Nyla's Nursery

Thank you to sweet Karen and Angie for helping with Nyla's room.  

It was great having an extra pair of hands for painting and putting furniture together.  We kinda had to move fast since Ryan's studio had just been completed but we did it!! Yeah!!

Nana, Papa & Grandma...oh my

It was so nice having help at our house for two weeks.  Mom and Dad came down for Nyla's birth and stayed with Big Sister Sophia while we were at the hospital. 

For Mother's Day we made brunch and ate outside on the deck since the weather was so great.  We're experiencing temps in the 90's now so we can say goodbye to cool days and nights. 

Grandma and Sophia went out to the wilderness and camped outside in our backyard before Grandma headed back to Indianapolis. They had a great time reading books by flashlight & waking up to the sounds of tons of birds in the neighborhood.   

We love you Nana, Papa & Grandma and we pray that our girls will be able to spend more fun time with you soon.

Life at Home

With the request of several of you I'm finally sitting down to update our blog and send out some new pictures. It's amazing how all the little extra time you had goes out the door once your baby is born.  (ha,ha)

We're enjoying life at home with Nyla and Sophia and sleeping very little- only normal though right?  If you're a parent you totally understand what we're talking about.  
Sophia has surprised us in so many ways.  She has embraced being Nyla's Big Sister and has been a huge help. From handing us diapers and burp rags to comforting Nyla when she got her newborn screening she's really transitioning well.  It's neat to watch her love and concern for Nyla.  

Nyla is growing and changing daily.  At her two week appointment she was already past her birth weight and was 8 lbs, this would explain why I feel like I'm nursing all the time.  She's amazing though and such a miracle.  I can't wait to get to know her little personality better.  It seems like with your second one you start to enjoy and relish the small things even more than you did with your first. Maybe it's because you realize how fast the seasons come and go. 

Thank you for all your support,prayers, telephone calls and food.  It's amazing how loved we feel and we can't wait for everyone to meet Nyla.  Here are some new pictures so enjoy !! Love all of you!

Homeward Bound

So we're out of here. Sarah and Nyla both look great so we should be headed home sometime this afternoon. 

This was a great experience... much different than the last time. Thank you all for being apart of it and for those of you who stopped in to see us. Here is a pic of Nyla this morning and one with her and our OBGyn Patrick Pevoto.

Day 2

Good night last night. Sarah is off the IV's and we actually got a few hours of sleep... here and there;) There is a possibility that we may go home tomorrow, cross our fingers!

Great 1st Day

Nyla Elysse George had a fantastic first day. Sarah has been amazing as well! We are blessed beyond words and are thankful that all of you chose to stop in and share it with us. 

I'll continue to post pictures throughout the next couple of days, not quite as frequent as today though. 

We love all of you and can't wait for you to meet Nyla in person.

R, S, S, & N

Because We Can't Have Enough Pictures

Things continue to go smoothly. Sarah is recovering well and Nyla, once we get her to wake up, seems to have no problem eating. Also it looks more than likely we will be coming home sometime Friday morning... maybe a little earlier if we're lucky, but Friday at the latest. 

Thanks Angie and Karen for stopping by. 

Oh and by the way... we've finally chosen a middle name:)

Update

We've move up to the 3rd floor, room 310. Sarah is doing well... a tad on the sore side but loving her popsicles and jello right now. 

Nyla has finished her 2nd feeding attempt, quite the pro. 

And as you can tell by the pictures Sophia had a chance to hold her... she is quite the proud big-sis right now. 

Whats New

Mom and baby are doing great. Nyla just had her first bath... so she now "smells like flowers" (as Sophia likes to call it). We're now going to head up to the 3rd floor to the recovery rooms...

And a Few More...

Another One For Ya

Drum Roll Please....

Nyla was born as 7:23. She is 7lbs 4oz and 19.5 inches long. Sarah and the baby are doing amazing, we could not have asked for a better delivery... Praise God for that!!!!

Here We Go!!!!

Sarah is prepped and ready to go and they are getting ready to wheel her in... YEAH!!!!!!!

Next time I check in Nyla will be here. 

It's Early

4:45 am

Not sure when the last time was I saw 4:45... wait, yeah I do, it was when we brought Sophia home from the hospital. 

So here we go... Nyla will be here in about 3 hours. We had a great time last night (as you'll see from the pic) and cannot wait for her to get here!!!

Less than 24 hours

We're oh so close... this time tomorrow Nyla will be here!!!!!

Three Days Left

Today was such a great day.  We spent time together doing some things around the house, we went down to the mall and Auditorium Shores, and ate dinner outside together.  It's so hard to believe that there's going to be four of us in just a few days.  So exciting! Here's a picture of us today.  You might be wondering, " who took the picture of Sarah and Ryan?" Well it was Sophia. We thought we'd let her try taking a picture and she didn't too bad.  It was hilarious.  She was giving us instructions on where to stand for the picture.  

Oh so close

quWe are now almost 4 days away from this little one being born... getting really excited about it!!