3 weeks!

I can't believe Kya is already 3 weeks old! She is growing so fast! Eric and I are getting a decent amount of sleep, and he has started helping with the middle of the night feedings - thank you pump! Kya gets gas really bad, so some nights are worse than others - I guess depending on what I eat. Eric decided to do a full night for me one time, and she did not sleep the entire night - bless her heart. I don't know if it has fully set in that we are parents, but it is so much fun, and she is so precious. It's crazy how much she changes! She is definitely more alert and vocal than she was the first week. She's pretty laid back unless she has crazy gas or is hungry or has a nasty diaper. Funny moments from the past few weeks:
- She sprayed Eric's hand with poop one day when he was changing her
- She peed on me the other day while I was feeding her. I'm not sure how that happened - yes she was wearing a diaper. It's funny how when it's your kid, it doesn't seem that gross.
- She smiles when she has gas. It's really sweet.
- She was following Eric's dad with her eyes, and sometimes she looks at me so intently it seems like she knows what I am saying.
- She turns bright red when she's "working things out"
- Sometimes when she wants to eat she puts her mouth in this "o" shape, and it is so cute!

Basically, I think that she is the cutest baby ever, and she has gotten so much bigger in just three weeks! Eric and I are so blessed to be her parents!!!! We'll be headed to Texas tomorrow, and hopefully, Miss K decides to sleep most of the way. We'll be going to the MLS all-star game on our 3 year anniversary (July 28th), and we'll go to an Astros game with Jolie and Adam. So excited!!!!

She's here!

So, baby Kya is here, and she is two weeks old today! I am so happy that she graced us with her presence a week early. I could not take having contractions off and on for another week! I was also very blessed to have a 7 hour labor. We got to the hospital at 10:15 pm on July 1st, and she came at 3:13 am on July 2nd weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and she was 20 inches long. She knew she was ready to meet her mommy and daddy! I must say that the epidural is the best medical invention of all time. Once I had that, I was good to go. I was actually at the worst of my contractions when I had it done - the nurse was like you've gone through the worst, and I said give it to me!!! Eric was a really good sport, and I told him to not touch me. I vaguely remember saying that I never wanted to go through this again - I think I asked Eric if he really wanted anymore kids. Then, I decided that it helped squeezing his hand like crazy. I know it bothered him seeing me in so much pain and he couldn't do anything about it. It was all worth it, though! Kya is beautiful - I had this theory that all newborns are ugly no matter what anyone says, but she has changed my mind - of course, I am biased! My parents got to the hospital Friday afternoon, and Eric's got there later that night. Kya always had someone to hold her at all times! We got to go home on the 4th, and I was so exhausted! I never got any sleep in the hospital because during the night, someone was always coming in to check something or they were bringing Kya in or we had visitors. It took me several days to recover - I know all you other moms know what I am talking about! They also don't tell you about all of the stuff that goes on after you give birth - I thought I pop her out, and it's all good - NOT the case, but I will spare everyone the details!

My mom has been here for two weeks, and she has been such a blessing! She has grocery shopped for us non-stop, done the dishes, done the never-ending laundry, taken care of Fletch, run errands, rocked and burped Kya, and I could still go on. She has made it easy for me to take care of Kya or at least try and figure out what I am doing! It really has been a huge help having her here to take care of the day-to-day things, so I can focus on Kya. I will be sad to see her go - I guess we'll really see how well Eric and I can do this when she leaves -BUT she has given us a good start!