Something to Celebrate!: Kinsley Bright

Well.....since Kasey only brought his phone camera, I get to tell the story MY way! What an exciting day for Janessa and Kasey! Lil' Kinsley was born about 3:50 p.m. today on Joel's birthday! She weighed in at 7 pounds and 11 oz! 20" long. Head full of dark, long hair. As Janessa was pushing, Dr. Karen Evans even gave Kinsley a mowhawk....like I said ALOT of hair! I was so excited to be invited by Janessa to come witness the birth of our 5th grandchild. What a beautiful day it has been!

Janessa's original due date was April 9th (Monday). It came and went. We had been walking each morning but no contractions. On Wednesday, Janessa saw the doctor and was still dialated to a 3, just like last week so Dr. Evans said that she was tired of waiting so baby would come tomorrow (12th). Of course that made Joel excited! He has been saying all along that he hoped baby would be born on his birthday.

Janessa and Kasey arrived at the hospital at 7 a.m. Thursday morning in Evanston, Wy. Doctor broke her water and got her going on pictocin around 8 a.m. Labor started soon after that.

I couldn't wait around the house any longer so I decided to head to Evanston about 10:30 a.m. and arrived at the hospital a bit after noon. Janessa is dialated only to a 4 at this time.

She finally made it to a 6 and decided that having an epidural would be ok......the nurses that put on the baby classes advocate to not be induced and to hold off on a epidural.......dumb nurses. After the epidural kicked in, Janessa felt much better.

Around 3:20 p.m. the nurse came and check Janessa. She said that Janessa was ready to go. I called Kasey on the phone since he had left for a few minutes and ran into his dad and brother. Here Janessa is before everyone came into the room to help her deliver Kinsley.

Of course I have my silly laugh. It was either that or cry with joy. It was so exciting to me to watch!

A few minutes old. Probably not even 5 minutes. Her eyes just got the drops in them.