Kaellum Thomas Leonidas
12:53 am
8lbs 6oz
22 inches long
7-2-10
He is now 9 months old, crawling and into everything, very smiley and social guy! He is a great eater and weighs 24.5 pounds!
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10-16-09
Made it home in time and then some! Had to be induced and Michael was able to make it for the birth!!! No complications and they booted us out of the hospital when he was only a day old.
Kaellum is a month old and already tipping the scales at 10 1/2 pounds! He is a VERY strong boy and a super eater! Adjusting to 4 kids has taken some getting used to for me as well as Savannah, who is 4.
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8-12-2009
I am going home to have the baby. Well that is the plan - although you never know what may happen before I make it to MN!
My sister Jessica is flying here on the 8-20-09 to help me drive. Michael has to work, but can take time off, pray he makes it to see baby born. Then we are heading back to the 5th wheel when baby is a week or two old.
I didn't need an ultrasound, my DR can tell he is in head down position! YEAH ~ God answers prayers - thank you!
As you may have noticed we decided on a name!
Keallum Thomas Leonidas Skinner
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7-22-09
Baby is breech right now - PRAY he gets his head in the right spot this month! I have an ultrasound on the 5th on August to see if he has moved yet.
Still no name decided on yet :)
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6-23-09
I had another ultrasound last week to check "in" on him and EVERYTHING looks great! He was about 2lbs 7oz, which is in the 47th percentile for my gestation and looks wonderful! Thank the Lord!!!
No names decided on yet - although we do have a middle name of Thomas after his Grandpa.
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The ultrasound was very clear that we are having a BOY! I thought we may never get a boy. Michael is a very happy daddy! My doctor is a little worried because of his size. His head and body are measuring correctly but his arms and legs are measuring almost 3 weeks behind what they should be. This MAY indicate down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities. I have found a new doctor in Illinois and have another ultrasound scheduled. I am sure everything will be fine and if not he is still special and will be a blessing to us!
The Quest for a Baby Boy Bed
Read below to find out why I had to MAKE our own ;)
The Classique Bassinet Offers Classic Style, Convenient Features & Elegant Fashions for Contemporary Moms. A Removable Moses Bassinet & Changing Table Extends the Bassinet's Use.
Looks nice but box not the size told
Pros: Sturdy, Easy to Adjust/Convert, Transportable
Cons: Misleading Dimentions
Best Uses: Newborn, Preemies, Infants
Describe Yourself: Parent of 3 girls 1 Boy
Pretty simple to put together - recommend using 2 people. Liked it but it was HUGE!
I called the maker of the bassinet & Toys/Babies R Us in ADVANCE to make sure it would fit and was told it was 13" wide. The box says 15" but is also not correct! 15" would have been fine BUT it turned out to be over 19" WIDE!!! That is a HUGE difference when you live in a 5th wheel like we do. Of course we didn't know this UNTIL we had it together already and tried to fit it where we could.
I spent HOURS of my time researching bassinets to get one that would fit. I am very disapointed in this. In addition I returned it only to find out you get store credit ONLY and then I am also out the $15.00 to ship it to me. Now I am back to square one with time running out. Thank goodness I ordered this in advance and put it together right away! Otherwise I would have no bed for my baby!
