A Photo done by a friend

Just wanted to share with you a very cute photo of Kendall that was taken by a friend at Kendall's baby shower in Bonanza. Thanks to Karlynn!

Smiles and Giggles

And of course we can not forget our "other" baby!






Here are a couple of pictures of our little girl earlier this week.



Today Kendall gave mommy her biggest smile yet! What an amazing smile it was! I can not believe how fast they grow and change. Kendall is six weeks old today! This past week has been very busy for Kendall as we had our six week check up, and she currently 11 lbs 7 oz! What a healthy little "big" girl! We also had our appiontment with the specialist about Kendall's hip, and everything is going well. We have an Ultra sound on the 8th of April and then on the 9th we see the specialist agian and he figures that we will be able to take off her brace by then! I can not wait for that day. I am so excited to be able to snuggle her with out the brace and hold her close!

Trying out our new Play Mat

Amongst all of the beautiful gifts that Kendall had received from her shower, one of her favorites is her new play Mat. She was not to sure what to think at first, but after a little while she began to enjoy it!

Showering Love From our Bonanza Family

A couple personalized gifts for Kendall thanks to a close friend Kira Rudy.













This weekend was a very special weekend for us all as the community of Bonanza had come together to put on a baby shower for Kendall. It was so wonderful to have seen all of our friends and introduce Kendall to our Bonanza Family! Kendall was loved so much by all and we had a great time! Thank you for everything!

Time with Daddy

Kaylay, Our "other" Child is adapting to the changes in our house hold very well. We include her in many of our daily activities, including dress up!! Here are a couple of Photos of Kaylay in Kendalls head band!



Yesturday Trent started his days off, so I took the liberty to take a few photos of Kendall with Daddy. We sure enjoy our time with him when he is home.

Love from Mommy

Time sure seems to be sailing by quickly. Kendall is now 4 1/2 weeks old and it has been a week already that we have had our brace. Things are very good and I can not believe how she has changed and how much more attentive she has become. Here are a couple of pictures of our favorite time of the day.....BATH TIME, that I would love to share.

A Very Big Day

After our visit with our guests, Kendall, Kaylay and I went outside and enjoyed our day with a beautiful walk. We decided to stop by our friends house Charlene and Mike's and had a little visit with them as well as their friends Kelly and Mavis and their little girl Presly. All and all it was a Very Big day!




Today was a very exciting day. We had surprise visitors, Great Auntie Dorthy and Great Uncle Jack with their grand daughter Natalia. It was wonderful to get caught up! Kendall enjoyed her time in auntie Dorthy's arms while Kaylay was being entertained by Natalia.

Happy Birthday Landen

(Landen now!)


(Landen Then...)

Today is a very special day for a very special little boy! Happy Birthday Landen....Uncle Trent, Kendall and I wish we could celebrate the day with you! We love you. I can not believe that my little nephew is two years old already. Just seems like yesturday he was born!

Another beautiful day!

Today I took the opportunity while kendall was sleeping to take a few pitures of our sleeping beauty. Hope you enjoy.

"The News"

This week has been a very trying week for us. When Kendall was born, the doctors had noticed that she had a click in her hip. With an ultra sound completed, she has been diagnosed with Congenital Dislocation of the Hip known as CDH or also known as DDH. This condition is a developmental (ongoing) process, variable in manifestation and not always detectable at birth. DDH involves a dysplasia, or abnormal formation of the hip joint occurring between fetal life and maturity as a result of instability. It has been estimated that only 1 in 100 newborn infants have clinically unstable hips (subluxatable - the ball of the hip is able to be moved around loosely in the hip joint joint - or dislocatable - the ball of the hip is able to be actually slid in and out of joint with a "clunk" that can be felt), whereas only one in 800 to 1,000 of newborn infants eventually experience a true dislocation whereby the ball of the hip lies outside the socket.There is a 9:1 female predominance; apparently the baby's own female hormones must aggravate the abnormal looseness of the hip ligaments. Of children with DDH, approximately 60% are firstborn.

30-50% develop in the breech position; 2% to 3% of all babies are breech presentations, but about 20% of DDH patients are born breech.
The breech position tends to force the ball of the hip out of the socket, predisposing to dislocation after birth. Highest risk is the frank breech position with the hips flexed and the knees extended - basically feet up by the shoulders. This is the way Kendall was in the uterus.

If an abnormal hip remains untreated, the child will develop the long-term complications, including:

osteoarthritis
pain
abnormal gait
unequal leg length
decreased agility

To say the least, in order for us to correct this, Kendall is in a pavlik Harness that she will wear 24/7 for a month straight. The specialist is very optimistic that this will work. I am just so thankful that we have found this issue so early on and are on top of it to correct it. The harness does not hurt Kendall nor does she notice it to much. It just makes feedings, bum changes and cuddle time a little more difficult, but we are learning to adjust. For the next month we are going to work hard on healing properly. I just thank God every day that he has given us a very happy and content baby or this could be one of the worst experiences.

Playing with the Camera

Here is a few pictures taken of Kendall after everyone had left for home. Just a few weeks sure makes a world of difference in her looks and size. These little people sure grow so fast...right infront of your eyes!

Our first couple weeks home

During our first week home, Auntie LoAnne was kind enough to open her house and have some of my close Friends in Grande Prairie over to meet Kendall as comming all the way out to Sexsmith can be difficult for some. It was wonderful to see everyone and have them meet her!









With the arrival of Kendall, I was so blessed to have my sister Angie and her two boys come up a couple days prior to her delivery where Angie helped me with several things as well as acted as a support when she arrived. Not only was Kendall welcomed by her Auntie, we also had my mom and dad (Grandma and Grandpa Sparks) stay with us as. With the house full of family we made some great first memories with Kendall! Thank you to my family for all of the support! We sure miss you all!