Introducing our newest little addition, Natalyn Lisa Drollinger. Born September 30, 2017 at 12:21am. Lance at the boys had spent all day the 29th fishing with Pappy and their uncles and cousins. We all met at Lances Dads house that evening for a fish fry dinner. They all had a blast fishing and caught so many fish we were able to make a dinner out of it this year. It was so fun, and the boys were very excited to try out the fish they caught. Ryland had a birthday party so he had to miss the party but Camden and Cohen had a great time hanging out with their cousins and playing with Nana and Pappy. And the boys both tried the fish, I don't know that they loved it, but they ate some. It was pretty good.
We didnt stay super late because we needed to pick Ryland up from his party. So we picked up Ryland and headed to the store to get a few things. We didn't have any newborn diapers and lotion for the little lady. We had been scheduled to be induced at the hospital on Monday the 2nd of October. Little did we know what our little girl would have in store for us that evening. We got home and I had the boys help me finish vacuuming the house and putting some laundry away since I had not got to that earlier in the day. We read our scriptures that evening and just after scriptures I stood up and thought, hm, was that a contraction? I wasn't sure and carried on as usual thinking it was nothing. We read the boys some books all while these contractions were coming about every 10 minutes or so. After a few of them I told Lance that I wasn't sure if they were contractions or what, so we started timing them to see where we were at. Cohen had not gone to sleep yet, so I went up and laid down by him till he fell asleep. This was around 10:00. Thankfully Lance was preparing my brother James and Ann that we might need someone to come sit with the kids if we needed to leave. The contractions started getting closer and more painful, so we decided it would be wise to pack some bags and get some things ready since we had like nothing ready. As we were packing, we called our doctor and come to find out he is out of town, so we called the hospital and they said to come in. So we loaded up what we had packed, and Ann came over to sit with the boys and we headed out to the hospital. On the ride to the hospital my contractions went from about 10 minutes apart to 2 1/2 minutes apart. That was scary because then we started thinking maybe we are not going to make it. We called the hospital and let them know we were coming in. We left our house around 10:40 and made it to the hospital just after 11. Lance did a great job driving us there fast but safely! :) We were all checked in by 11:06 and wow, I was in some pain. They checked me and I was a 7. I was glad to know this really was happening and I wasn't being a sissy. The epidural guy just happened to be next door and was able to rush in and get me all hooked up. Because holy cow, I was in some pain and wasn't sure if I was going to make it. He had me all numbed up shortly after and finally I had a little relief. My water broke a few minutes after getting the epidural.There was a little poop in the water so they called in a respiratory therapist and a few other people from the nursery to make sure she was going to be okay. There is a chance that she could swallow some of that in the birth canal if there is poop. Everything happened so fast, the on call doctor, Dr Hannah was amazing and showed up just a few minutes before I was a 10 and ready to push. So glad she made it in time. And it took less than 2 pushes for little Natalyn to make her entrance into this world. And she wasn't too happy about being born because she scram for a good 20 minutes after being born. She pooped a ton when she was born too but thankfully had no ill effects from having poop in the water. She was screaming and healthy which we were so greatful for. Lance and I got to spend a good hour with just her and us. It was so nice to get some time to just enjoy her. They came and weighed her after that. She was 7 pounds 1 ounce and 20 3/4 inches long. And so cute. A little bit of blonde hair and the longest fingernails ever. :) We are so in love.
The best part was all this happened while the boys were all sound asleep at home. They woke up the next morning to my saint of a sister in law Ann who stayed there all night to be with them. Cohen woke up at 6 because he had wet the bed and that ended up waking everyone up. They were so excited when they heard the news. Lance and I had made the tradition breakfast casserole the night before which was in the fridge just waiting to be baked, so we had Ann make that up and share it with her family. And Ryland had a bright and early baseball game which she helped him get all ready for. One of my favorite memories from the day was when the boys came to visit with Grandma and Grandpa that afternoon. I asked Ryland how his game went. He told me that he was up to bat and had a foul ball and a strike. He said he stepped out of the box, took a deep breath and said okay this ones for you baby sister. He got back in the box and hit a home run! Not even kidding, he was so excited about it. He did it all for his cute little sister too. :) It made me smile. He also won the game ball from that game which he was super excited about. All these boys were so excited to come up and meet their sister.
And here is sweet Natalyn all ready to come home.
So tired. :)
We came home to some nice welcome home decorations from my mom. And we were all super happy to be home. :)
The boys can't get enough of their sister. She has no lack for attention and is held all the time. It makes my mama heart so happy to see how much these boys love their sister.
