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Baby Kahea |
Our little one arrived a week ago today. We named him K
āheaikalanip
ō Patrick Johnson. His Hawaiian name came to me a couple of weeks before his birth. His first name, K
āhea, means "to call out or warn." A friend of mine pointed out that his name meaning connotes a leadership role.
I went into labor around 2am last Monday morning, just after publishing my SMS Giveaway post. Ryan drove me to the hospital at 5am. After the delivery at 11am, I was wheeled into our corner recovery room with bay windows, the best room in the house, I was told. While I waited for Baby and Ryan to return from tests for his blood sugar level, I got to read all the comments on my giveaway post on my phone : ).
The best thing about our stay besides having our new little one was the food. The hospital recently upgraded their meal system to "room service" on demand. They give you a menu with entrees, sides, desserts, sandwiches and snacks and you can call and order as often as once an hour. I was in heaven. My favorite was the grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and fries,which I ordered twice. This is as close to a vacation as Ryan and I have gotten, so we were so excited. Given the yummy food and chance to veg and be alone with Baby, I could have stayed in the hospital one more night, but after the nurses coming into our room every 2 hours--sometimes more--we were outty before dinner on Tuesday night.
We realize that being home with Baby is a blessing. While at the hospital, there was a little one in the nursery who had to stay several nights due to liquid in his lungs. My husband helped the father of the baby give the baby a blessing to be healthy and to be able to take him home soon.
Having simple things finished in time for Baby's arrival was also nice.
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car seat canopy using Joel Dewberry's Chestnut Hill |
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Boppy Pillow Cover using scraps |
This week, my SIL is doing a photo shoot of our little one, so more photos to come...
Congratulations, Nancey and family!
ReplyDeletehe's so sweet. i can't believe he has SO much hair! congratulations again :)
ReplyDeletecongratulations! i was eagerly waiting for a pix. he is soooooooooooo cute!
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