Ryan's Birth Day

I can't believe Ryan's birth day was over two weeks ago already! Here is a recap:

Tim and I arrived at the hospital around 10:45am and I was immediately admitted. They showed us to our room (which was so not as big and cozy as the room I had Jake in. I guess they save those for the people who are going to labor for a few hours...), did some blood work and got me on an IV. I met the anesthesiologist who went over everything in great detail which sure made me feel a lot more at ease.


They were getting me ready as quickly as they could because my doctor had called and requested we start the surgery early if possible (he must have had a hot lunch date or something). We called my mom and let her know so that she could drop Jake off with our neighbor and get here in time.


Around noon I said goodbye to Tim and my mom as they wheeled me into the operating room to prep me and give me my spinal tap. It took a little longer than planned because we had to wait for the lab to call about my bloodwork, but once they did, everything went pretty quickly. The spinal hurt a bit worse than the epidural did with Jake, but after the initial pain was over it ended up being a MUCH better way to go because I didn't feel any of the pressure and pain that I did the last time.


Tim and my mom were let into the OR and the surgery began! Tim tells me that I was very loopy, which I didn't realize, I just felt really really sleepy. That is all I could keep saying was how tired I was. I had to fight to keep my eyes open. It seemed like it took a while, but it couldn't have been too long before we heard that beautiful first cry from our second baby boy.

They weighed him, took his APGARS (8 and 9), cleaned him up and when Tim and I were both able to see him up close, we decided that his name would be Ryan Christopher. Ryan was a name we both had liked when we were choosing a name for Jacob, and it came up again for this one as well. We struggled with a middle name, but settled on Christopher in honor of Tim's late grandfather Christy (Christian).


I finally got to hold little Ryan as they wheeled me back to our room and I was just the proudest mama in the world to have been blessed with two perfect, healthy baby boys.


Enjoy the pictures from Ryan's first day on the Earth :)

Mommy and Daddy getting ready to meet the newest Olson

OR Spectators - My mom and Tim

Anxiously waiting!

Here he is!

Proud Papa

BIG boy! 8lbs 7.6oz!

First diaper

Daddy with his "mini me"

Mommy finally gets to smooch her baby boy

I couldn't wait to hold this little guy

The three of us

Gigi with her newest grandson

Sweet baby boy with HUGE hands!

Mommy finally holding her little angel

Happy grandma!

Oh my goodness! A baby brother!

Let me touch him Dad!

Kisses from big brother Jake!

Mommy with a kind of smiley newborn Ryan
Pouty lips

Visitors on the first day! Our dear friends Yvette and John came to meet Ryan.