diapers as well. It's a good thing that number 1 up there is still in play.
6. All of that hating has led us to learn another thing about Tenny. The girl can sing! What a set of pipes! Small baby does not equal small crying. However, it is the most adorable cry in the entire world and when that little bottom lip starts to quiver daddy starts promising Tenny anything she could ever want. Ever.
7. She is a super good feeder, and she wants more, and she wants it now. But baby, mommy's milk is still coming in. "I don't care, give me more." Tennyson will go for 20-30 minute stretches and has been latching on very well. No complaints from this department, except mommy is a bit sore from hour-long feeding marathons. The nursery folks suggested a pacifier until the milk starts to flow, and Tenny approves.
8. She is a healthy little nugget. The pediatrician has had nothing but rave reviews so far and she has passed all of the tests in nursery. Her APGAR (for those in the know, wink wink) was 9/10, but that was only because her color was a little off. Anyway, like all good parents I'm going to blame someone else for her academic shortcomings and say the nurse needs to get her eyes checked.
9. All of those foot rubs that mommy requested and received for the past 9 months do not translate to baby. DO NOT touch my feet, says Tennyson. But they're so cute! No. But just look how tiny and soft! No. But we need to check your blood sugar! No. But...
10. She is a rotten thief, and I don't think either of us are ever going to get our hearts back.
Discussion finished.
2. Speaking of adorable, she has two itty bitty dimples that show up quite often and immediately melt your heart.
3. She loves to have her hands up by her face. In every ultrasound we saw she had her little hands up on her cheeks, or trying to suck a thumb, or both! Well, that has translated into the outside world. It is pretty cute, but also makes for trouble sleeping and feeding cause she keeps bopping herself in the face. This problem obviously calls for some tight swaddling, but her 5 lb, 12 oz frame packs quite a bunch and she's busted out of every swaddle we put her in so far. Perhaps we need to get better at swaddling, or perhaps we need a baby straight-jacket. Time will tell.
4. She HATES being changed. Have you seen the pictures of this girl's closet? That's right ladies, be envious. All those clothes and this little one would prefer to stay in whatever she is currently in, thank you very much!
5. She HATES being wet. What's that, Tennyson, your little diaper line turned blue 3 seconds ago? Thanks for letting us know! Oh, and that hating being changed thing certainly goes for diapers as well. It's a good thing that number 1 up there is still in play.
6. All of that hating has led us to learn another thing about Tenny. The girl can sing! What a set of pipes! Small baby does not equal small crying. However, it is the most adorable cry in the entire world and when that little bottom lip starts to quiver daddy starts promising Tenny anything she could ever want. Ever.
7. She is a super good feeder, and she wants more, and she wants it now. But baby, mommy's milk is still coming in. "I don't care, give me more." Tennyson will go for 20-30 minute stretches and has been latching on very well. No complaints from this department, except mommy is a bit sore from hour-long feeding marathons. The nursery folks suggested a pacifier until the milk starts to flow, and Tenny approves.
8. She is a healthy little nugget. The pediatrician has had nothing but rave reviews so far and she has passed all of the tests in nursery. Her APGAR (for those in the know, wink wink) was 9/10, but that was only because her color was a little off. Anyway, like all good parents I'm going to blame someone else for her academic shortcomings and say the nurse needs to get her eyes checked.
9. All of those foot rubs that mommy requested and received for the past 9 months do not translate to baby. DO NOT touch my feet, says Tennyson. But they're so cute! No. But just look how tiny and soft! No. But we need to check your blood sugar! No. But...
10. She is a rotten thief, and I don't think either of us are ever going to get our hearts back.
June 01, 2012
She's here!
Tennyson Leigh Keafer was born at 5:10pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012. She weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. She has a nice head of dark hair and is just absolutely perfect. The delivery was fairly uneventful (Cate opted for the epidural, which she described as "magical") for the first 11 hours or so after induction. However, at about 4:45 Cate started to feel different and when the nurse checked her out, she was obviously ready to go. After one push, the nurse actually told her to stop because the doctor was still on her way down. The doctor got there at 5:00 and Tennyson was not waiting any longer! Just two more pushes and Tennyson was in the world!
Cate is having a bit of a rough go. The actual labor went very smoothly, but after it was done Cate has been having bleeding issues throughout the night. The doctor was actually called and and performed a procedure that finally stopped the bleeding (we can fill anyone interested in on the details later!) After getting to the hospital at 6:00am yesterday Cate is finally sleeping next to me at 6:20am today. She's going to get some blood and hopefully some nice, much needed, much deserved rest. She has been so amazing and I could not be more proud of my wonderful wife!
And here is what you have really all been waiting for...Pictures!
