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Saturday, May 19, 2007

She's Here and She's Beautiful!!!

Riley is here! She's GORGEOUS and she's doing great! If it weren't for the Cystic Hygroma she wouldn't need to be in the NICU.

We're totally exhausted so I'll give a few details and provide more info. tomorrow.

She was born at 8:55 am. She weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. Her APGAR scores were 8 and 9. She's doing extremely well.

The Cystic Hygroma is big but doesn't seem to cause her any discomfort or limit any movement. We met with the surgeon tonight. He's going to do imaging studies tomorrow and the surgery is scheduled for Monday.

Mama Shelly is also doing extremely well, sore, but doing well. Mama Dee is tired. It's been a long day.

More details to follow tomorrow. But I leave you with a few photos of our beautiful baby girl.
Riley's Debut in the NICU


Riley and Momma Dee

Riley and God Mommy Amy

19 comments:

Jen said...

She gorgeous! Congrats again!

Anonymous said...

Karen Buck said...

Dee, she *is* gorgeous! What a beautiful, sweet little girl you have. Congratulations, my friend.

Anonymous said...

congratulation!! Once again I am bawling like a baby! She is beautiful. I can't wait to meet her.

K J and the kids said...

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BLOGGING TONIGHT !
Can't wait to hear details tomorrow.
Big HUGE hugs to you all from Riley's new friends !

Stacey said...

Thanks for updating us and showing pictures! We were all anxiously awaiting a glimpse of the adorable little Riley! She is so precious! Can't wait to see more photos and hear more about the birth.

I hope she is out of the NICU soon. :) Big sister Riley sends her lots of hugs and kisses.

Holly said...

She is so BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations Mama Dee and Mama Shelly!
We are sending our love and Andrew is sending some wet kisses.

Kim aka Mommy said...

What a BEAUTIFUL baby girl! CONGRATS to both mommies!

Anonymous said...

She is BEAUTIFUL... you guys did dang good.. La and I are sitting here *tearing up of joy for you and your family, CONGRATS!
Big kisses to all of you! Our thoughts and prayers are with you, she's a fighter.. surgery will be fine and she'll be home before you know it.

Angele said...

She looks beautiful. Congrats to Mom Dee and Shelly. Can't wait to hear more about the birth and see more pics of the princess.

Here is wishing and hoping she goes home soon. I have no doubt that she will.

HUGS and KISSES to Riley Jo from her big sister Riley Elizabeth. Riley can't wait to meet her soon.

Boo said...

Congratulations, she is beautiful!! K and I are so happy for you!

Denise said...

sHE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!!

SJayneI said...

She's adorable! Thanks for taking the time to blog for us.

NiaCP said...

Oh... this takes me back to when I saw my girls for the very first time. What an experience - can't compare to anything!

Thanks for sharing.

Weathering The Storm said...

Congratulations she is a cutie

Merr said...

Congratulations you guys!! What a cutie. I am glad to hear that all is well. Good luck in the next few days. Our thoughts are with you!

Wendy and Karen said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful! We're so happy for you!

Ronda Gardner said...

Dee, she is beautiful! I am so happy that she is healthy. I pray that everything goes well tomorrow, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your little family. I can't wait to see the precious little angel! Congratulations

Jude said...

She is positively gorgeous. Congratulations and good luck with the surgery. I just love her.

Deb Williams said...

Dee She is and angel!!! I am so happy for you! you have been in my thoughts and prayers. We love and miss you.

Our Conception Story

After eight years together we were pretty sure we'd spend our life with our four legged kids, doing lots of camping, and traveling the world. On August 12, 2004 that all changed with the birth of our God Daughter Tate. We immediately fell completely in love with her and soon began to re-think our decision of not having kids.

In October 2005 we began the process of trying to conceive. As soon as we started trying Shelly began having very erratic cycles which made the process that more complicated. After four tries over six months we decided to schedule a consultation with the a Reproductive Specialist. We were desperate to conceive and on a limited time frame since Shelly had just turned 41. Dee was 35 at the time but not able to conceive due to a medical procedure.

Our first appointment with the Repro Man was May 2006. He suggested we try IVF using Dee's eggs and Shelly as the gestational mother. He felt this scenario would give us the highest chance for success of a healthy pregnancy. We spent a short amount of time weighing our options and decided this was the best choice. We began our first IVF cycle in August. They did the Egg Retrieval and Fertilization on 8/31. Three days later, 9/3, they transferred three embryos into Shelly. Then the wait began.

Shelly promised not to begin the home pregnancy test too soon. Dee had to travel out of state for business a week after the transfer and asked Shelly to please wait to test. BUT, the wait was too much for her and she started testing after a week. At first there was no line. But after a couple of days testing a faint line started to appear. When Dee came home from her trip Shelly told her, "I know I'm pregnant." Dee didn't believe her and insisted the line wasn't dark enough so she tested herself to compare. There was absolutely no line. She began to believe Shelly was pregnant but still had doubt. Dee went to the store and bought another brand of testing strips. After five home tests, we were convinced we we're pregnant due to all positive results. A blood test at two weeks confirmed it; we were going to have a baby!