Rio~Loco: 08.2009

8.31.2009

A Very Busy Week

Tomorrow Rylynn turns 4 months old! It has passed so quickly, yet Gilly and I really can't remember our lives before her. We had some fun with her the other night after her bath. Here are a few of her crazy hair pictures! I know this is cruel, but I can't help myself, just look at that hair!

Here's a cute after-bath picture to make up for that!

Below is my first attempt at posting a video, I hope it works. I don't think I have the sound figured out yet though which is a shame, because her giggle is amazing. Notice how she stares at the camera. Every time I get the camera out, she stops whatever it was that she was doing and won't take her eyes off of it.

Aside from all this bath business, Gilly and I also have some exciting news. On Friday, we closed on a home in Lampasas. We love the house and can't wait to get settled in it after her surgery. It needs a little updating so we will try to get a little painting done along with replacing some carpet and fixtures. I love a good home improvement project, but realize that tearing out paneling and keeping a four month baby entertained is not easy, so some of our projects will just have to wait. Gilly has already tackled a lot of the demolition and is making great progress!!

Another exciting announcement comes after a year and a half of studying and 9 exams later. I finally received word this last week that I passed my final exam so I am now a licensed architect! It is a huge relief and something that I have worked very hard for.
We have a couple of doctor's appointments over the next two weeks so I'll let you all know if there are any changes. Keep our sweet girl in your thoughts!

With love. . .

8.25.2009

Finally some news!

I received a call from Dallas today and here's what we have scheduled. We will have an appointment with our Cardiologist at Children's, Dr. Lemler, on September 21st. Then on Tuesday, the 22nd, we'll take Rylynn in for the Cath Procedure. The doctors will use this to carefully and precisely measure the pressure and blood flow in her heart. They will also do all of her pre-op work up at the time. We will be discharged and be able to spend the night before surgery with her. The morning of the 23rd, Rylynn will be admitted at around 6:30 in the morning and she should be in surgery by around 7:30. Dr. Forbess will perform the Glenn procedure on her which is the second of her three surgeries. To explain the surgery in one sentence, post surgery all the blood coming from the upper body is sent to the lungs so more blood with oxygen is coming back from the lungs to the left side of the heart.
I write this all so matter-of-factly, but even as I type I find it hard to swallow and my eyes start to tear up. Ry is swinging in her swing taking a cat nap right now and I worry that she will miss her swing while we are in the hospital, along with her bouncy chair, our rocking chair, and all the daily activities that we enjoy. I know that this surgery is necessary and will help her body, but it's tough to think about.
Please lift us up in prayer as we begin to prepare for this next surgery.
We love you all!

8.20.2009

Our Silly Girl!

Rylynn has learned a few new tricks over the last two weeks. No she still isn't rolling over, but she's keeping us entertained with her silliness. She has finally found her feet!! Of course, I still do not have a picture to document this, because she let's go every time I come near her with the camera. She has realized that she can reach down and take her socks off, no more having to kick them off the hard way.

And speaking of socks, I keep Rylynn's little socks in a bag and had it out on the bed while dressing her yesterday. While changing her diaper and getting her dressed, she became obsessed with the bag and the crinkley noise it made. I'm pretty sure that's why they have to put those big warnings on plastic bags that say "This is not a toy". By the time I had finished getting her dressed, she had scattered most of the socks out of the bag and had her arm completely in it!

And for her final antic, Rylynn has become a bubble monster! The past two days, she has literally waken up and fallen asleep blowing bubbles! It is really entertaining.

The following picture I posted just to prove how well she is growing... look at the size of that gut!

I have spoken with the surgeon's office and it looks like there were some scheduling miscommunications between our Cardiologist here and the folks in Dallas. I have a feeling we're getting pushed back even farther. I am anxiously awaiting a call from someone. Gilly and I are just concerned that if they put us off too much longer, she is going to quickly out grow the first procedure. I really hope to know something soon.

With love . . .

8.09.2009

My First Haircut!

Yes, our daughter is only 3 months old and she's had her first haircut! I had an appointmtment (my first time back to the hairdresser in 4 months) on Saturday and took Rylynn to the salon to meet Amy. Jessica came with me so she could keep the munchkin occupied while I was getting my hair cut. While I sat under the lamps with foil in my hair, Amy recommended that we snip the mullet hairs off the back of Rylynn's neck. I called Gilly to see if we could do it and he said... go for it! Jessica grabbed the camera and Amy grabbed a baby cape. Rylynn did well, but was extremely upset because she could not put her hands in her mouth with that cape on, she just kept flapping them up and down.

I've posted a few pics, please keep the comments nice, if I had known we would be documenting her first haircut I would have done it before I got all dolled up in foil!

Here's a beautiful picture of her sleeping.

And one showing her wild side. She's going to be trouble!!

I'll post again soon! Hope everyone is elnjoying the last bit of their summer!

With love . . .

8.07.2009

Still no news

Although I still have no news on Rylynn's second surgery date, I thought I'd write in since it's been a while. The big news since the last time I posted is that I finally got a giggle out of the little munchkin! On Wednesday afternoon, we were talking silly to each other and with a few bounces on the bed she let out an adorable giggle. Of course her mouth was full because of the hand that she had in there, but it was unmistakably a giggle.
She loves putting everything in her mouth now and it all comes out soakin' wet. The pediatrician says this may mean she'll be cutting teeth in another month or so. We are still working on rolling over. And when I say we, I mean that Gilly and I try to push her legs over slightly to show her how much fun it would be, Rylynn however, could care less. She is in no hurry to start rolling over! I think it's because she knows if she rolls she'll just be stuck on her tummy and she is not a fan of tummy time.
I hope to post again soon with some information about the surgery, until then just keep us in your thoughts. Ry is doing so well and I know that it is because of all the prayers that have been sent our way.
with love . . .