Kingston Erik-Viktor Richtell

Kingston Erik-Victor Richtell

February 5, 2013 11:45EST

9lbs 8oz 20in

Immediately after his delivery <3

My favorite! He has dimples!!!

We are so excited to finally have him home. Look forward to watching Ameera and Kingston's relationship grow. She loves her little brother so much and loves helping out. 

Ricci and I are excited about our growing family and look forward to the many adventures we will embark on as a family of 4. 

We want to thank all our wonderful family and friends who have been amazingly supportive throughout our 9 month journey. Kingston is already loved by so many people and we are super grateful for that. 

xx. 

Induction day

bye bye belly!

We arrived at the hospital 7:30am. About 8am the midwife gave me an enema to clean house wasn't too bad, i was a little afraid that it would hurt but was mainly weird feeling. My doctor arrived about 9am checked my cervix and inserted a tablet to get my cervix to dilate so that he could rupture my bag of water. I laid on my left side for 2 hours after the 2 hours were up I was asked to walk around a little bit until my doctor arrived to break the water. at 12pm he came in and broke my water. LOTS AND LOTS OF AMNIOTIC FLUID! 5 minutes after breaking my water the contractions hit me like a ton of bricks. Extremely painful. It was in my birthing plan to have a natural birth no drugs. After about 3 or 4 contractions it was time to push I'm not sure how long I was pushing felt kinda like forever. At 12:45pm 45 minutes after my water was broken I gave birth to a healthy 9lb 8oz baby boy. Had to get quite a few stitches just because of his size. My birthing experience was amazing. I had him at St. Augustine Medical Center in Grenada, West Indies. My midwife was amazing the nurses there were amazing as well. 

39 Weeks

We're being induced Feb 5, 2013!!!

Doctor is going to induce my labor due to size. He's afraid our little guy is becoming to big Ive had that fear for several weeks now. So excited to meet my baby boy. Ive been feeling him wiggling and jiggling and it is going to be such a treat having him in my arms.

How far along? 39 Weeks

Total weight gain: 34lbs- 144

Maternity clothes? nope

Sleep: Getting a little uncomfortable again

Best moment this week: My moms arrival in Grenada and getting our induction date

Miss Anything? My old body. A nice cocktail :p

Movement: Painful jabs

Food cravings: Been eating a lot of icecream

Anything making you queasy or sick: no thank god!

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: lots of Braxtons. Did have mild contractions dilated 1cm

Symptoms: Lots of peeing and pressure below

Belly Button in or out? its poking out now lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: February 5th!

36 Weeks

Woah baby!!

Ok so im updating really late so let me try and remember what I was going through this week. There was a lot of stress because we moved into a new home and making it to 36 weeks after our little scare at 29 weeks was a huge accomplishment. Speaking of huge I'm a whopping 140lbs or something like that.

How far along? 36 Weeks

Total weight gain: 30lbs- 140

Maternity clothes? nah yoga pants and tee's

Sleep: acid reflux not making this easy

Best moment this week: hmmmm can't remember lol

Miss Anything? My old body. A nice cocktail :p

Movement: Painful jabs

Food cravings: bacon egg and cheese sandwiches

Anything making you queasy or sick: no thank god!

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: lots of Braxtons. Did have mild contractions dilated 1cm

Symptoms: Lots of peeing and pressure below

Belly Button in or out? its poking out now lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Kingston Erik's arrival 

31 Weeks

Our baby weighs about 3.3lbs

This has been a world wind couple of weeks. Lets start with the fact that I am now on bedrest. Have been since 28 weeks. I started having some mild contractions and dilated to 1cm spent a week in the hospital before being released on STRICT bed rest at home.

It has definitely made a great impact on my home life as Ricci is now forced to be mom and dad. We're desperately trying to hang in there to at least 36 weeks (how far along i was when I had Ameera) because at that point we know he will pretty much be able to come home with us from the hospital. 

They gave me the 4 dose steroid shot for his lungs just as a precaution stupid shot stings like hell.

I have my next appointment on Monday where I'll be 32 weeks and I'm wondering if my cervix has made any changes and if he is engaged or not. I swear I feel tickling under my pubes lol. With the holidays coming and us moving into a new house on top of not knowing how early this little one will try to pop up, I am seriously trying to keep my sanity.

Dealing with some serious cabin fever lol.

How far along? 31 Weeks

Total weight gain: 25lbs- 135

Maternity clothes? Bed rest so I'm mainly in t shirts and undies

Sleep: Getting a little uncomfortable again

Best moment this week: Uhmmmmm wrapping Mimi's Xmas gifts

Miss Anything? My old body. A nice cocktail :p

Movement: Painful jabs

Food cravings: Been eating a lot of icecream

Anything making you queasy or sick: no thank god!

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: lots of Braxtons. Did have mild contractions dilated 1cm

Symptoms: Lots of peeing and pressure below

Belly Button in or out? its poking out now lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Kingston Erik's arrival 

27 Weeks

Our baby is the size of a head of CAULIFLOWER [2lbs]

This week we spent in the US where we did all our baby shopping and most importantly I got the opportunity to vote!

Saying good bye to my beautiful niece :D

Overall it was a good trip as usual. Lots of time with my sisters and my niece and nephew. Ameera got to spend some time with family. And I got to get glam :D

How far along? 27 Weeks

Total weight gain: 21lbs- 131

Maternity clothes? Nah this week I shopped in my favorite pre pregnancy shops and just focused on pieces that were loose fitted.

Sleep: Has gotten a little better

Best moment this week: BEING HOME!

Miss Anything? My old body! The clothes have been so amaze!

Movement: More frequent especially when i'm hungry

Food cravings: hmmm nothing I can put my finger on

Anything making you queasy or sick: no thank god!

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: lots of Braxtons

Symptoms: Ahh the peeing! heart burn at night

Belly Button in or out? its poking out now lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: XMAS!

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