Kendley Faber Elchert is here!!!!

At 3:30 Saturday morning, I woke up with contractions.  5:30 am, I decided to wake up Jeff and tell him to get ready to go to the hospital.  Jeff, my mom and I went in around 6:45 and they monitored me for an hour and I was admitted into my own room around 8:00 am.  After several hard contractions, I decided it would be a much more pleasant experience for me and Jeff if I got an epidural.  The epidural wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  I could still move my legs, they were just a little numb feeling.  During the afternoon, Kendley didn't like contractions and her heart rate would fluctuate with almost each one.  Around 6:30 pm, I was ready to push and by 8:02, I had my little girl.  She had the cord wrapped around her neck two times, which was causing the heart fluctuations. She was 6 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long.  Kendley is perfect and we are so blessed to have her.  She has met her grandparents and already is so spoiled by all of them!  She is excited to meet more of her family in the up coming weeks!  We were able to come home on Monday afternoon.  Jeff is such a good dad; it is clear that she already has him wrapped around her little fingers.  Thanks to everyone for the congratulation phone calls/emails/posts and for your thoughts during this exciting time for our family.  Here are some pics from the first few days with many more to come!