Makenna Elizabeth Bock

Introducing Makenna Elizabeth Bock to our family!! I wasn't due to have a c-section until Sep. 2nd but she arrived on August 19th at 4:18 pm. A lot of people have said, "I just knew you wouldn't make it to the end!" But really, it wasn't Makenna that decided to come early. I had a lot of extreme itching on my hands and especially on my feet that drove me crazy!! My doctor decided to have me get some blood work done on Th. morning. On Friday morning, I called for the results and they said my liver functions came back elevated which is not a good thing and they wanted me to come in and get checked out. So we went in and they decided I had something called Cholestasis which pretty much means that my liver was producing too much enzymes (I am not a doctor!!) and causing the itching. This can be dangerous for the baby so they told us they were going to deliver that day. SHOCKER!!! So thank you to Courtney Davey and my sister MaryBeth and both of our moms for dropping everything they had and coming to help us with the girls. I checked into the hospital and got prepped for surgery and Makenna entered the world at 4:18 pm weighing 8 lbs 14 oz (two weeks early!!!) and she was 20 inches long. This was by far my best c-section yet. I asked them not to give me any sedatives after Makenna came out and so I was able to stay alert the whole time and even got to hold her immediately in the recovery room which I have never gotten before. I have also recovered quite nicely and have been able to do things by myself pretty quickly which has been surprising to all of us. We were able to leave the hospital only 40 hours after surgery and we were so happy to be home! Makenna is doing wonderful! She of course sleeps a lot but she is eating well and just so cute! The girls absolutely love her. They just like to sit or stand next to the crib and watch her sleep. Emma even got to hold her and she felt like such a big sister! Jacob is amazing as usual and has been busy taking care of ALL FOUR of his girls!! Both grandmas have also helped us tremendously and the girls have enjoyed having them around so much. We are so excited to have this extra addition to our family and we love Makenna so much!