She's here!!!

Hi Everyone!!

This is Aunt Kristin writing for Kirby since she's a little tied up being a mom at the moment!

Felicity Mae Cleland was born at 7:00 AM this morning!! She is 7 lbs. 4 ounces and 20 & 1/2 inches long. She is getting cleaned up and taken care of as I type. I promise to take lots of pictures and post them for all to see hopefully later today.

Coming Soon...?

This morning, I was prompted to go to the doctor because of some unexpected bleeding. Once I got to the doctor, I found out that, though the bleeding wasn't a problem, I was measuring small and had lost two pounds since yesderday. Ugggghh - I'm having a contraction. Daniel, don't type that... Because of this, the doctor advised me to be induced tonight. Though induction wasn't what I had wanted to happen, I am trusting Dr. Wolfsen in this matter. So, now I am receiving something called Cervadil that will help me to dilate more than one measly centimeter. Unless the Cervadil begins the labor process, I will receive Pitocin tomorrow morning; which will initiate contractions. For now, we are enjoying listening to Felicity's heartbeat on the fetal monitor, and relaxing in our hospital room. Please pray for Daniel and I as we go through the labor experience, for Felicity's health and safety, and for the medical staff's wisdom and discernment. We greatly appreciate your love, support, and prayers.

P.S. Please pray too that we will not be anxious and that we will have favor in this situation.

Cheering for Felicity!

Because unfortunately I don't have time to call each and every one of my friends and family members to inform them of my progress in baby birthing, here is an update:

I am still at home and officially 40 weeks and 2 1/2 days pregnant. 40 weeks is when a baby's due date is, so Felicity could come any day now. I went to the Ob today, and had my membranes stripped. Feel free to ask me privately if you want to know what this means or what it's like. For now I'll just say it's rather painful but was encouraged when, after the procedure, the doctor said, "You're da bomb! You have such a high threshold for pain. I would never let anyone do that to me!" Good things to hear before the pain of child birth sets in (: He stripped my membranes in order to get the prostraglandins, or "contraction starters", pumping through my body.

After that, I was hooked up to a fetal monitor for a non-stress test. One monitor measured Felicity's heartrate, another measured my contractions, and I had to press a button every time Felicity moved. Well Felicity decided to take a nap, so I had to have a snack to wake her back up again, so the test took longer than normal. Anyways, in the end, Felicity moved around and seemed to be dealing well with the contractions. The Ob then asked me if I wanted to be induced, and I told him I'd rather give Felicity a little more time to come out on her own. He agreed to this but had me make an appointment for this Thursday morning. And, from the way I understand things, if I haven't had Felicity by Thursday, I will probably be induced soon after that.

Please keep Felicity, Daniel, and I in your prayers as we wait. Thanks friends!

Some Cutie Patooties

I have recently been overwhelmed by the absolute preciousness of all this cute stuff that Felicity has gotten from my friends and family! It would really take me hours to post all of this cute stuff, so for now I'll just show a few.

Monster hat from Christine Peterson. This is classic Christine, what else can I say?! I love the flair! Note the different-sized "horns". I can hardly wait until it's cold enough to put this on Felicity!

Precious sweater and hat handmade by Kathryn Neidhardt. What a special gift! I will treasure this for many years to come! I think everyone was totally wowed by this when I received this at my shower! I am so touched that Kathryn took the time to make this for my girl!

Mother Goose nursery rhymes, given by one of my new Atlanta friends, Anne Dicks. I love the classic look of it and I am such an advocate of reading to children early and often!

Gap smocked romper from my Mom! My mom has always had great taste and this just goes to prove it. My sister, Kristin, also got Felicity an adorable romper from Gap but it is currently packed in my hospital bag!

And finally, some baby bloomers and a precious burp cloth embroidered by Aunt Pam (Cleland)! Things don't get much cuter than this! Personalized gifts are so special!

I hope everyone has a beautiful Good Friday and enjoys worshipping our Savior this weekend! Thanks again to my incredibly kind friends and family for all of the sweet stuff you've gotten for my little girl!