Ryla's Birth Story

It was Wednesday June 12th and I was more than ready for little miss to come.
We were sitting down at the dinner table eating and talking when I looked at Austin and said,
 "I think my water just broke"
I stood up and there was a pile of liquid in my chair
"yup, my water broke"

I hadn't had any contractions all day and was confused why my water had broke. All I knew was this was finally the time.

We cleaned up the table, called my parents to let them know what was happening and packed a bag for Mason to go have a sleep over with grandpa.

The hours passed and still no contractions. We waited for what seemed like forever before things got started. Finally around 10 pm I started having contractions, light little ones that were 12 minutes apart. At 1 am I called my mom to come over, contractions were still 10 minutes apart but I wanted her there.

Time continued to move slooooow. Contractions stayed at 10 minutes only getting stronger not quicker. Kathy (my midwife) told me to call when they were 5-7 minutes. I was becoming frustrated, tired and eager. I thought the second labor was suppose to be quicker!

At 5:05 am I had a nasty contraction that was painful and different from the rest. I knew she was coming. I woke my mom who was sleeping on the bed next to me and Austin who was on the couch. We decided to see when the next contraction was before calling. The next one came in 4 minutes. Austin went to fill up the pool and I moved to the medicine ball.

Another contraction camein 3 minutes, I stood from the ball and looked at my mom

"she is coming right now"

I went to use the restroom but barely made it the 10 steps from my room to the bathroom before another contraction hit.

"Mom, she is coming right now" (nobody would believe me the 10 times I kept telling them!)

Next thing I know my mom is yelling for Austin, I am standing in the middle of the bathroom screaming (one of those pure panic and terror screams that I look back on now and I am completely embarrassed about) and I am crowning. Yes, she was coming and it was just my mom, Austin, and I to deliever.

Austin scooped me up and took me to our room where I was placed on the bed. Another contraction, more crowning. I yelled at Austin to either pull her out or push her back in. Funny the things you say and do during labor.

My mom got Kathy on the phone, she was on her way but I knew she wouldn't make it in time. One more contraction, a hard push and Ryla was born.

 Austin delievered our baby girl!

She was perfect
Beautiful color
10 Fingers and toes
Crazy brown hair

We were in love and still in shock

Then our midwives arrived. Nobody could believe how fast she came.

Ryla Dianne Hanna

June 13, 2013

5:23 am

6 lb 1 oz

Her first bath

 Footprints

 Measurements

 All snuggled up resting after a long night

Coming Back

I have been meaning to get back into blogging for some time now but it always seems I forget.
I really want to start documenting our memories with my camera again and sharing with family and friends.
I have had a few people tell me recently they miss reading my blog and staying updated so here I am in full efforts to try to stay on top of it again.

Just a few pictures of what has been going on lately to start things off..

We welcomed Ryla Dianne into our family, birth story coming in next post

We celebrated the 4th with great food, family and fireworks.

 Mason loved it and had a blast with his cousins.

Hope you enjoy reading again, I will be back soon!

Wordless Wednesday

Putting up the tree

Austin video taped most of the tree decorating but I was able to snap a few shots when he helped Mason put the star on top

Good try Mason!

 A little help from dad and we are good to go

The Fair

This post is only about a month behind

=)

We were excited to get Mason out to the fair this year. He was only 3 months old last year so we opted not to go. This was his first of many trips

He was interested in everything. He kept pointing and say "ooh, oooh"

The pig races are always a hit with me 

 Even Mas cheered

Some other odds and ends we saw

And, of course, ice cream!!

 

Did you make it out to the fair? What was your favorite part?

Mason {15 Months}

Our little man is growing up so fast. He is 15 months old today and I haven't posted much lately so here is what the booger is up to

He has conquered walking and now can run. Yes, the child runs. He runs when you say lets get dressed, he run when you say lets change your diaper and he runs when you say lets go bye bye.

He talks up a storm just like his daddy. Most of it is jibberish but he know a lot of words too
Words he says: hi, bye, up, mom, dad, papa, puppy, dog, gampa, gama, yesh, ok, bath, peas, out
His favorite words to say are "mom  mom mom mom" and "up up up up"

His favorite people are grandpa and daddy

He has such a huge personality right now. He says hi to everyone we pass in the store or out running. He flirts with girls like crazy. He blows kisses and gives kisses.

He knows and points to his or your tummy and nose (he sticks his finger up his nose when you ask where his nose is). We are currently working on ear.

He loves singing. He grabs the kindle and walks around with it singing "whoo whoo whoo" until you play music on it. He already has favorite songs (anything by Jason Aldean or Luke Bryan). He also dances most of the time music is playing.

He loves being outside and will spend hours outdoors regardless of temperature. He likes to swim and climbs in his pool whenever outside; fully dressed and all

He is such a bundle of joy and makes me laugh and smile everyday. I love how energetic he is. He loves other kids and playing.

Time has gone by quickly but I enjoy watching him grow and learn everyday

Vistor

This weekend Aunt Brooke was in town for a little visit.

Mason got to spend the day shopping and swimming with Aunt Brooke on Friday. Even though she lives in Kansas City I am glad Mason gets to see and hang out with her. He returned home completely wiped out from his fun filled day!