July 7, 2009 - Raygens 1st Photo Shoot-8 weeks old

Here are some of the pictures taken during Raygens first photo shoot. She did about 200 photos, but I thought I would post a couple. We had some naked ones, but dad and I agreed she wouldn't appreciate us posting those. Raygen has been so much better since she has been taking her acid reflux medicine. She is a whole new baby! She is pulling 5-6 hr stretches at night and letting us get some sleep. It's awesome! She had her first 4th of July and fireworks. We went to a friends house on the lake and watched them. She jumped because she was scared the noise, so Ryan took her inside so she wouldn't be scared. She is 8 weeks old today. Thursday she gets her panels of her first shots....I hope she doesn't cry too much. I love our Dr. we have been with. He spends so much time with us and doesn't ever act bothered (and believe me I feel like I've bothered him a few times with questions). She has started to actually like her swing. She has to sleep upright to help her acid reflux on a thing called a "tucker sling".... google it if you haven't heard of it. Raygen also got to go spend time with her Great Great Grandma yesterday. ISn't that amazing that not only does she have a GREAT grandma, but she has a GREAT GREAT grandma... and she loves Raygen! I will post that picture soon!

Raygens' First Vacation to SAN DIEGO

Above pictures are Raygen and Daddy, Raygen and mommy and daddy, Raygen with Grandma Dawn and Grandpa Mat, and Raygen with her California Sunglasses that she picked out on vacation.

Raygen drove to San Diego last week and did very well on the car ride. We left at 4 a.m. and she slept most of the way. We only had to have to very brief stops for her to eat :) We stayed with Grandma and Grandpa, aunts and uncles, cousins and great grandma. She got to go to the beach numerous times and took some pretty rigorous hikes in the jogging stroller. She developed what we think/thought is colic, but we took her to the Dr. when we returned and it seems she may have acid reflux and has some medicine for it and it seems to be getting better. As of 2 days ago she is 12.5 pounds and is pretty long. She already is too long for her first bassinet. She definitely has her dad's genes in that case! She is such a doll and we enjoy each minute with her..even at 2 a.m.. Her dad is really attached to her as he gets mad if I try and take her away from him when he is trying to console her and get her to stop crying...so I have tried to be better about that!

LITTLE RAYGEN IS WELCOMED INTO THE WORLD AND OUR HOME!!!!

SHE HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES SO MUCH, AND WE ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

SHE IS OUR LITTLE "RECALL" MIRACLE!

WHEN YOU THINK LIFE HAS YOU DOWN AND GOD ISN'T THINKING ABOUT OR

WORKING WONDERS FOR YOU, HE REMINDS YOU THAT HE IS THERE

AND WILL ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF US!

THOSE OF YOU WITH LITTLE FAITH!!!

CURRENTLY SHE IS ON HER FIRST VACATION IN SAN DIEGO AND IS

BEING SPOILED TO THE MAX! STAY TUNED FOR HER PHOTO SHOOT

AT THE BEACH, PICTURES COMING SOON!!!

Raygen Has Visitors

Great G-Ma & G-Pa Mariscal Tioga girls pay a visit!!

Chip Man hangin with his lil sister!

Raygen has enjoyed meeting many new friends in the past weeks. She has now met both sets of grandparents, and is also so very lucky to have met her great and great great grandparents!!! Wanted to let you all see a few pics of Raygen soaking it up with her new friends!!!

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....