My not so good news....

Well, most of you probably already know (word travels fast in the Sylvan Springs circle), I have a MRSA staph infection. They called from Dr. Woods office yesterday to tell me. I feel like I have the modern day plague, although several family and friends came by yesterday to see me, so that made me feel better. It probably reassured them that they could smell Lysol from outside! The doctor's office reassured us that chance of spreading this is minimal as long as there is no skin to skin contact. And since it's not in an area that's exposed we should be pretty safe. We've been super careful about handwashing even before we found out about this. Now we're washing with soap and water and using hand sanitizer. My hands are already dried out from all the alcohol!
It's a bit discouraging when things don't go quite as planned. I figured I would be doing my normal routine and feeling well by now.
We hope that this infection will be quickly treated with an antibiotic that I started yesterday. The bad news is that I can no longer nurse my baby girl. I'm sure she won't be bothered by that, as Enfamil Lipil seems to agree well with her!
Just keep us in your prayers over the next few days/weeks that this will clear up easily.
In much BETTER news, I've gotten several GREAT birthday presents already! My in-laws sent me money, my parents gave me money too, to buy a new pair of shoes (which hopefully I'll feel like shopping for next week sometime), my hubby's grandparents sent me a giftcard to Starbucks (at least I can drink the caffeine now! I wish there was a Starbucks on this side of town), and Rachel and Ben bought me a new outfit! Yippee!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Two Week Checkup!

Lila had her 2 week checkup today!! She weighed a whopping 8 pounds, 7 ounces!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I had to look at the scales myself before I believed it! She is 20 inches long now. She got her heel pricked and was not too happy about that, but got over it pretty quick. Overall, she was a happy little camper at the dr.'s office. Dr. Smith said she was perfect! They'll repeat her hip ultrasound at 6 weeks old, but Dr. Smith said today that he thinks they are perfectly fine. She goes back in 2 weeks for her 1 month checkup!
Update on Addi- her culture wasn't finished "growing" yet, but Dr. Smith said he thought she probably just has a urinary tract infection and NOT a kidney infection. That's good news! We'll know for sure on Monday.

Almost 29.....

Yep, that's right. I'll be 29 years old on Sunday. Wow. My dad thought I was turning 30, so I guess it could be worse! I can't believe I'm that old.

Things are going okay around here. Addi has a kidney infection and is not feeling very well at all. Paul goes back to work tomorrow, which I'm really not looking forward to. He has been a GREAT help to me since he's been home the past couple of weeks.

Lila is doing well. She easily eats like a 10 pounder! Too bad mommy doesn't quite have enough milk to keep up! As long as she is full, she is one happy little camper. She doesn't cry much, but when she does Levi wants me to fix it immediately! One day this week Lila was crying because I was getting her fed fast enough and Levi came running into the room yelling, "Feed her! Feed her! She's crying!!!!" Surprisingly, he has been very gentle and motherly with her. Who would have thought?

Lila goes to the pediatrician tomorrow morning for her 2 week checkup. I'll try to update tomorrow with her latest weight stats, etc.

And how am I? Well, I'm alright. I'm still having some issues with my incision, but it might be a little better. For those of you that don't know, I had to go back to the dr. on Monday because my incision didn't close in one place. Anyway, I'm sure you all don't want to hear about that gross stuff!!!

Eleven Days Old!

Back to Blogging!

First of all, Thanks to Paul for posting pictures before now! We are all doing well. Lila is such a sweet, laid-back little girl. The c-section and everything surrounding her birth went well and I'm feeling great, considering! Lila and I have incompatible blood, making her more likely to be jaundice, so she spent a couple of days in the hospital under the biliruben (sp?) lights. She went back to the dr. today and her biliruben was normal so we're out of the woods on that. They did a hip ultrasound on Lila before we left the hospital because she was breech, checking her for dysplasia. The dr. said her hip is not dislocated, but a little loose so they will do another ultrasound in about 4 weeks. Dr. Smith didn't seem too concerned about it. Lila weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces today. She lost a good bit of weight that first couple of days, but is eating like a horse now!
I was feeling so well that Lila and I both made it to Addi's soccer game tonight!! They didn't win, but Addi had a GREAT game, really getting in on the action!
Here are some pictures from the past couple of days:

Proud Big Sister

Proud Big Brother!

Lila Visits Dr. Smith for the first time!

Lila Pictures

She's Here!

This post is from Paul. Lila Victoria Kelsey made her entrance today at 7:24 a.m. She weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces and has red hair! (Addi and Levi were bald). She's been a very content little girl and has a big appetite. Mom is doing well. Addi is a proud sister and has only asked if she can hold her a couple dozen times. When Levi was here, he said "Look at that baby!"

We are a happy family of five now. Thanks for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers.

Check my blog later for more pictures and videos.

The Big Day is Almost Here!!!!

We have to be at St. Vincent's at 5 a.m. so our wait is almost over!!! I doubt I'll sleep any tonight! I'll try to get someone to update the blog with a picture as soon as possible! Please keep us in your prayers!

