*Pictures were taken by Nicole Renee, a newborn photographer. Please visit her website to see more of her work http://nicolereneenewborns.com/
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Newborn Pictures
Our dear friend Nicole Renee is a newborn photographer and she spent a wonderful morning with our family capturing our little man!
Elisha's Pictures
Elisha's Pictures
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| Doesn't he have the cutest little smile! |
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| His Nana made this hat :-) |
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| I made this hat and cocoon, he loves sleeping in the cocoon! |
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| One of my favorites :-) |
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| Again, his little smile is so cute! |
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| He is so peaceful. |
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| I love that face! |
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| This blanket was woven by his Nana! |
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| Andrew and I both love our Calvert County roots and when Nicole showed me this hat I was so excited for him to wear it. |
*Pictures were taken by Nicole Renee, a newborn photographer. Please visit her website to see more of her work http://nicolereneenewborns.com/
Welcome Baby Elisha!!
April 12, 2014
Welcome Elisha Andrew Kassouf!
Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Height: 20.75 inches
Time: 1:47 am
Thursday night (April 10th) things seemed a little different but everything in my body had been changing so I thought it was normal and I went to bed. Friday morning when I woke up things were still "off" so I decided to call the doctor. Andrew told me to wait until the office opened so I got ready for work like a normal Friday morning. On my way to work I called the doctor and receptionist said the nurse would call me back soon. As I was walking into school the nurse called back. I explained how I was feeling and she said that my water may be broken so I needed to go to the hospital to get checked. I ran into my co-teacher outside of school and told her that I was leaving for the hospital (she really wanted to take me but I insisted I would be fine and off I went). I called Andrew and told him they said I needed to come in and that I would call him when I knew something. In the mean time my co-teacher called him and told him that he needed to leave work to join me at the hospital. Andrew got there just before the triage doctor came in to check me. When she came in she said that she thought my water was broken but she had to run a test to be sure. In the mean time she asked if I could feel the contractions that I was having. I told her I had no clue I was contracting! She came back a few minutes later to tell us that my water was indeed broken and I was going to be admitted. At this point we both called our Mom's to tell them that they needed to come the hospital.
We then went down to labor and delivery. Our day nurse Rose was awesome! Around noon the doctor gave me medicine to move me along because I was only a 1/2 centimeter. The doctor told us she would be back in 4 hours to check my progress and determine if I needed another dose. At some point during that time frame I began feeling my contractions. Andrew went home and pick up our bags. I left them at home that morning because I did not know what the doctor was going to say. He also went by school to get stuff ready for Monday because he was not planning on me going into labor. Mom and John got there while Andrew was out. When the doctor came back I was 2 centimeters so she broke my water completely and then told me the waiting game would continue.
Around 7:45 pm my contractions were very close together and I was ready for an epidural!! I was only 3 centimeters when I got the epidural. :-( Things started moving quickly once the pain was managed. I went to 5 centimeters in very little time. Elisha was not very happy after I received my epidural. His heart rate rose very high because of the stress of the labor process. They tried having me lay different ways to calm him down. That was not working and my contractions were still very close together so his heart rate remained high. They decided to give me Terbutaline Sulfate to slow down my labor! After waiting all day for things to get started; then they had to slow it down! (That medicine also made me feel really weird.)
Around 11:00 pm Mom Kassouf arrived at the hospital! Then at 11:45 p.m. the doctor checked me and I was 10 centimeters! They then had me sit up and the nurse began getting things ready. Around 12:30 a.m. I started pushing and Elisha arrived 1 hour and 17 minutes later! It was a very long day and Andrew and I are so happy to welcome our little boy into the world!
Welcome Elisha Andrew Kassouf!
Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Height: 20.75 inches
Time: 1:47 am
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| Photo taken by Ron Wilkinson |
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| Photo taken by Ron Wilkinson |
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| Minutes Old - Elisha's First Picture |
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| After Elisha's first bath |
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| After Elisha's first bath - too cute not to include |
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| Photo taken by Nicole Renee - http://nicolereneenewborns.com |
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| Photo taken by Nicole Renee - http://nicolereneenewborns.com |
We then went down to labor and delivery. Our day nurse Rose was awesome! Around noon the doctor gave me medicine to move me along because I was only a 1/2 centimeter. The doctor told us she would be back in 4 hours to check my progress and determine if I needed another dose. At some point during that time frame I began feeling my contractions. Andrew went home and pick up our bags. I left them at home that morning because I did not know what the doctor was going to say. He also went by school to get stuff ready for Monday because he was not planning on me going into labor. Mom and John got there while Andrew was out. When the doctor came back I was 2 centimeters so she broke my water completely and then told me the waiting game would continue.
Around 7:45 pm my contractions were very close together and I was ready for an epidural!! I was only 3 centimeters when I got the epidural. :-( Things started moving quickly once the pain was managed. I went to 5 centimeters in very little time. Elisha was not very happy after I received my epidural. His heart rate rose very high because of the stress of the labor process. They tried having me lay different ways to calm him down. That was not working and my contractions were still very close together so his heart rate remained high. They decided to give me Terbutaline Sulfate to slow down my labor! After waiting all day for things to get started; then they had to slow it down! (That medicine also made me feel really weird.)
