He's Here!!!

Rylan is here!!! I wanted to give a quick update between feedings. He born 11/4 at 3:20 pm, 8 lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long. The induction started at about 7:45 am 11/4 when the doctor broke my water and then at about 8 they started the pitocin. I asked and received the epi about 11:25 and was checked shortly after that and had dilated to 4.5cm so we were thinking he would be here around dinner time. Well the doctor came back to check on me at 12:15 and I was 9.5 almost 10 cm. Rylan was still a little high so they let me just labor down till 2:40 at which point the nurse took one leg and James took the other and we started. It was intense but the epi is a wonderful thing. they had me stop pushing at just after 3 so the doctor could come in and set up. We resumed at about 3:10 and at 3:20 he was here. Words can't describe the feelings then or now. James and I both cried. He is just amazing and I can't believe it. James has been beyond wonderful both during delivery and now during recovery. I am so blessed by him, and we are both so blessed with our happy, healthy little boy. We got to go home at 11:30 on Friday. It has been very nice to be back in our own place and Buster is adjusting well to Rylan. I promise to post pictures soon, we haven't had a chance to get through them all yet, but we are all doing well.

40 weeks and 1 day

so our due date has come and gone and although contractions have sent me to the hospital twice already still no Rylan. I had contractions starting on Sat 10/24 at around 6:30 pm they got to 5 minutes apart lasting about a minute for about 2 hours so we called and they said to go into the hospital. We went and got all hooked up to the monitors but despite the contractions, nothing was happening so home we went. The contractions continued and got to about 1-2 minutes apart on Sunday afternoon and were increasingly painful so after about 2 hours of that we called and were sent back to the hospital to be checked, but still nothing so we were sent home. Thankfully, since the contractions weren't really doing anything, they did stop Sunday evening. My mom came up for a few days after that to be with me in case I went into "real" labor while James was at work. Nothing major happened so on 10/28 I had my 40 week appointment. It seemed that the contractions had helped me efface some so they weren't completely useless. The doctor suggested that if Rylan has not shown up by then, that we induce next Wed so Rylan now has an eviction date. James was hoping that he would be here by this Saturday since it is GA/FL weekend and Halloween but it's looking like Rylan is still a little too comfortable inside.

Wow-2 weeks to go

I can't believe that at the longest, in a month Rylan will be here, my doctor has already said they won't let me go more than 2 weeks overdue. I had my showers in Sept. and I can't thank everyone enough that helped throw them and that came to celebrate with us. We are very blessed by all the love. I started my leave this week and it is nice to be able to sleep in and not deal with rush hour traffic any more, but at the same time I am still feeling overwhelmed by how much our lives are about to change. It's exciting, and amazing, and kinda nerve racking. So far everything is still going really well, I am healthy and just dealing with normal 9 month pregnant aches and issues, and Rylan is still doing great and already is showing quite a personality. I can't wait for him to get here and meet him. James is also beyond excited and is really ready for him to be born. Hopefully the next post will be once he is born!

Maternity pics

A friend at work convinced me that I might regret not taking some maternity photos, especially since I have been very blessed and have yet to get stretch marks. James took them with his new camera and I think he did a great job. Here are a few of my favorites.

Nursery

Yay! The nursery is painted and the furniture is put together. James did an amazing job. I got excited and now that we have the dresser I have starting washing the clothes we have for Rylan. It was a very surreal moment when I realized that I was sitting on the couch folding these tiny little clothes for MY son and that he will be here in about 10 weeks. I can't believe how lucky we are and I am just amazed with everything that is going on. Shower planning is under way and I can't thank all of those involved enough. Gifts have started being mailed including the beautiful blanket that my Aunt Carol made for us that is in the picture over the crib. Words can't really describe how I am feeling right now, it really is just amazing.

3d Ultrasound

We got to see Rylan again today at our 3d ultrasound. The pictures came out great, although Rylan tried to keep his hands in front of his face most of the time. We were interrupting his nap though :-). It was wonderful to see him again, he is now one ounce shy of two pounds and the tech said everything looks great.

Just a few days over three months till he is here, I can't believe time has gone by so quickly. I am so excited to meet him in person and can't wait to hold him, but at times I am overwhelmed by all that needs to be done in the next three months. James is steadily working on the nursery, and right now it is a work in progress but it looks great. I can't wait till the painting is done and we can put together the furniture.

One of the pictures, the others can be seen here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20035&id=1667568938&l=4404cb4696

New Arrivals

Rylan's cousin Sam was born on June 1st at 12:10 am and my best friend, Jessica, had her little girl, Caitlyn on May 30th at 12:59 pm. Both little ones and families are doing very well. Of course having spent time with both of them and seeing Amanda and Jess take care of them makes me want Rylan here. I did get a small taste of what life is like with a one month old when I stayed with Jess for the weekend which was very nice. Now I can't wait till we are able to finish converting the office into Rylan's nursery. James has some really great ideas for painting the room and I can't wait to see it all put together!

Sam and the happy family

Caitlyn