Kylie Elizabeth Pendergraft

About 10 months after Aaron and I had been married, we found out that the Lord had different plan for our lives than we had originally planned for ourselves. We were expecting our first child. It wasn't the way we had expected to be expecting to say the least! lol! As with any other couple, we had envisioned deciding to have a baby together and being elated to find out that we were having one! Thats not exactly how it all played out the day we found out Kylie was on her way! LOL! But with time, we came to accept it and be excited.
It was not the easiest pregnancy in the world, but definitely not the hardest. I was really sick for the first 3 months. I had to be hospitalized once for being so dehydrated. We found out it was a girl about halfway through the pregnancy. Her name was not something we debated because I had always said that if I ever had a little girl, I was going to name her after my dad, kyle, because he never had any boys to name after himself. So it was settled, she would be Kylie Elizabeth.
My due date was December the 12th and right on cue that night, I went into what I thought was active labor! However, upon arriving at the hospital, they told me to walk around for an hour and come back and they would decide whether or not to admit me from there. Sure enough, after walking around, and hugging all the walls in pain about every 2 minutes, they admitted us and we called all of our family. We were very nervous, but excited at the same time.
I was put in a room and all the paperwork was done, IV put in and Epidural started. Which we would find out later, DID NOT WORK! Aaron's family and mine got there and about the time we were ready to start everyone left except Aaron and my mom. The whole process had been going on now for about 8 or 9 hours and then I started to notice alot of extra nurses coming in my room and they didn't exactly have the "happy arrival of a new baby" look on their faces. I heard a heartbeat get louder on one of the monitors, but I assumed it was mine so I was not worried. I found out later that it was Kylie's. She had gotten stuck while I was trying to deliver her and her heart rate was dropping. So my doctor decided to do an emergency C-section. I was so upset. Aaron wasn't really sure bout going in so he said my mom could, but at the last minute changed his mind. It seemed like seconds later and we heard Kylie cry. It was the most relieving sound to hear. Aaron brought her to me and I remember thinking,"oh my word! she looks just like aaron!" and sure enough, she still does, big brown eyes and all. She has been such a wonderful addition to our lives. We wouldn't trade her for anything in the world!
Kylie Elizabeth Pendergraft, December 13, 2006 7:26 am - 8lbs. 9oz.