Rylee in Her Bed

So here is Rylee in her pre-Bed bed. Please note her relative size compared to basically everything else.

Also, before Child Youth Services gives us a call, we have already discussed the proper handling of scissors and the appropriate storage of said scissoros with Rylee. The video that follows unfortunately captures a serious lapse in office and home safety. Enjoy!

One Week Old!!!

So here we are, one week later, and Mommy and Daddy have managed to not only support Rylee, she actually gained back half of her lost birth weight!!!  This is even more of a cause for celebration since Rylee was within 0.5 oz of staying in the hospital even longer for losing too much weight.  Now that we have passed one week, Rylee would like to thank all those who found the time to stop by and give her a big o' welcome!

Now please excuse the following translation as my interpretation of coos, hiccups, grunts, and various dinosaur noises is a little rusty:

"I (ed note: I = Rylee) would like to thank following persons for stopping by and giving me many welcomes: Grandma Beth, Mindy, Genny, Pepa Hoben, Big Bro Aidan, Mema Hoben, Lynn, Greg, Brendan, Jason L, Aunt Colleen, and Jason F.  I would also like to give large thanks to Big Brother man Brendan and Aidan for welcomes and not having sarcasm like I expected."

Rylee really appreciates all the visitors, including those who took the time to not only visit, but visit from lands far far away.  Grandma Beth and Grandpa Bruce hailing from NOVA have spent the last week with us and Aunt Alison found the time to travel right before her cutoff (she is 7 1/2 months pregnant with Rylee's cousin, "Reginald") so she could spend a few days with us.  Also, Aunt Erin and Bryce came all the way from New York City to say hi!

Thank you to everyone for all the support.  Even those who could not be here in person were still in our hearts.  Your well wishes, congrats, and gifts mean so much to us and we truly are thankful for the family and friendships we have.

Please enjoy the following few pics of visitors during my first week.

Genny

Mindy

Mema Hoben

Aunt Colleen

Grandma Beth

Aunt Alison

Aunt Erin

Grandpa Bruce

The Hobens

Welcome Rylee!!!

Rylee Taylor Hoben was brought into this world at 11:23 p.m. on May 14, 2010. Her stats included a length of 19 inches and weight of 6 lbs and 8 oz.

This story starts where one would think it should start, at the beginning of a new life at the end of a long day!

Rylee's entrance into this world was certainly not an easy one. Mommy and Daddy arrived at the hospital on May 13 at 10:30 p.m. The nurses started Mommy on a little medicine to start the process and help her sleep. The next day at 7:30 a.m. she received Pitocin to start contractions and the wait began. After a lot of flipping, turning the Pitocin on and off, and worry about the Sprout's (her name before we knew the gender) heart rate, we realized we had been in labor for 15+ hours, had reached 10 cm, but still weren't ready to push. Our nurse for the last part of the evening, Lindsay, did an excellent job of keeping Mommy on her radar and recognizing when a position change was necessary. We became very good at watching the heart rate of the Sprout and predicting when Lindsay would come rushing in.


Finally, at 11:00 with a very high heart rate (200+) the decision was made that Sprout would probably not tolerate pushing. Dr. Horlander was going to deliver this baby through "the sun roof." Clothes were thrown at Daddy, Mommy was rushed off, and for the first time people seemed nervous as though something was truly wrong. At 11:23 p.m. our little miracle was born and we were advised of the gender via the statement, "She's a biter" by Dr. Horlander. Mommy and Daddy both knew it was a little girl :)


How much of a miracle we soon found out. A C-section was probably unavoidable and very well may have saved Rylee's life. She had the cord around her neck, was trying to come out face up, and had a very rare condition called velamentous insertion where the blood vessels from the cord can run in front of the birth canal. This condition can be fatal for the infant.


Today, however, we are celebrating a three day old beautiful baby girl. And Daddy is already thinking about the wedding fund ;)


Welcome Rylee, we love you!!!