Kenley Update

Hello all. I know many of you have been waiting on an Kenley update. Carley is not the author of this post, Tambra is. I had a chance to visit with Carley on Saturday at Luke's birthday party. I will try to keep it simple and try to keep all the details straight.

Carley said that in the day Kenley was born, she and Kevin thought they had been given the best, most mellow baby ever! She was calm and quiet all that day. Heading in to Thursday, there were signs that she might be very ill: not crying when she was changed, being completely cooperative when getting her hand prints done, and seeming lethargic. Kenley also had a fever and was not eating well.

On Thursday, Kenley was admitted into the NICU. They gave her an IV and she was placed in an incubator. The doctor says that Kenley has a bacterial infection. Kenley is receiving an IV antibiotic to fight the infection. Yesterday after Luke's party, Carley and Kevin were finally able to hold their sweet baby again! Today, Kenley got to have her first bottle since being in the NICU (they were feeding her by IV).

They expect that Kenley will be in the NICU from 7-21 days (Let's pray for 7!) depending on what type of bacterial infection she has. Carley says Kenley seems to be heading in the right direction. She is getting more "fiesty" each day!

It will take a while for Kenley to be able to meet the world. The doctors tested her blood counts, and she has a low white blood cell count. This will make her more venerable to other types of illnesses.

Carley and Kevin are thankful that Kenley is under constant supervision by great nurses and one of the best NICU doctors in Texas. They would like to thank you for your support and prayers.

I will try to post another update tomorrow so Carley can focus on showering her new baby with love. Carley said she is looking forward to returning all of her missed calls, your texts, and posting pictures of a healthy Kenley once they are on the other side of this.

Nursery Pics

We will be posting lots of pics, but not in order.

Welcome Kenley Nolan Smith

Kenley arrived at 5:05 today. She is 7lbs and 19 in. long. She is very healthy and beautiful. We didn't call people because the dr. said she was a little premature and nobody needs to be holding her except mom and dad, so that she doesn't get sick. We will have more pics coming.

My Next Project

I can't post pics yet because I don't want Luke to see. I am making him a big brother gift bag to give to him when he comes to the hospital. We just got his Big Brother T Shirt in. It's a football shirt. We also ordered him a Batman book. He loves Batman. The book will have his name and other information about him throughout it. I found it on internet and there's all sorts of books they will do like that. We are still waiting for that to come in. I am also going to fill the bag with little nick-nack stuff. I will post a picture of the bag after Luke gets it.

Luke Having Fun

Luke loves playing in boxes. He looks forward to baby furniture coming in so that he can have the box.

Hospital Door Decoration

Okay, for everyone who knows me this probably won't surprise you. I really had this cute and different idea for the decoration that will hang on the door at the hospital, so I decided I wanted to make it. I know someone is suppose to make it, but this is what I really wanted. It's hard to see but at the neck I put a pink crystal necklace on it. The flash takes the color of it.

Kenley's TuTu

My mom and I found a Tutu and a cute headband that will probably cover Kenley's eyes at the Rodeo Exhibits. Its actually 2 colors with a zebra tie thing.