raygen pics

RAYGEN IS ALMOST 3 weeks old. Here are a few more pictures as everyone keeps asking to put more pictures up! She is growing growing growing. This girl likes to eat till the cows come home. she loves to open her eyes and look around. She is 10 lbs already! Go Raygen! When we came home from the hospital we passed the school Ryan and I work at and they already had it up on the board! The whole school loves you Raygen!!!!

RAYGEN THE RECALL BABY!!!!!

Raygen the Recall baby

Raygen attended the Recall party when we found out that the Entire BOFG board had been recalled, which hadn't happened in California History. Raygen was in my stomach the whole entire process, so she was part of the entire process. Dad dressed her in her new pink dress that he picked out for her. Even with her pink bow in her hair. TOO CUTE!!!!! She even put her new white lace up shoes on. She was the hit of the night!

Raygen Dutton has entered the world!!!!!

May12, 2009

Little Miss Raygen entered the world at 5:21 a.m. on may 12th in Sonora, Ca. She weighed 8 lbs. 11 ounces. She was a big baby! I started to feel contractions at 9:30 p.m. that were 5 min. apart then in an hour they went to 1-2 min. apart. We left the house at 11:15, checked in the hospital at 12:15 a.m. and she was born 5 hrs later. It was the most painful experience of my life. Two weeks later I can say that I'm starting to forget it, but I wouldn't have told you that in the next few days. We almost didn't get ahold of grampa and grandma as they wouldnt' answer their phone because they were snoozing. We have had a few all nighters since she has arrived. I feel like I'm studying for finals again, but without getting the sleep the next day!! She loves to eat! She hates her diaper changed and baths right now. She is what people call "Raygen the recall baby". As our lives the last 9 months have been involved in recalling the whole BOFG school board. To read more about it and it's success, click on this link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/education/21school.html

New York times.....many more articles though....

Almost there!

Her last picture of her closet before she comes. One of the two customized shelves Ryan built for little Raygen The window treatment finally got put up with the classy tie back from Grandma Penny.



















39 weeks according to my 1st due date the 11th (2 days). Or next Sunday the 17th would be my 40 weeks..Due date according to my 2nd due date they gave me. You can see that I am about to "pop". My students ask me every day, "when are you going to pop?" My timer has went off (the belly button). I tell that that, " I really wish I knew when I was going to pop". We'll just have to see. I am certainly ready to see this little girl!
This week I went for a run, ate spicy food, had my pressure points rubbed. Nothing worked! I think all of those things are myths! As you can see when I lay down I have to lay on my side with a pillow supporting my back/ stomach. My kitty Dutch likes to snuggle on the belly. I think he knows he has a little friend inside the tummy! I am thinking this will be my last "blog" before she comes and then I'll have some pictures of what she actually looks like. I have been getting a lot of contractions, but not consecutive enough to be anything. The Dr. says that is a good sign, though.We are going on a friends boat today, so we can relax and maybe go over some bumps to help me go into labor...ha! I'm not sure that I'm ready to endure that pain, but when are you ever really ready, right? I am ready to hold the baby in my arms, not in my stomach! Wish us good luck and say a prayer that she's healthy as can be! Love to all our friends and family.