April 8th came somewhat suddenly (even though I was very anxiously awaiting it), Ryan and I were up well before the sun was and we headed into Cody to greet our third boy. My mom had flown in the day before to help out post surgery and she had an awesome morning with our big boys! The surgery went so very smoothly (and really fast!!) and all of a sudden our beautiful Rygby Joshua was out in the world and 7 pounds 7 ounces, 21" of Harder boy perfection. The Cody hospital was fabulous, the nurses and doctors were all wonderful and we had a great experience. Thankful that God provided us with the team that He did. We were in the hospital for a short two days and while it was nice to begin recovery in the hospital, I so missed my boys!
Coming home was nothing but joy! The boys were so excited to have their baby home (the first night I was in the hospital Ryne asked if I was coming home, when he discovered I wasn't he asked if they could take Rygby home with them.) Ryg hasn't quite figured out how to stay awake during the day for longer than about 30 minutes at a time...so, lots of naps for him!! The big boys are adjusting well and just seem to be rolling right along with the fact that we have a new person living with us.
My mom, Karen, left yesterday to go home after an awesome nine days with us, so thankful that she was able to come and help while we adjusted to a brand new baby, she made dinners, helped me clean, did laundry! Such a blessing to have my mom around. Ryan starts his spring break today, they wrap it around Easter which is a great thing for us this year!, and he will continue staying home with us through the end of the month. SO thankful! I feel pretty dang awesome after having surgery but two busy boys and a newborn is a taaaaaaad much and slightly daunting at this moment. Ryan's parents will be joining us at the very end of the month for a few days. It is so nice to have family come over!
Below are a couple pictures from the hospital, some of mom's last day, and a "photo shoot" of the brothers yesterday on an unmade bed. It's slightly ridiculous trying to get pictures of the big boys with Ryg, trying to make sure they don't jump on him or kill each other in the meantime. It makes for a LOT of blurry pictures. They are still adorable and I love them!!! (Ryne asked why I took a picture of Rygby's back...because it is so beautiful and wrinkly.) I hope you enjoy them!!
Love these pictures! So
ReplyDeleteAdorable, can't wait to see you FIVE!