It has been a very long time since my last post! Needless to say, Baby Whitlock was born and is a GIRL! Her name is Shelby Elaine Whitlock and she was born at 12:12pm on October 22, 2013. She weighed 7lbs and was 19in long. I'm not going to share the whole birth story, but I will say that it was painful and beautiful at the same time. I was induced and everything went fairly smoothly. I had a few complications with the epidural and an unknown tear in the placenta, but all in all, it wasn't too bad...and completely worth it. I will admit that before the epidural I told Dustin repeatedly that I was never having anymore children, but after the drugs finally kicked in and Shelby was born, I changed my mind and was much more pleasant and positive! Dustin was amazing in the delivery room and I'm so glad I had him there to encourage me.
I'll also say that waiting to find out what we were having was such a good decision. It was so awesome to have everyone in the delivery room guess what we were having and then for the doctor to shout out, "It's a girl!" It was such a fun surprise and I'll never forget that moment! I only wish I could have seen our family's faces when Dustin told everyone about her. What an amazing day!
Now to catch everyone up on the weekly chalkboard posts...
Sorry I stopped updating the blog. I just got busy and tired and didn't feel like doing it! Here's weeks 34-40:
Here are some pictures of our precious Shelby:
I'll post more pictures on her one month post! We are so blessed and love her so much!
Love,
Kelsey
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