Introducing... Hendrix Jordan Kemp

Our little guy made his grand entrance into this world on December 15th at 12:51 pm. He was 20 1/2 inches long and weighed in at 7.02 ounces. He has a little bit of hair (nothing like Bentleys) with most of it on the back of his head, like a mullet. So far his eyes are a dark blue/grey color but will most likely change to something else. He is SOOOO cute and we love him too death! Below is my side of the birth story.

I woke up at 3:30 am to an intense contraction and layed in bed for a few more but couldn't take it anymore. Not wanting to wake Jordan up quite yet, I watched a little Saved By The Bell and breathed through the contractions as they became more intense and more frequent. I woke Jordan up at 5:30 and let him know that I was going to take a shower and that we should probably go to the hospital soon. Jordan got up a bit later and showered. I told him he could eat breakfast because I wanted to stay at home as long as a could. I didn't want to show up in labor and delivery only to find out I was dialated to a 3 1/2 or something. So we headed to the hospital at 7:00 am in the FREEZING cold! Contractions really suck, but when it's 19 degrees outside... you can't even breathe through them cuz your body is shaking so bad. We got there and had to wait for some stupid lady to check in (who ALREADY had her baby, in a car seat) so I sat down and tried to focus on breathing. They finally got me into a room and found out I was dialated to a 5, YAY! The nurse asked me if I wanted an epidural and I quickly replied, "PLEASE!" They had me roll onto my side while we waited for the epidural man to get there, who decided to stop for lunch on the way in. By the time he got there I was dialated to a 6 and quickly progressed to a 7 after the epidural. I had to have an IV with antibiotics for atleast 4 hours and the nurse didn't want to check me again until it was gone. Well, 3 hours later she checked me and I was fully dialated. So, they called the doctor and had me start pushing a little. Being a good pusher + doctor REALLY taking his time = baby in birth canal for atleast 20 minutes. When Hendrix was born, the cord was wrapped around his neck twice and there was quite a bit of maconium in his lungs. His little face was so bruised and his nose was really smashed, they thought it might be broken. But everything ended up being okay and we were sent upstairs to recover.

Julie and Balta were up here all weekend hoping Hendrix would come, but he decided to come the day after they left. Judy and Judd were in Texas for Janson's graduation, so the only people at the hospital were my mom, dad, wendy, annie and bentley. Thanks to everyone for all the help and support at the hospital and since we've been home. I love you all so much!