Miss Kyndal Faith

Meet my newborn first and only niece, Miss Kyndal Faith!! ❤

Just wide-eyed and quiet and tiny and precious.

*She was born yesterday (August 14, 2013) at 4:35 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz., 19 1/2 inches long.

 ^^Josh and Rach's last pre-Kyndal picture!

Rach's appointment was at 7:30 in the morning, and we were all there with her in case it went really quickly (she was already at a 6).  Umm, it did not. lol  She was officially induced around 10:00 a.m., then we started guessing what time she'd have the baby.  (And guessing again when it went past that time). lol  My final guess was 4:18, because I thought it'd be cool if she came at 4:18 on 8-14.  I was closest, so I win! lol  Sadly, there was no prize.

While we waited, I went out in the hallway and journaled.  Mom joined me and we had a nice talk.  We went back in the room and watched four episodes of Friends (including one with Eddie - love it!)  I talked to Rach for half an hour while everyone else was out in the hallway or somewhere close by.  Dad brought us Johnnies for lunch, which seemed appropriate since it's the same thing we had the day Jace was born!  (Rach doesn't care for it, and everyone else loves it, so it's the best possible choice when she's under doctor's orders not to eat or drink anything).  Her nurse, Jody, was nice enough to bring her a tiny bit of Diet Coke with her ice chips so she wouldn't get a caffeine headache. :) 

Anyway, Dad left to go pick up Jace at 4:00 (Babah and Grandad were keeping him at Rach's house).  So he missed being there right after the birth.  Since it was just me, Mom, and Josh at the hospital, I was actually in the delivery room this time.  It went very quickly and smoothly, and it was awesome to be present for the birth... very much a miracle that puts you in awe of God.  (And confirms my decision to adopt. lol)

Immediately after she was born and Josh cut the cord, the nurse put antibiotic ointment in her tiny eyes then took her over to weigh her.  She put on her little diaper and hat and laid her in the Panda Baby-Warmer, then got her footprints.  All preciously cute.  Then Rach got to hold her for a few minutes and feed her... while we had some celebratory cookie-cake.  =)

^^So much icing!!  The lid caved and messed up her name, but it still tasted good! :)

{At that point, I went to dinner with Malori Riah at MiMi's -- it was fun and we had a good talk.  In the two hours that I was gone, literally everyone else came and left. lol  Brooke brought Triston and Carter, Dad got back with Jace, Agim and Ariel stopped by, plus Babah and Grandad, Jobug and Emily, and Debbie Wallace! Wow!!}  When I got back, all the visitors were gone and the nurse had just taken Kyndal out for her first bath.  I got to hold Jace for a few minutes, then they brought Miss Kyndal back in and Josh, me, and Mom got a chance to hold her!  I love that she had her eyes open so much - Jace didn't open his eyes much at all the first few days.  

Anyway, there's the ridiculously detailed story - now for some pictures!  

 ^^I had the anesthesiologist save the epidural needle and pose with it for me. lol  He was genuinely very nice.  He said it's thicker than most needles - about like a pencil lead - and obviously, it's longer than most as well.

 ^^But worth it - here Rach is having major contractions (bottom yellow line on the computer) and not feeling a thing - just eating her happy ice chips. lol  ("It's wet and cold and.... that's about it.")

^^ Her first weigh-in. :)

^^Tiny footprints and a tiny little cap - love it!

 ^^Rach looking good and enjoying her long-awaited Diet Coke shortly after giving birth. lol

 ^^Skin-to-skin Mommy/Daughter pic - cuteness!

 ^^Kyndal with her Mom and Dad!

^^Daddy/Daughter pic - love it!

Me and my niece, after her first bath, swaddled and wearing her cozy pink hat, looking right up at me -- CUTENESS!  They say it will fade, but she has a birthmark on her forehead that looks a lot like a lipstick print, so I find that really cute as well!

^^ And now, a black and white.  (I'm the only one in my family who loves black and white photos, but I really think everyone should!)

 ^^The happy/proud Grandparents!  (Love this picture!)

The Parrish fam, minus Triston and Carter!

*I kinda love it that even though Mom and I both had our professional cameras there and were trying to get great pictures and document everything, my favorite picture of her that day is the one at the top of this post - one Josh took with his iPhone while he was holding her.  It's close-up and pretty perfect!  

CONGRATULATIONS to Josh and Rach and to her 3 big brothers - hooray for adding a baby girl to the mix! :)

P.S.  Rach text me the two pics (below) from today as they were getting ready to leave the hospital.  (She's wearing the fluffy pink clothes I got her at the Tulsa Affair of the Heart.) Adorable!

 Okay, that's really all now!  ...Peace out! ;-)