AVA LOLABELLE KRISTENSEN!!!!!

The Silent Redhead.
In the operating room I was sitting at the top of the bed holding Kristin's hand and trying to help her keep calm when I heard our doctor say,"Look at those cheeks!!" I looked up to see them pull out Lola and pass her to the N.I.C.U. nurses to resuscitate. She made a couple of cute squeaky crys while being wiped down and poked with needles. I was so overwhelmed with the situation that I couldn't do anything but marvel in the majesty that was my first born. Lola remained silent through the rest of the surgery while I held her and prayed for my wife to be OK. My girls and I returned to our room where we had many family members waiting in the sitting area just next to us. I asked KK if I could show everyone our baby and she said with one eye open, "What are you waiting for daddy."
After a brief visit with family and a room change, I found myself with alone with Ava Lollabelle, staring into each others eyes. I told myself that this is the most perfect baby ever and her cutie-pie face was second to none. Of course this is something every dad feels about there own but something tells me this was different.



Here she is in her first dress up outfit. KK has been looking forward to this for months..






















Lola with a fresh bow provided by the nursery.















Hopefully Ava Lolabelle got most of her features from her mom but she definitely has my feet.





Her is our O.B. Lisa Gravelle, She was awesome and also thought Lola was one of the cutest.




Here is the other redhead in my family. My sister Anna has the same beautiful red/copper tint to her hair.




















Kristin kept saying that with all of here experience with babies at work, she would be the first to admit if her baby was a F.L.K. (funny looking kid) but you can see here this isn't the case.


















This picture is a lure to any family members that still need to come see me.

KK MY HERO!!!!!!

My lovely wife Kristin suffered a great deal to bring the greatest gift that a husband could ever ask for. My cutie-pie _____ Lolabelle Kristensen. (We still have no first name yet) She is a 8 pound 10 ounce, 22.5 inch, redhead that has stolen my heart since she was born at 6:42 A.M. I swear she is the most perfect baby I have ever seen.

Here's lola only about 45 mins old. Grandma Susan helped her get her first taste of formula.

Sorry lack of comments due to lack of sleep in last 48 hours....

ALMOST THERE!!!!!

Any Time Now Baby.
Sorry We did not post last month. It was a busy month for KK and I. Kristin is tring to cram all of her shifts at work so she can get an extra 2 weeks of leave when Lola comes. I have been getting back into the swing of things in school and finishing the nursery. Now that my first test is out of the way and KK only has a few shifts left, we are really anxious for this baby to come. We also had three baby showers since I last posted. I cannot believe how much generosity we received from our family and friends. Lola allready has over 100 outfits, more than 20 blankets, and several hundred diapers. Since this is my first child, I am guessing that will keep her looking cute and warm with a fresh change for at least a month or so. I know KK expressed her appreciation during the showers, I would also like to say thanks. It really helps when the parents are not the only ones spoiling the baby.



This is a picture or the nursery. Initially I was going to carve the crib out of a solid piece of wood with my own two hands. Then when we found out it was a girl, I figured might as well get use to buying her what she wants instead.

This is another picture without out the lighting effects from the chandeleir. KK picked out the fabric for her crib set and the colors were matched. The armoire is the changing station and the wall quilt is from aunt Becky.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Left: KK doesn't look very happy, "Cheer up KK Santa is almost here."

Above: PK is not sure what this man wants from him. I better be on the 'Nice' list.

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Holy Cow Look at Those Cheeks.

Less than two months left and Lolabelle is doing great. We had a doctors appointment and an another ultra sound this week. The ultrasound technician was really impressed with the size of Lola's cheeks at 32 weeks. She took some amazing pictures and let us watch our daughter in 4d video for about 5 minutes. It was really cute because we could see her eyes open and close, her eyebrow lift up, and her hands move toward and away from her big lips. It's hard to believe she already has so much personality. We had a lot of fun this month. I survived my semester finals and we had a chance to visit some family in Texas. On the plane ride home, we realized that this was the last time we would be in an airplane without Lolabelle on our laps or making babysitting arrangements. Our unexpected upgrade to first class helped us with this daunting realization.

This is a still shot of the 4d video we watched. Black and white blotchy areas are spots where the computer program didn't quite know how to process. But you can see she has big cheeks and cutie pie lips.

Here's Lola with her left hand next to her cheek. She like her hands up by her face in the on guard position. Probably so she can defend herself from her cousins.

27 DOWN,13 WEEKS TO GO

She's movin' around.

Since the last posting Kristin and I have been considering names for our little girl. Initially we stayed behind after movies and looked through the credits for cool names. Although very effective, we moved on to looking through baby name books and websites. One day we happened upon a random name generator online that would produce a first and middle name with entered last name. One of the first few names shown was "Charlotte Lolabelle Kristensen." This name really stood out because Lolabelle is a family name we were already considering. The name comes from Kristin's Mother's, Mother's, Fathers, Mother's Daughter.(OR KK's GREAT,GREAT, AUNT!!!!) Kristin also likes the names "Ava" and "Caitlin." If it was up to me, her name would be "Charlotte." But for now the her name is "_______ Lolabelle Kristensen." (I'm sure the blank will be filled in ultimately by KK)

This is a picture of me back in 78. My hair was red for a little while before it turned blonde. Nice Cowlick.

Even at an early age, KK was a page turner. I hope Lolabelle get her looks mostly from her mom.

ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20 weeks or half way

That's right its a girl. Kristin and I found out on Friday the 29th. Our 20 week ultrasound was delayed for a few weeks due to school scheduling and I couldn't wait any longer. I dragged Kristin to the mall and got the news from Fetal Photography. When she told us it was a girl, Kristin yelled,"Shut up!!! Are You kidding me!!!" My father was sure it was a girl from the first day we told him we were pregnant. So KK was sure it was a boy (probably just to disagree with a different Kristensen male for a change). I guess she's only right 99.9% of the time. I thought it would be cute to post a few pictures of us when we were kids so you can get an idea of what this creation will turn out like.

Here is a picture of KK. Notice the cutie-pie cheeks and not so blonde hair. I guess that sleeping on your stomach was more acceptable in 1975.

This is PK with older brother Rick. Notice the pudgy nose and dark hair. I was the 7th of 9 children and the youngest boy out of 6.

More pictures to come.

4 Months!

We are now 4 months or 16 3/7 weeks along. We when to the doctor on Friday......we heard the heartbeat....155 bpm. Paul was very excited....I hear neonates heartbeats all the time...I was just excited to know I only gained 1 pound...just kidding! In the next 4 weeks we will obtain the in depth ultrasound to see what sex this fetus is....Paul thinks it is a girl..I know it is a boy. He says I am unadventurous & go with the easy odds. I guess we will see!
Other exciting news: we finished our kitchen remodel..finally & Paul is in full-time school & doing great.

Love, Kristin