Growing So Fast

Kana is 13 days old today and had her first appointment with her pediatrician. Everything went well. She pooped on the nurse while she was taking her temperature. I guess she was getting even with her for making her lay there naked in the cold.
She weighs 7lbs 14oz already! That is a huge weight gain since she was born at just 6lbs 12oz less than 2 weeks ago! She also gained some height! She is now 21 inches! She is in the 30th% for her weight and her head size, but 70th% for her height! My doctor always told me the baby would be tall and skinny. We can't believe how fast she is growing! We want to cherish every moment.
Daddy had to go back to work today and was very sad to leave Kana. Tonight is our 7th anniversary, so we will go out to dinner while Kana stays home with Nana. We tried a bottle the other day, but she gave daddy a hard time when it didn't heat well enough for her tastes. We'll see how it goes tonight. Luckily, fresh milk won't be too far away and can leave the restaurant if Kana can't handle it.
Her belly button fell off last night! Whoohoo! Now she has a pretty belly.
She is still sleeping the day away and partying all night. Kana and I have a lovely time changing diapers, eating and looking at the lights through the blinds while lying on the floor in the living room each night. Daddy brought the rocking chair upstairs for us last night, so that was a nice treat. I don't know why we even have a cradle, she never sleeps in there. I was more comfortable sleeping on the floor most of my pregnancy, so I guess Kana got used to that and wants to continue the tradition. ;o)-
Kana had her 1st blessing in church yesterday and was introduced to the congregation as the baby Jesus for this year's Christmas pageant.

My new friends

Here are a few cute photos of me lounging on my Boppy Pillow as well as some with my new friends. They aren't exactly new, we've known each other for about six months in utero. Ethan, the biggest of the three of us, was just born two days ago and Finn is the geezer of the group since he is a month old now. These were taken at our first group social in San Pedro.

Kana and Kiwi

Kana and Kiwi are getting to be best buddies. Kiwi was very curious at first and tried to lick her aggressively every time he could get close enough, but now he is used to her and just wants to protect her and sniff her diaper. ;o)- When she cries, he runs around to let every one know. He looks for her in the cradle every morning when he returns from his morning walk with Nana. He still has some jealousy issues, but he is learning.
Mom & dad are doing extremely well on little sleep... guess it's all that international flying that trained us to function on no sleep. We are just in awe of Kana's every move. She loves to make funny faces and has already learned to flip herself over. She is very strong. It must be from mom lifting weights the morning that she went into labor. Mom is already back in her favorite jeans thanks to Kana being such a good eater. Nana is having a great time changing baby outfits 5x a day with matching socks and hats, of course. Our friend, baby Ethan was born today, so that completes the yoga baby group. Soon we will all be hanging out together again.

One Week New

Kana's first week

Baby Kana's first week of life has been the most amazing experience of our lives. She is such a blessing. She was worth the wait! We had our lactation appointment today and she already weighs 7 lbs! She peed while naked on the scale in a waterfall onto the nurse! The nurse said that she can now feed on demand and sleep as long as she wants because she has no problem gaining weight. Whew! I didn't like waking her up in the middle of the night every 2-3 hours when she was sleeping so soundly. She is a great eater and a really happy baby. She loves being held and looking at lights. Her neck is really strong and she's been moving her head around on her own. She had a date with baby Finn yesterday. We had been going on movie and lunch dates with her other friends for months. The pregnant moms would sit boy-girl-boy-girl at the movies. We can't wait to get the whole gang together again. I think Kana is eating like a maniac so she can catch up to her friends. She is still swimming in the newborn clothes, so tiny and adorable... but she's growing every day so we are cherishing these moments! We have pictures of her every move, of course. She can't wait to explore the world and meet everyone!
Thank you all for your warm wishes!

Birthday photos

I'm here.

Hi everyone. I just arrived in town today at 3:25pm. I weighed in at 6 pounds 12 ounces with a length of 19.5 inches. Oh yeah, my feet are HUGE. That's why mommy's ribs have been sore lately.
My trip out didn't start so well. Mom woke up at 11:30pm on 9/1/08, in labor on Labor Day, after she had been asleep for less than an hour. The contractions were hard and pretty close together, about every 3 minutes. Mommy woke up Daddy a little while later and said, " I think these are the real ones. They don't feel anything like last week's. So daddy monitored mommy's contractions for over an hour and since they were so regular he said it was time to head for the hospital.
At Kaiser Harbor City, the nurse told mommy that she was only 1cm dilated and she needed to walk for the next 2 hours. Mommy was freezing the the mean nurse wouldn't let her wear her warm pants, only the breezy hospital gown! She was not the most compassionate lady around. Mommy was crying and she told her that the pain would only get worse. Her contractions got harder and came faster until mommy was exhausted. The pain was really bad and mommy thought she was going to die. Fortunately there was a shift change in the staff and the new nurse & midwife got mommy out of the bed and into the rocking chair. Then mommy got this injection that numbed a lot of the pain & made her sleepy so she napped between contractions with her eyes rolling back in her head, freaking daddy out a bit. She went from 1-4cm and I could start to see the light.
About 11am, Mommy got an epidural and that sealed the deal. Almost all the pain went away except for her right hip. Poor daddy could hardly stand seeing mommy in all of that pain.
By 2pm mommy was fully dilated and she started to push me out around 2:30ish. The whole time mommy was calm and relaxed (who would have thought) and I popped out at 3:25pm(on Nana's birthday). I was so happy to be out of that hot and humid womb that I just lay on mommy's chest and snuggled up.
I really like my mommy and daddy. I have mommy's eyelids and daddy's eyes(gray). I got mommy's cute button nose and her long legs but I got daddy's little lips. He will hear about that when I'm a teenager. I'm including some new pictures of me. I hope to see you soon. I want to meet everyone whose has been following my story.
We had a nice relaxing 48 hours in the hospital as little family. Mommy never thought she would want to stay, but she really enjoyed it there.
Love,
Kana Keilani McCue

No labor on Labor Day

Well, apparently she didn't want an August birthday!
I had an appointment for fetal monitoring at the hospital today. She wasn't moving much, so they had me drink some water and wait awhile. The nurse did a quick ultrasound to make sure there was enough amniotic fluid and that the baby was in the correct position. Everything was fine. I have to go back Thursday to test again.
I guess I won't get to use any of the cute newborn clothes... they only fit up to 8 lbs. We are guessing she is at least 10lbs by now! Or maybe it just feels like that. She's definitely had a growth spurt the past few days! I had bet that she would be 6 lbs, but that was 3 weeks ago. It seems like she has doubled in size since then! I'm pretty sure she'll be walking and talking by the time she decides to make her appearance.

AHHHH!

The due date is here. I have nothing nice to say. ;o(

Week 39... still waiting!

Stubborn Baby

So, she doesn't want to come out...
The midwife scheduled my induction for next Friday, on Sean's birthday , September 5th. We really hope something happens before then. She advised me to pack some DVD's and games because I could be in the hospital for awhile... not what I wanted to hear.