Kinley Patricia Holohan

Kinley Patricia Holohan
October 14, 2011 at 8:26 pm
6lbs 12 oz, 19 inches long

She's here! Sweet little Kinley made her debut 26 days early, making her premature at 36 weeks. But she is very healthy and doing great! Her timing was perfect because my dad happened to be in town visiting, so he was able to be there for her birth.

Everything was totally different this time, which I'm sure is usually the case. With Harper, my water broke last right before she was born. This time, my water started leaking at 2:00 in the morning. I went to my OB, and she said it was time. I went home, took a shower, we packed...we took our time, because at that point contractions still hadn't started. We got to the birthing center at 11:00am. I actually got the same nurse that helped me deliver Harper, which I had been praying for! They had to start me on pitocin, which really upset me. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to deliver without an epidural because pitocin makes contractions so much stronger. But I did it! I will say, it was WAY more painful than last time.  But Chris did a great job at keeping me calm and focused when I would start to get discouraged. At one point I even threw up from the pain. Then at 8:26 that night it was over, and she was here.

This pregnancy was a lot harder than my first, but my recovery has been much better this time. And now I have 2 beautiful little redheads! Harper had a hard time the first few days with Kinley, but it's been less than 2 weeks, and she's doing so well! She's a great big sister, and such a good kid. She gives Kinley kisses and asks for her in the mornings. She also helps us change Kinley's diapers by climbing on her "big sister stool" and handing us the new diaper. We are so blessed, and I couldn't be happier!