The BIG One

Kathryn Grace Stoecker arrived in all her glory Saturday May 2, 2009 at 9 a.m. She weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz and is 22 inches long. Yes, she is bigger than Lizzie was & she is much more calm & sleepy then her big sister. She has short brown hair all over her head where Lizzie's grew just on top & she arrived via c-section.
I had an ultrasound on Friday that estimated her weight at 10.6 lbs and after talking things over with Dr. Kells my midwife, Janice called to let me know my options & to fill me in on some of the risks that go along with a baby that big. Basically we could either continue waiting for things to happen naturally or we could have a c-section. Mark & I discussed it & decided that the inconvenience of recovering from a c-section was more worthwhile then any risk of injury to the baby so we decided to do the surgery. We got scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning & felt REALLY good about our decision. Mark would've felt better with a later appointment time but I was SUPER anxious to have my little girl here. We arrived to check in at 6:30 in the morning & after a little bit of paperwork & surgery prep I walked to the OR at 8:15 to get my spinal block. At 9 a.m. exactly she was here! She cried & scored a 9 on both her APGAR tests and Mark went with her to the nursery while I got myself put back together.
We've been having a REALLY great stay in the hospital, the nurses and aides are taking really great care of us. We may be going home tomorrow & I am feeling pretty ready. I miss Jay & Lizzie and because of the swine flu they haven't been able to come visit us in the hospital. They have seen pictures & Lizzie was pretty sad yesterday when she couldn't come but they are excited to meet their baby sister.
I am so happy & grateful that everything turned out so great & that Katy is here safe & sound. We are still having an adjustment period (for some reason I can't stop comparing her to Lizzie, she is SOOO different!) and I am excited to have her home & get back to life.