Tenny is absolutely perfect. She is so interested in everything that is going on and when she is up her eyes are open and searching! After a few minutes of trying to figure it out she has latched on with breastfeeding no problem and has gone through a series of 20-30 minute eating stretches. She was awake for the first 4-5 hours of life and got meet both sets of grandparents and a great grandma before she went off to sleep a bit. We are so excited for her and absolutely love spending every minute we can with her! Can't wait to get her home.
Cate is having a bit of a rough go. The actual labor went very smoothly, but after it was done Cate has been having bleeding issues throughout the night. The doctor was actually called and and performed a procedure that finally stopped the bleeding (we can fill anyone interested in on the details later!) After getting to the hospital at 6:00am yesterday Cate is finally sleeping next to me at 6:20am today. She's going to get some blood and hopefully some nice, much needed, much deserved rest. She has been so amazing and I could not be more proud of my wonderful wife!
And here is what you have really all been waiting for...Pictures!
May 27, 2012
May update, ready or not...
Ok, folks, here's a big update for those who aren't already in the know. A few weeks ago we found out that Cate was in the early stages of preeclampsia. Basically, she was having pregnancy-related high blood pressure which can result in complications, especially for the mother. So, long story short the doctor decided that Cate is going to be induced on Thursday, May 31st! That's just 4 days away! Anyway, we are extremely excited and have spent this past week getting things ready and trying to relax and rest.
To make things even more interesting the doctor said at the last meeting that Cate may actually be far enough along that natural labor could occur at any point. So, it's all up in the air! Thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers, and notes of encouragement. We are grateful for each of you and can't wait to have you meet our little girl after she gets here in just a few short days!
To make things even more interesting the doctor said at the last meeting that Cate may actually be far enough along that natural labor could occur at any point. So, it's all up in the air! Thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers, and notes of encouragement. We are grateful for each of you and can't wait to have you meet our little girl after she gets here in just a few short days!
April 27, 2012
April Update
It's hard to believe, but we are less than 50 days from arrival date. Pretty crazy! Cate is doing well, although her hands have been hurting quite a bit due to pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel syndrome. Not fun, but she is a tremendous trooper. Besides that, her latest rounds of tests and labs all came back great, including her final glucose test. That means that her current love affair with watermelon can continue, so that investment I made in the watermelon industry will start paying off for sure!
Cate was very blessed to have an amazing shower thrown for her in Pennsylvania by Emily and Mom. It was quite beautiful and Cate had a ton of fun. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate and make us feel so incredibly loved! We really do appreciate all of the support that we have gotten throughout this process. We love you all!
We took a trip to Babies R Us recently armed with gift cards and coupons and picked up a few of the things that we needed to feel like we would be ready if Tenny were to suddenly show up unexpected, Cousin Eddie-style. This was prompted by a very incredible experience while we were in PA visiting with my friend and his wonderful pregnant wife. Long story short, she went into labor 30 minutes after we got there! So, we decided that it was time to wrap a few things up like getting some diapers, wipes, and bottles, ya know, just in case :)
Finally, we have been working to finish the nursery and we feel that we are finally there. While we are still waiting on my wonderful artistic sister to help trim a few mattes for the pictures on the wall, we felt like the final piece of the puzzle came in the mail today. We had seen a quilt on Etsy that we loved, but it was just a lap quilt and we wanted something a little bigger. So we messaged the artist and she agreed to make a similar quilt, just a bit bigger. It is beautiful, and we decided to base all of the color schemes in the nursery on this fabulous work of art. Thank you to madebyteressa for creating this amazing piece! Enjoy the pictures below and let us know what you think!
Cate was very blessed to have an amazing shower thrown for her in Pennsylvania by Emily and Mom. It was quite beautiful and Cate had a ton of fun. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate and make us feel so incredibly loved! We really do appreciate all of the support that we have gotten throughout this process. We love you all!
We took a trip to Babies R Us recently armed with gift cards and coupons and picked up a few of the things that we needed to feel like we would be ready if Tenny were to suddenly show up unexpected, Cousin Eddie-style. This was prompted by a very incredible experience while we were in PA visiting with my friend and his wonderful pregnant wife. Long story short, she went into labor 30 minutes after we got there! So, we decided that it was time to wrap a few things up like getting some diapers, wipes, and bottles, ya know, just in case :)
Finally, we have been working to finish the nursery and we feel that we are finally there. While we are still waiting on my wonderful artistic sister to help trim a few mattes for the pictures on the wall, we felt like the final piece of the puzzle came in the mail today. We had seen a quilt on Etsy that we loved, but it was just a lap quilt and we wanted something a little bigger. So we messaged the artist and she agreed to make a similar quilt, just a bit bigger. It is beautiful, and we decided to base all of the color schemes in the nursery on this fabulous work of art. Thank you to madebyteressa for creating this amazing piece! Enjoy the pictures below and let us know what you think!
April 09, 2012
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