James Daniel Kenney

Whew! What a day!

Last night around 12:30 Cindy's water broke, which happened to be just about the time we were getting ready to fall asleep. After a quick test of "was it really the water breaking? or did I just have a massive accident?" it was determined that the water sac had ruptured and that it was only a matter of time before our baby arrived. According to "What to expect..." after the water breaks, that means that the time for delivery would happen within the next 24 to 48 hours.

We called our Doctor to ask what to do, since Cindy hadn't actually started having contractions. He told us to just try to keep Cindy comfortable, hopefully let her sleep for a few hours, then maybe around 5 or 6 in the morning bring her in for delivery. He also mentioned to bring her in early if she started having really bad contractions sooner, or if she went for a good amount of time without feeling the baby very much.

She tried to relax, at least as much as one can when you feel like you have a consistent water faucet turning on and off in between your legs. She tried laying down to sleep, but just couldn't get comfortable because the water would just keep rushing out. The other thing in the back of our minds was that she hadn't felt the baby move enough since the water broke, which was finally the deciding factor of us to go in early.

Approximately 3 a.m., we scraped off our car and drove to Madison Memorial Hospital (in Rexburg) where she was admitted to the Labor and Delivery. She changed and was inspected by the nurses. After being double checked, it was determined that sometime in the last week, our baby had flipped and decided to go heads up through this endeavor. At 4 a.m. our doctor arrived and confirmed that the baby was breach, and that the best option would be to perform a cesarean section as soon as possible. It wasn't an "emergency C-Section" but they still didn't want to take any chances, and wanted to get the baby out sooner than later. By 5 a.m. Cindy was doped up and preped for surgery, and the latest addition to the Kenney family was born into the world at 5:11 a.m. MT.

As Cindy was sewn up and given her after birth treatment, Alex followed the new baby in to watch him get his first bath and get measured. He weighed in at exactly 7 lbs even, and 19.75 inches long. 10 fingers, 10 toes. A completely healthy baby! What more could 2 brand new parents ask for?