Lance Camren ARRIVES

Well, he just wanted to take his time. But a week overdue, the doctor schedule Kellie to be induced. So on April 12, 2010 at 7:30 am, Kellie and Alex were at the hospital waiting for this little guy to come. After 13 hours, Kellie was only dialated to a 4! At 9:00 pm the doctor was called and told there was no progress being made. The doctor came down and it was decided that this baby was not going to come on his own, so a c-section was scheduled immediately.
At 10:00 pm, Kellie was taken into surgery with Alex by her side. Soon after Kellie heard the doctor order for more pain meds to be given. Kellie didn't understand why, until she all of a sudden felt major tugging. The poor little guy was stuck. But Dr. Klein got him out safely and then alot of shocked comments of "where did he come from?" were made. To Kellie and Alex's surprise, our little thin Kellie gave birth to a 10 pound 1.6 oz baby boy. 21 inches long. Born at 10:26 pm

We are happy to report that mom, dad and Lance Camren Barnard are all doing great and mom is recovering from surgery very well. Camren is a very healthy and happy baby! We are greatful to have him in our lives!!!

Time for a Baby update

Wow, this has been quite a week.
Kellie is starting to have some pretty strong contractions. And she is still 7 weeks away from delivery due date. She went to the hospital on Thursday, February 11th, and they tried to tell her it was just Braxton Hicks contractions. However after hooking her up to the monitors found that she really IS having contractions. We are praying she holds on for at least 3 more weeks. The baby is at least 5 lbs at this point, so size wise, we are not worried. However, let's not chance anything....
The doctor is now having her go to the hospital every Wednesday to be monitored and then she goes directly to the Doctor's office for his decision on what to do. This doctor is great and has kept a very close eye on her throughout her entire pregnancy. We are so grateful that she is here in Houston and not Rexburg, Idaho as we have much better and specialized doctors out here.

We get a good laugh watching her "WOBBLE" around. And if she never felt pregnant before, she sure does now!

On Saturday, some friends and her sisters are throwing a baby shower for her. She is really looking forward to this.

Enjoy the picture. This is her end of the night look....


PS, don't tell her I posted this! LOL

Kellie 20 weeks pregnant

All is well! Kellie and baby are doing much better and reality is starting to sink in! We just wanted to update the latest picture of Kellie and her baby belly!

Kellie and her Pregnancy updates

This is a picture of Kellie (take note of her little belly, she is at 17 weeks now), with her Zofran PICC line. As mentioned in the earlier post, she was put on the pump, but she was having difficulties with the needles and being stabbed everyday, and getting some bad swelling, that she begged for a PICC line. For those that don't know what that is, (We know it well as Rick had 3 of these) it is a surgical procedure where they insert a tube in her main artery in her arm and into her heart. The meds then go directly into her blood stream, 24/7. She had the pump for about 8 weeks. And since she was doing much better, it was finally taken out on October 27th, 2009

However, because Kellie continued to Black out, the Cardiologist put her on a heart monitor on October 22, 2009 to be worn 24/7. So for a few days she carried around two different monitors. The heart monitor will stay on her for 3 weeks, just to make sure there is nothing wrong there. They expect everything to be fine, just ruling out at this point.

AND now for the latest update!!!!!
On October 26th, 2009 Kellie went back to the doctor for a check up (which is done weekly) and they decided to do the ultra sound a week early. And guess what they found out?????

Yes, to everyone's surprise, they are definitely NOT having a girl! They are having a little BOY!!!!! We are all really excited, but now it's time for them to pick out a boy's name......

Kellie having a rough pregnancy

Well, this last week or so has been really rough on Kellie. As soon as she hit about 7 weeks she started getting morning sickness. Although it was all day every day! The doctor gave her some meds, hoping that would help, but things continued to get worse.
On Friday, August 28th, The doctor had Kellie go to the Emergency Room as she had been blacking out numerous times a day since Wednesday. After spending 11 hours there, it was diagnosed that Kellie was "Pregnant and Fainting"! NO KIDDING! They told her to follow up with her doctor.
By the following Tuesday, September 1st, Her blacking out was becoming much worse and her blood pressure continued dropping. (84/54 or so). She called the doctor's office and the nurse told her this was normal for early pregnancy, but if she wanted to come in to come get checked out. So we did. While at the doctors' office Kellie blacked out again. The nurse witnessed it and said, "That is NOT normal". The doctor came in and immediately admitted Kellie into the hospital. (She had also lost 8 pounds in about 3 weeks).
So, to the hospital we went. Kellie was there until Thursday evening. A cardiologist was called in and many tests were run. They still are not exactly sure what is going on and further testing will be done at the cardiologist office. However, they believe that because Kellie was so sick, she lost the weight, (that she couldn't afford to lose) and that caused her blood pressure to drop down to low, which caused the blacking out and fainting spells.
She was sent home and put on in home care. She has a Zofran medicated pump that administers Zofran 24/7. This seems to be working somewhat, however Kellie hates needles and every day we need to move the needle site to a different location. (that's mom's job to do). A in home nursing facility calls every morning for her vitals and has been really good at helping out when help is needed.
If Kellie does not start to gain weight, they will admit her back in the hospital until this stage of the pregnancy ends. (however long that takes). So we hope the medications kick in and she is able to start eating better. They are Very pleased at her liquid level intake though.
We will keep you updated. Alex is doing a great job taking care of his wife and baby. And somehow, I wish I would have gone to nursing school. After all this, I should qualify for my nursing degree! LOL

Kellie Graduates from BYU-Idaho

July 22nd started the events that led up to the big graduation! It all started with the kids doing the traditional burning of the notes! Then with family and friends, July 23rd was the graduation day. We attended a banquet dinner, and then the graduation ceremony began. 1066 graduates from BYU-I. The biggest graduating class for a Spring semester!
Kellie graduated 2nd in her class and was honored to speak at the graduation for her General Studies group. We are very proud of her and her accomplishments. After having a very eventful year, getting married, having 2 surgeries and being in and out of the hospital several times, she managed to pull through and do an outstanding job!
After the graduation, we had a get together with family and friends to help Kellie celebrate! Thank you to all who came out to share in this celebration with us!

New Parents They Will Be

August 5, 2009
Not only is it Jason's birthday, but it is also the day that confirmed that Kellie and Alex will soon be proud parents! Yes, a baby is on the way. Doctors confirmed that Kellie is pregnant. She has an appointment Tuesday, August 11th with an OB/GYN to get the official due date. They are really excited and of course so are we!


UPDATE:
On Autust 11th, an ultra sound was done, and Kellie and Alex learned the due date will be April 5, 2010!