Two month Rhiannon

Rhiannon is now two months old! Crazy how time flies! I think we have her figured out! She is 11 lbs 14oz and 22 1/2 inches long. She loves to be held all the time which makes work and life not so easy when Nathan is out of town. I have this cool baby carrier that I can tie around myself and she fits in as snug as a bug. Whenever I put her in it, she stops crying and falls asleep. I can get a lot of stuff done when she's in it! She still likes to be swaddled even on the hottest days. Rhiannon is still eating well which has been great because we haven't had to buy any formula! We have started giving her an occasional bottle of it just because. It's refreshing to be able to breastfeed her and not have to take bottles and formula everywhere! She is starting to smile and "talk" a lot.
And speaking of talking, we have discovered that Remington talks in his sleep! Most of the time it is babble about what he's done the day before or about people. "Grandpa's tractor," or "where did fi go?" are some of the more popular phrases. It's pretty funny.

We spent a week at the farm and Remington LOVED it. He got to go in the tractor with Grandpa everyday. He also rode in the combine with uncle Brian, played with the kitties at aunt Terry's, got up on a firetruck when the field caught on fire after a lightning strike, rode on the Rhino with grandma and swam in Wes and Ginny's pool. It was a great time and relaxing for me while Nathan was gone hunting.



playing with the kitties at Aunt Terry's

Big girl sitting on the couch by herself

Driving the tractor with Grandpa!

Snoozing in camo so no one sees her!

Happy one month Rhiannon

Today Rhiannon is one month old. She's been a good baby so far. She gets her moments of uncontrollable crying which only seems to happen when I'm home alone with both kids. Doctor thinks it's a digestive problem. She does a lot of pooping and sleeping. She is eating very well as stated by her weight 9lbs 8 oz.

Rhiannon loves to be swaddled...even though it's summer!

Remington loves her!

She loves blue...that's my girl!

Rhiannon Bloomer Toland

Rhiannon Bloomer Toland was born Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 20:59. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. I chose to be induced on Sunday because it was our 6th wedding anniversary. Thirty-four and a half years ago, I was born on my parents' 6th anniversary.

I also chose not to get an epidural...call me crazy! I wanted to know what labor felt like and to see how much pain I could endure. I also know that with epidurals, the recovery time takes longer and it inhibits breastfeeding in the baby. After strong contractions and pushing her out, the hard part is done...or so we thought. The placenta was still attached so I had to have surgery to remove it. I was wheeled into the operating room and put under for this procedure after the doctor tried to do it manually! Graphic, yes! Painful, YES!!! I was losing a lot of blood and there was possibility of having to have transfusions but my doctor operated quickly and I didn't need blood.

Rhiannon on mom's chest seconds after birth.

Safe in daddy's arms.

Holding hands with daddy.

Being held by big brother.

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Sorry to those of you who expect too much from me! I have not been in the mood to blog. I haven't had good luck uploading pictures and videos or with Picasa web albums. So here's some pictures and updates.

Remington loves to read!

He loves to get into stuff!

He loves music..especially drums!

Remington at his second NRA banquet sporting his GnR and camo!

And when he's tired, he will fall asleep in any position!

As for baby girl, she's growing just fine. I've been feeling good just tired from playing with Remington all day! We got her crib and dresser a few weeks ago on Craigslist! We've switched Remington to the other bedroom that he will share with her eventually. I've bought her some non pink clothes for the winter because they were on clearance! I would much rather pay clearance prices now and store them than pay full price when we need them!

Little Sister

It's a girl and she will be wearing some of the clothes my mom dressed me in! That will be fun!