After lots of prayers and extra walking Kalena Evelyn made her way into the world on Sunday March 10th at 2:58 am weighing in at a whopping 9lbs 10oz and 21 inches. 10 days late of her due date. I was to be induced on the 11th so we barely made it. This labor and delivery went much better and quicker than with Decker thanks to the help of our doula and midwife. We couldn't wait to get out of the hospital to get back to our first baby although he did great while we were gone. I had a couple minor glitches while in the hospital. My blood counts were low so had to get blood. Then, my midwife thought I had a umbilical hernia so I had to get an ultrasound and then a CAT scan. The nurses weren't letting me eat which led me to believe and worry that I may have to get surgery to repair the hernia. Thankfully the scan came back showing a weakened abdominal wall that should heal on it's own. We finally got to go home Tuesday night and then on our checkup 2 days later my blood pressure was elevated so I've been on bp medication 3x a day since then. I am currently weaning myself off the medication and hope to be off completely in the next couple weeks. Kalena and I go back to the midwife on Monday for our 6 wk checks. She is eating and growing well as far as we can tell. And of course she is as cute as ever and loved by all her family. Decker has been a bit of a wild card acting out, being rough and vying for our attention, but he does love her too as he cried when his Aunt Julie was teasing him about trading his cousin Brooklyn for his new baby sister.
