2 weeks

Kennedy is now 2 weeks old. We went for her appointment last Tuesday. She was up to 7 lbs 8 oz. She is now mostly formula fed due to feeding issues that I have had. She is growing great and doing well according to the doctor.

Sleeping is a roller coaster around here. Right now we go between great nights and horrible nights. We usually get 2 or 3 great ones before we have to go through a rough one.

On her great nights she usually wakes up around 10, eats and goes right back to sleep. She will get up again somewhere between 1 - 3 and then again at like 7. Most of the time she eats and goes right back to sleep until her early morning feeding where she wants to play....a lot.

On the not so great nights she wants to feed at 11, 12, 1 and 2 (give or take a few hours and feedings) and usually again at like 4 and 6. Occasionally she will go back to sleep but most of the time she wants to play and coo.

I never realized how much having a baby is a learning curve. You can read all of the books, blogs and plans you want to. The reality is your child will tell you what to do and how to do it. Sometimes it's like cracking a code, you just have to keep doing what you can until it works right for your baby.

Our next big challenge comes this week when Brandon goes back to work. He has been with us since the 27th when we went into the hospital. He has been such a great husband and daddy and I am more in love with him today than ever. He has taken care of me in every way possible and does great with Kennedy. He's changed more diapers than I have at this point and has become a champ at helping with bottle feedings. He usually gets up with her in the early morning feedings and stays with her until I wake up later in the morning. I love coming into the living room and seeing them talking and playing. We are going to miss his help, especially at night, and just him being here to play with her.

I have 3 more weeks before school starts back and I am excited and dreading it all at the same time. I love the start of school but I know I will miss her more than imagineable once school starts back. We are so blessed that Brandon has a job where he will be able to take care of her most of the time. The other days she will go to his mom's house. I know that I don't have to worry about her when I am at work but I will miss spending time with her.

It's all going by so fast but I love watching her change and grow.

Kennedy Anne Peevy

Kennedy Anne Peevy came into this world on June 28th at 4:50 p.m. I was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night and given some medication to make the induction process a little easier and to help me sleep. Well sleep I did. So much that they had to come and shove oxygen up my nose and remind me to breathe.

The next morning at 7 a.m. the doctor came in and broke my water. A few hours later I chose to get an epidural. At first it seemed liked everything was going fine. There were a few places that the epidural worked. However, as the contractions became stronger and she began moving into position for birth it became clear that the epidural was working everywhere except the most important place.

After a few consultations with different anesthesiologists and it was determined that there was nothing that could be done to make it work correctly. I was scared to death to have to give birth naturally but there was really nothing else to do than to get through it.

With an amazing husband by my side and an incredible nurse who helped me get through it, Kennedy came into this world completely healthy and perfect.

We are so in love with our amazing gift. She is precious. She is such a good baby. She only gets up once a night and is doing so well. She has long legs and arms. We love to watch her yawn and stretch. It's our favorite thing that she does.

She has her daddy's eyes and her mama's chin. Brandon was blonde at birth and she takes that after him. She has my cheeks and lips.

We sit here and stare wondering how in the world we could be so blessed to be her parents. We are so excited she is with us and can't wait to watch her learn and grow.

Welcome to the world Kennedy. We love you!