Taking a Stand

As of today, Addi is NOT walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It has been brought to our attention that SGK has donated thousands and thousands of dollars to Planned Parenthood, America's biggest pro-abortion organization. I know Addi was excited about the walk, but we have to take a stand against murder in America. It makes me sick to my stomach that I didn't research this before asking all of you to make donations. For that, I am sorry. I am terribly sorry to those of you who made donations in Addi's name for this unworthy cause. I'm sure the foundation does good work in the area of breast cancer research, but we can't support a cause that goes so vividly against our moral standards. If you want to read more about it, you can Google "Susan G. Komen" and "Planned Parenthood" together and you'll get tons of articles. Or you can go here: http://www.focalpointusa.org/shamelessliberalscam.html

My LAST Prenatal Dr. Visit

I just got back from my dr.'s visit. As I expected, I have nothing to report. As a matter of fact, they didn't even check to see if I dilated, since I'm not having any contractions. My BP was still okay- 126/80 and Lila's heartrate was fine. I lost one pound this week, putting me back at a total gain of 9. I'm pretty happy with that! The whole visit can be summed up in the last sentence the doctor said this morning, "See you next Friday!" Yippee- only 1 week to go!!!
I truly covet your prayers as we go into this final stretch!

My 20 Favorite Childhood Memories

Mom started this tag, so here goes:

20. Josh hooking me in the chin with a fish hook while fishing with Dad. I'm sure I was the biggest thing he's ever had on his line! I'll admit that it wasn't pleasant at the time, but it's funny looking back at it!!

19. Spending one week every summer at ICYC! I would still live there if I could!

18. My dad dressing up like Santa Claus and visiting Mulga Elementary School every year! I can remember some kids saying, "Oh, that's just Kim's dad." and that made me proud!

17. Going to Lane Bryant with MaMa Melton and Mom. MaMa would sit and let us try on clothes and then she would pay for it all. I can remember them calling in our sale a few times to the corporate office!

16. PaPa Courington would come by our house every day after work. I loved the days when he would take me home with him to spend the night in Parrish. Sometimes we would see this horse (or pony?) on the side of a hill and that was always exciting!

15. Making tea cakes with MaMa Courington.

14. As Addi calls them now, "Fun Days" with Uncle Billy!

13. Billy taking Pam and I to the New Kids on the Block concert and sitting on the very back row of the BJCC. By the end of the concert we were close enough that Billy caught a sweaty towel thrown into the crowd. Pam and I cut it into two pieces and each kept half. We thought we were cool.

12. Daniel crawling into bed with me at night because mom and dad wouldn't allow him to get in their bed! I never had the heart to tell him no. I guess that hasn't changed much. It's still hard for me to tell Addi no!

11. Winter blizzard 1993!

10. Family vacations to Gatlinburg.

9. My mom would get up early and fix my lunch for school every day. I had the BEST lunches....ranging from chicken nuggets to something else hot in a thermos. Most kids just had a sandwich.

8. In elementary school, my mom was the "room mom." That was cool. Dad was the PTA president. That was cool too.

7. Spending Sunday afternoons at Robin and Sally's.

6. School shopping every year in August!

5. The Courington Annual Christmas "Open House." That's still my favorite Christmas party of the year.

4. Going to the hospital to see Jasmine and Alex when they were born. I don't remember when Daniel and Josh were born.

3. Going "drivin" when I spent the night with MaMa and PaPa.

2. Lisa always calling me her "birthday baby."

1. Going fishin' with Dad, MaMa, Josh, and sometimes Daniel. MaMa would pack tons of food to eat. Josh liked to fish, and I liked to eat. That might be a little insight into our present weights!!!

I'm sure I've forgotten something that I will think of as soon as I post this. I can certainly say that all of my favorite memories involve spending time with my family. I was (and am still) blessed with the best family a girl could ask for!!!

38 Weeks

As of today, I am 38 weeks. It hardly seems real that Lila will be here in only 9 days!!!!!! Addi is asking me every day now how many nights she has to sleep before Lila is born. We are all really looking forward to meeting our sweet Lila.
Paul and I had a lovely weekend last weekend. Levi seemed to do well for Daniel and Mandi and we really appreciate them giving us a little break! The break was nice, but I was really ready to get Levi home by Sunday night! I missed him a lot!!! He brings so much life to our household and he's really missed when he's not around. Addi even missed him! She kept saying, "But Levi and I aren't supposed to be far away!"
In soccer news, the Strike pulled out their first victory Monday night!!!! Woo hoo!!!! We won 1-0. Then we lost Tuesday night 1-0. Oh well....we were grateful for the win. Addi is really enjoying herself and likes her team and her coach. And that's all that matters!
I really don't have anything else exciting to report...I go back to the dr. on Friday. Jazz is going to watch the kids for me. I'll try to update after my appointment although I doubt there will be anything to report!!