Rylie the Rattler

Hello my name is Rylie and this is my rattle! I love to chew on it and squeeze it. It's my favorite toy!

Rylie Noel Mitton

So on May 12, 2010 our second angel arrived into our arms! Below is her birth story.

After weeks of labor and many trips to Triage, my doctor decided to try to get active labor on its way. She stripped my membranes for the second time and even tried to encourage my water to break. She said that if I hadn't gone into labor by Saturday, this was on Tuesday, that I needed to come in and she'd start me since she'd be on call.

Contractions began around 1 AM and by 5 AM I couldn't stand it any longer. I woke Justin up and we dropped Holly off at our friend's house. The doctor wanted to send me home again and I was having contractions every minute. So my wonderful husband came to the rescue and demanded I be induced and that we weren't going home.

By 9 AM I needed to get the epidural after just having IV medication. The epidural was much easier this time around.

Around 1230 I sent Justin to go down to Subway and get him something to eat, but within 2 minutes of him leaving the room the doctor said I was ready to push. I sent a text to Justin and he returned quickly. After 3 pushes Rylie joined the world.

She was 19 in long and weighed 8lbs. 5oz. We are so blessed to have her in our home. She is such a joy and she and her big sister have a special bond already.

Pregnancy Photos & Family Update

Okay so I'm not a huge fan of maternity shots, but my dear friend Thaomee insisted I do a few. So I picked my top two favorites and thought I'd share them with our friends and family since we are all so far away at times. The booties are from my mother, she saved them for many years, and we are so pleased to have Rylie wear them for her baby blessing.

Baby Rylie is moving a lot and Holly gets more excited each day to meet her new baby sister. I couldn't be more blessed with my little family. We tease Justin that he'll be forever outnumbered between me and the girls and our dog. Poor guy. Good thing he had 3 younger sisters to prepare him.

Justin is doing well, he was moved to a new squadron that will benefit his career. He's working strictly on the CV-22 Osprey, which is a heliplane for those who don't know. He's liking the guys he works with and they enjoy him there. He is also going to be coaching the softball team for his flight-shop as well. He's very excited to be able to play sports again after surgery.

Holly is actively working on her reading lessons and preparing for Kindergarten this Fall. She can't wait to meet new friends and learn all she can. We know she'll be a very successful student throughout her academic years.

Merry Christmas & welcome Rylie Noel to the family!

We had our 18 week ultrasound on Dec. 23, 2009. So far everything is going well with the baby and it is officially a girl!

Rylie Noel--we try to keep names that are from family origins. Rylie is English and because I have a Christmas deal with girls, we went with Noel for the middle name.

We are so thrilled to welcome Rylie to our family. The next few months will fly by and we'll get to hold our little angel. Holly can't wait to meet her little sister and teach her all about being a girl.

13 week utlrasound, but now we are 18 weeks!

This is our 13 week ultrasound that took place on November 12, 2009. We are so excited to welcome this new angel into our family. Our next ultrasound will be on Dec. 23, 2009! What a great Christmas present to find out whether it's a boy or girl. We got a stocking for the baby and have it filled with stuff for the baby, but also a t-shirt we got Holly that says, "Big Sister 2010," on it.
We plan to let her open it on Christmas morning to find out if she is having a brother or sister. We'll make the announcement on here that same day, as well as on Facebook, and via text message.

It's Official!

It's official! We are expecting our second child. I am 8 weeks today. We cannot wait to meet him/her. We find out on Dec. 23,2009 what we are having and can't wait for that special Christmas present. Holly is very excited to be a big sister and can't wait to help Mommy with the baby. The doctor even gave her her own ultrasound copy that says, "I'm the big sister." Our doctor is super nice and we are thrilled to have someone very attentive.

The doctor doesn't want me to lose any more weight however she is allowing me to go past the 1st trimester if I do. She said that if it doesn't stop then it's ice cream everyday for me. I won't complain on that one. But of course we hope that it won't come to that. So far the baby and mommy are doing great and the baby has a good strong heartbeat.

We should get to hear it at our next appointment in November.