Around 11:00 pm Mom Kassouf arrived at the hospital! Then at 11:45 p.m. the doctor checked me and I was 10 centimeters! They then had me sit up and the nurse began getting things ready. Around 12:30 a.m. I started pushing and Elisha arrived 1 hour and 17 minutes later! It was a very long day and Andrew and I are so happy to welcome our little boy into the world!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Any Day Now...
Written on Thursday, April 10, 2014
Once again I have hijacked Erin's blog to share more belly growth pictures. Our child is growing rapidly now and it is amazing to watch. Erin is worn down again and is very tired. My Mom is coming next week to spend Spring Break with us and we are all hoping the Baby K will be born when Grandma Kassouf is here. We were supposed to be off from school for Spring Break next week but because of snow days we will only be off next Friday and Monday.
Erin is determined to have Baby K this weekend because she does not want to go back to work next week since it has become much more draining physically for her there. I have several things to take care of at work still and my plan is to have it all taken care of by the time I leave tomorrow so if Erin is correct and we do have a baby this weekend I am prepared.
Since we are getting very close and Baby K will make his/her entrance to the world any day now I thought I would share the next segment of belly progression pictures.
Posted by Andrew Kassouf
We didn't take 37 or 38 week pictures but here is a bonus one from week 8.
Once again I have hijacked Erin's blog to share more belly growth pictures. Our child is growing rapidly now and it is amazing to watch. Erin is worn down again and is very tired. My Mom is coming next week to spend Spring Break with us and we are all hoping the Baby K will be born when Grandma Kassouf is here. We were supposed to be off from school for Spring Break next week but because of snow days we will only be off next Friday and Monday.
Erin is determined to have Baby K this weekend because she does not want to go back to work next week since it has become much more draining physically for her there. I have several things to take care of at work still and my plan is to have it all taken care of by the time I leave tomorrow so if Erin is correct and we do have a baby this weekend I am prepared.
Since we are getting very close and Baby K will make his/her entrance to the world any day now I thought I would share the next segment of belly progression pictures.
Posted by Andrew Kassouf
We didn't take 37 or 38 week pictures but here is a bonus one from week 8.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Maternity Photo Session with Uncle Ron
Uncle Ron offered to take maternity pictures for us early in my pregnancy. I was not super eager to take maternity pictures at first but Andrew really wanted them. After the experience I am glad we were able to capture this stage in our family's life. Thank you Uncle Ron for taking the time to work with us.
Uncle Ron captured some fun moments where we were goofing around in between shots. They turned out to be some of our favorites.
Uncle Ron captured some fun moments where we were goofing around in between shots. They turned out to be some of our favorites.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Baby Showers March 2014
Andrew and I were blessed with 4 baby shower's to celebrate the arrival of Baby K! My school kicked off the festivities and threw a great party! They had gathered a bunch of Pooh stuff from all the teachers in the school and they decorated our entire library with Winnie the Pooh characters, sayings, puzzles (these were on all the tables for everyone to put together), and they even decorated with hand punched Winnie the Pooh character confetti. It was so nice to celebrate with them; I am blessed to work with a great staff team!
Our third shower was at Bel Air High School to celebrate with Andrew's staff. It was nice because they scheduled it on an afternoon when I was able to attend. They decorated with diapers which messages they wrote of us on them. Actually the messages were mostly for Andrew saying things like, "This end up," and, "This one's for Daddy." They were super cute. It was nice to get to celebrate with Andrew's staff team as well because they really are a close knit department.
Lastly, our small group threw a shower for our friends who live in the Bel Air area. This was supposed to be a surprise but I figured it out a few days before. I was surprised though that Andrew's mom and my mom both came up to Bel Air to celebrate with us again! Dawn, Dawn, Jen, Nicole, and Anna really did a great job decorating for this shower. They took our Winnie the Pooh theme to heart and made a 100 Aker Wood sign, a tree with pictures of all the characters hanging off it, a diaper cake, and honey flavored cupcakes! There was even homemade honey bath scrub given to all who came. The games we played included Daddy Knows Best trivia game, a name game, and gift bingo!
*Thanks for the pictures Jen Gray
Then my cousin, "sister", and really one of my best friend's Heather threw a shower for my friends and family back home in Calvert County. It was so nice to go home and celebrate, I got to see friends from church that I had not seen in a very long time! We played a fun baby trivia game, gift bingo, ate delicious food, and had a great time socializing and catching up. It was also nice because Andrew's mom was able to come up for this shower so I got to spend time with both his mom and my mom, two really excited grandmas!
* Thanks for the pictures Erin M Kassouf
Lastly, our small group threw a shower for our friends who live in the Bel Air area. This was supposed to be a surprise but I figured it out a few days before. I was surprised though that Andrew's mom and my mom both came up to Bel Air to celebrate with us again! Dawn, Dawn, Jen, Nicole, and Anna really did a great job decorating for this shower. They took our Winnie the Pooh theme to heart and made a 100 Aker Wood sign, a tree with pictures of all the characters hanging off it, a diaper cake, and honey flavored cupcakes! There was even homemade honey bath scrub given to all who came. The games we played included Daddy Knows Best trivia game, a name game, and gift bingo!
*Thanks for the picture Nicole Renee (she is a newborn photographer and she took pictures at the shower, see her work at http://nicolereneenewborns.com/)
It was humbling to be surrounded by many people we love! We know that Baby K is entering a great family and circle of friends!
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