2 Weeks

I can't believe my baby is already 2 weeks old!! Time is just flying on by. We went to the doctor yesterday for his first check up. Ryland now weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces, he has gained 8 ounces from his birth weight. He is in the 35% on his weight, he is still 21 inches long which is in the 65% and his head is still 33 cm which is in the 15%. I feel like he has already changed so much from when we brought him home from the hospital. He is a growing little man. Here are some pictures from the last two weeks. We had so much fun while Daddy had a whole week off work to play with us. We were sad he had to go back to work last monday, but I am so glad it is Friday and he will be home with us all weekend!! We miss having him around during the day! Here are some pictures of what we have been doing the last couple of weeks. 

My sister in law Maria came over and we did a little photo shoot with Ryland for his birth announcement. It was so fun. She is very talented and had some way fun ideas! 

I love this one of him, he is buried in our love sac. So cute. 
Lance and Ryland took some naps together while he was home last week. Baylee the dog is still waiting for Ryland to not live with us anymore. She misses having all the attention. She did enjoy sleeping with Daddy and Ryland here. 
This is Ryland's first bath. He was so happy to sit in his little tub until we put the water on him. He didn't like his bath so much after that. 
Here is a little movie of him yesterday, almost 2 weeks old. He is so fun and loves to make a lot of noises. I will have to get a better one of him showing off all the noises he makes. My camera memory got all the way full during this movie. He is probably going to love to talk, just like his Dad! He looks so much like Lance it would only make sense that he has his dads personality too. 

For the Record

Lance and I are loving this.....

Ryland is such a good baby. We are having so much fun with him. We have been home since Sunday and it has been so nice to be home. 

For the Record.....

Friday March 13th, 2009

7:15 am- Lance and I arrived at the Hospital

7:30 to 8:40 am- We were checked into our room and answered all the questions they had.

8:40 to 9:00 am- The nurse we had tried 2 times to get my iv in......Tried is the key word, no iv from her.

(The unwritten rule in hospitals is if you don't get the iv in on the second try, you have to call another nurse to try)

9:00 to 9:20 am- 2nd nurse comes in to TRY and put my iv in.....once again Try is the key word. Still no iv.

9:20 to 10:00 am- They call the anesthesiologist, we wait for him to come. He TRIED 2 times, and still no iv. We had pretty much run out of people to TRY and put this in so the anesthesiologist tried 1 more time, and thanks goodness they finally got it!! So that took way longer than it should have and I was lucky enough to get poked with a needle 7 times before they were able to get it in! Crazy veins just didn't want to cooperate. 

10:00 am- Finally hooked up to an iv, they run the pitocin to induce labor. I was feeling good and Lance and I were settled in for what we thought was going to be a long afternoon. At this point I was only dilated to a 3.

12:00 pm- The doctor came to see how things were going. I was dilated to a 4, and he decided to break my water. He said I would probably dilate about a centimeter an hour so we were planning on having the baby around 6 or so that night.

12:10 pm to 12:30 pm- Wanted to die from the contractions that got 100 times worse once the doctor broke my water. They were basically on top of each other for that whole time. Felt like a wimp for already asking for an epidural, but man that was painful! 

12:30 pm- Hello to the anesthesiologist again. It only took him 1 time to get the epidural in, thank goodness! :) That was heaven too!! I thought I was going to die and in a matter of about 2 minutes, all the pain is gone. Amazing!

1:15 pm- Nurse came in. Ryland's heart rate was dropping rather low and she needed to figure out what was going on. Turned me to the other side, that made things worse for him. So turned back on the side I was on before. Heart rate had dropped to around 80 bpm (should be around 120-160). Nurse gave me a shot in my arm (Thank you for the 8th poke with a needle) that stopped all of my contractions completely. Babys heart rate once again was stable and they were able to turn the pitocin back on to get contractions going again. 

1:30 pm- Nurse checks me and I am dilated to a 8. She hurried and called the doctor. 

2:00 pm- Doctor gets there, checks me again and I am complete and ready to push. That was a shock. Mentally Lance and I were preparing ourselves for it being a lot longer than that, but hey we were fine that it didn't last that long!

2:27 pm to 4:03 pm- Pushing. Tough work!

4:03 pm- Ryland was born! 

It was an amazing experience and thankfully not very painful at all. Probably the most painful part was trying to get the iv in. We were so glad we got to experience this together. No words can describe the emotion and feelings felt during this process. We are so happy to have Ryland here, we love him so much!

First appearance in Drollinger Family blog......

RYLAND LANCE DROLLINGER

Born on Friday March 13th, 2009

4:03 PM

7 Pounds 6 Ounces

21 Inches Long

After a 6 hour labor, (yes we were lucky, it went quick) Lance and I are very glad to welcome our new little Ryland into the world. He is so cute, he has a ton of blonde hair (thanks be to Lance) and the most high pitched cry. We are definitely in love with him. He is such a good baby and already slept most of the night last night, we are hoping he will do that again tonight and hopefully for the rest of his life. :) We are having fun trying to figure out this parenting thing. It is amazing how much we love this little guy right from the first second we saw him.  He is a great addition to our family. Here are a few pictures and I am sure there will be many more to come. Thanks to everyone for all your love and support. Mom and Dad thanks for bringing Lance and I "real" food. We wouldn't have survived without you guys! Enjoy, more updates to follow.

                                                                   First Family Photo

First hours of life and already smiling. Look at all his hair! Love it! He loves his Daddy, so small. With Mommy, they gave him a sweet mohawk!

We love you Ryland!! Welcome to the world! 

Very superstitious, nothin' more to say

Friday the 13th according to wikipedia....
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia,a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia.
(Hello very large words, those are kind of fun to TRY to say!)
An estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. So, who out there seriously has a fear of the dreaded Friday the 13th?
Should I be worried that I have been scheduled to be induced on none other than Friday the 13th??
Personally, I don't have anything against Friday the 13th. What did that day ever do to me....nothing! So, I couldn't be happier that they want to take me in on Friday to finally see this little guy....but....should I be worried? :) Hopefully the baby will think it is cool that is birthday will probably be on Friday the 13th. Wish us luck!!

HiLaRiouS

I couldn't help but laugh way hard when I saw this commercial. So funny! Too bad I don't enjoy their food as much as I do their commercials!