Kennedy's Newborn Pictures

Again...I decided to take it upon myself to do Kennedy's newborn pictures. I am currently at my mom's as we make our way to Nashville and I don't know of any photographers here and she is just growing so quick! My mom was nice enough to help me and I think they turned out good! Kennedy was pretty good for most of them but she was moving a lot! These were all taken in my mom's yard with props I found around her house. The crib is from when I was little. 

Kennedy's Hospital Pictures

I decided to take it upon myself to take some pictures of Kennedy at the hospital since they were charging over $100 for them...I think they turned out pretty good! It is so interesting how swollen they still are a few days after they are born. It still took a few more days after we were home for the swelling to go down. By the time we left the hospital she was down to 6 lbs. At her first pediatrician appointment she was already back at 6.5!

Kennedy's Birth Story

My OB (and the best I might add) Doctor Newman and I decided to induce me on September 6th instead of having me deliver on my due date the 12th. Our family would be moving to Nashville at the end of the month and I wanted to have some time to recover before moving.

We arrived at the hospital around 7:45 am and checked in. I was given pitocin around 9 am and received my epidural around 10 am. I was slowly progressing through out the day but with constant contractions. Around 4:15pm I was feeling a little more pressure and heavier contractions so they gave me a little more of the epidural and had me sit up more in the bed. Once I sat up I went from 4cm to 9cm in 20 mins. The nurse checked me and looked at me and told me not to sneeze or laugh. She phoned my doctor and told him to hurry! Once the doctor arrived he had my mom and Clark help me push. I pushed for 5 seconds two times and grabbed her as she made her debut! I had never 'helped' deliver one of my babies so it was a really neat experience to grab her and lay her on my chest. She was so tiny and very aware of her surroundings. She only cried for a little while they cleaned her up. Kennedy is a mini Clark and Beckham but does a lot of facial expressions Brooklyn did as a baby. She loves to pucker her lips and smile after she eats.

I am so grateful everything went as planned and we have a healthy beautiful baby! She passed all her tests and we spent 2 days in the hospital before heading home. Kennedy has been such a great baby. She nurses and sleeps really well.

Her full name is Kennedy Snow Gray. Snow is a family name on Clark's side. Erastus Snow was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS church. We look forward to seeing her grow and develop each day! Beckham and Brooklyn love her and don't seem to mind that she is staying...haha.

Kennedy Snow Gray

Born September 6, 2013 at 4:45 pm

6 lbs 6 oz 19.25 inches long

Going home!