Sister in the Bluebonnets

My parents took Alivia for the day out to Bertram. There were spectacular bluebonnets there and the weather was perfect. Alivia loved having the special one on one attention. They even travelled to see the progress of the remodel at the lakehouse. She came home one tired little girl!

Where Have All the Flowers Gone???

Matt had been eyeing a place near our house to take pictures in the bluebonnets (or bluebells as Matt often calls them!). But by the time we got ourselves there they were all gone! So we opted for plan B and took some pictures in the yellow flowers instead.

Let's just say Will wanted NO PART of this whole affair - Matt got so frustrated at one point that he yelled to Will "Be a MAN!" I was laughing so hard I had to turn around.

One Week Old!

Where has the time gone? John Peyton is one week old! Here are some sweet shots of him with his handsome daddy.

Fun Comparison - All kids at 2 days old

Alivia 2 days old

Will 2 days old

John Peyton 2 days old

I think John is a combination of both Will and Alivia. . .

Visitors at the Hospital

Heading home from the hospital

PRip and KRip fresh from their honeymoon!

Mia (aka Alice) who was there during the whole birth!

Sweet Erin loving on baby John

Alivia was so excited to be a big sister

We were blessed with quite a few visitors while at the hospital. I did not get pictures of everyone but appreciate the time they took to come visit us!

How it All Went Down

I think the whole birthing process is pretty amazing and when it is your own, even more so. I had Matt keep track of all the timing so I could remember it later. Here is the timeline:

8 pm contractions started
10:31 check-in at Seton. 4cm
12:30 am Fully effaced. 5.5cm
1:05 Dr Reue ("Roya") arrived 7cm. Christy asks about epidural. Decides no.
1:27 decides to break water. Dr comes in
1:31 broke water. Lots of pain
1:33 pushing
1:34 baby pokes head out
1:35 first cry! 8 lbs 7 oz 20.5" long

John Peyton Risinger is here!

Our newest family member made his appearance on April 17th at 1:33 am weighing in at 8 lbs 7 oz and 20.5 inches long. The birth was fast and intense but Mia was there to coach me (along with my sweet husband, too!)

We gave him the name "John" after Matt's maternal grandfather John Chima who emigrated from Romania through Ellis Island so many years ago. And of course "Peyton" is a family name from my side. All of the men in my immediate family have it somewhere in their names starting with my paternal grandfather Jesse Peyton Taylor, my father William Peyton Taylor and my brother, William Peyton Taylor, Jr.

Welcome to the world, John Peyton. God has blessed us indeed!