And of course Baylee had to meet her too.
Cohen loves all the time he gets with Natalyn while his brothers are at school.
He is so good to show her all her toys, and make sure she has a blanket or anything else she needs.
We are all so in love with Natalyn. So happy she is here, healthy, and such a good baby. We love you Natalyn.
We didnt stay super late because we needed to pick Ryland up from his party. So we picked up Ryland and headed to the store to get a few things. We didn't have any newborn diapers and lotion for the little lady. We had been scheduled to be induced at the hospital on Monday the 2nd of October. Little did we know what our little girl would have in store for us that evening. We got home and I had the boys help me finish vacuuming the house and putting some laundry away since I had not got to that earlier in the day. We read our scriptures that evening and just after scriptures I stood up and thought, hm, was that a contraction? I wasn't sure and carried on as usual thinking it was nothing. We read the boys some books all while these contractions were coming about every 10 minutes or so. After a few of them I told Lance that I wasn't sure if they were contractions or what, so we started timing them to see where we were at. Cohen had not gone to sleep yet, so I went up and laid down by him till he fell asleep. This was around 10:00. Thankfully Lance was preparing my brother James and Ann that we might need someone to come sit with the kids if we needed to leave. The contractions started getting closer and more painful, so we decided it would be wise to pack some bags and get some things ready since we had like nothing ready. As we were packing, we called our doctor and come to find out he is out of town, so we called the hospital and they said to come in. So we loaded up what we had packed, and Ann came over to sit with the boys and we headed out to the hospital. On the ride to the hospital my contractions went from about 10 minutes apart to 2 1/2 minutes apart. That was scary because then we started thinking maybe we are not going to make it. We called the hospital and let them know we were coming in. We left our house around 10:40 and made it to the hospital just after 11. Lance did a great job driving us there fast but safely! :) We were all checked in by 11:06 and wow, I was in some pain. They checked me and I was a 7. I was glad to know this really was happening and I wasn't being a sissy. The epidural guy just happened to be next door and was able to rush in and get me all hooked up. Because holy cow, I was in some pain and wasn't sure if I was going to make it. He had me all numbed up shortly after and finally I had a little relief. My water broke a few minutes after getting the epidural.There was a little poop in the water so they called in a respiratory therapist and a few other people from the nursery to make sure she was going to be okay. There is a chance that she could swallow some of that in the birth canal if there is poop. Everything happened so fast, the on call doctor, Dr Hannah was amazing and showed up just a few minutes before I was a 10 and ready to push. So glad she made it in time. And it took less than 2 pushes for little Natalyn to make her entrance into this world. And she wasn't too happy about being born because she scram for a good 20 minutes after being born. She pooped a ton when she was born too but thankfully had no ill effects from having poop in the water. She was screaming and healthy which we were so greatful for. Lance and I got to spend a good hour with just her and us. It was so nice to get some time to just enjoy her. They came and weighed her after that. She was 7 pounds 1 ounce and 20 3/4 inches long. And so cute. A little bit of blonde hair and the longest fingernails ever. :) We are so in love.
The best part was all this happened while the boys were all sound asleep at home. They woke up the next morning to my saint of a sister in law Ann who stayed there all night to be with them. Cohen woke up at 6 because he had wet the bed and that ended up waking everyone up. They were so excited when they heard the news. Lance and I had made the tradition breakfast casserole the night before which was in the fridge just waiting to be baked, so we had Ann make that up and share it with her family. And Ryland had a bright and early baseball game which she helped him get all ready for. One of my favorite memories from the day was when the boys came to visit with Grandma and Grandpa that afternoon. I asked Ryland how his game went. He told me that he was up to bat and had a foul ball and a strike. He said he stepped out of the box, took a deep breath and said okay this ones for you baby sister. He got back in the box and hit a home run! Not even kidding, he was so excited about it. He did it all for his cute little sister too. :) It made me smile. He also won the game ball from that game which he was super excited about. All these boys were so excited to come up and meet their sister.
And here is sweet Natalyn all ready to come home.
So tired. :)
We came home to some nice welcome home decorations from my mom. And we were all super happy to be home. :)
The boys can't get enough of their sister. She has no lack for attention and is held all the time. It makes my mama heart so happy to see how much these boys love their sister.
And of course Baylee had to meet her too.
Cohen loves all the time he gets with Natalyn while his brothers are at school.
He is so good to show her all her toys, and make sure she has a blanket or anything else she needs.
We are all so in love with Natalyn. So happy she is here, healthy, and such a good baby. We love you Natalyn.
No comments:
Post a Comment