An Early Christmas Present

TG and I got a early Christmas present, Keilani. Keilani Wesley was born on Sunday, December 7 at 9:43 pm. She weighs 7 lbs and 4 oz and is 18.5 inches long. It all started on Friday night. TG and I had just gotten home from watching Provo beat Lone Peak in basketball. I started to have severe cramping in my back that would come and go. I thought it was just back pain, so I went to bed. Well I didn't sleep at all that night because the cramping was really uncomfortable. I didn't really think the back pain were contractions because I only felt it in my back. Finally at about 10 in the morning I decided to call my sister Mindi to see what she thought. She told me it sounded like back labor and to start timing the contractions. So I started to time them and they first started out being 8 minutes apart and then they were 5 minutes apart and only getting stronger. TG and I decided to go to the hospital to get it checked out. They checked me and I was a 1+ dilated and 90 % effaced. They watched me for an hour and checked me. I hadn't made any progress, so they sent me home. That night TG's brother Tai, who plays for Utah State's basketball team, was playing against BYU at The Energy Solutions Arena. TG insisted that he stay with me, but I knew this was a game he had been looking forward to for months, so I told him to go. Daren and Mandy got me from the hospital and stayed with me at my house until TG got home from the game. They also brought me an awesome heating pad for my back pain. I honestly have the best family in the world. When TG got home, the back labor was only insensifying, so we decided to go in again to check it out. Again, I had made no progress, so they sent me home. Luckily I was able to sleep a couple hours that night because they had given me a shot to take away some of the pain. When I woke up, the contractions were very strong and 4 minutes apart. I decided to wait a little bit longer to go in because I didn't want to get sent home. Finally at 8:30 am we decided to go to the hospital. Before we went, TG made me walk up and down the stairs about 10 times in hopes it would dilate me a little more. We got to the hospital and I was dilated to a 4 and 100% effaced, so they admitted me. Once I was admitted they immediatley gave me an epidural which was a little piece of heaven. My entire family (except Mindi, Ernie, and Aiden) came to hang out with me during my labor. It took a while for me to finally dilate to a 10, so it was nice to have company. Finally at 7:00 pm I was ready to push and at 9:43 pm our beautiful little Keilani was born. I'm so thankful that I had such great nurses, doctor, and a wonderful family who made the labor process such a positive and incredible experience. Keilani is so precious and I can't believe how much love I have for her already. TG and I truly feel so blessed to have this little girl come into our lives.

She already has TG wrapped around her little finger.

The nurses put her in a stocking after they bathed her.