A baby story...

Snuggly little mushers aren't they?

We are spending our days loving these girls, feeding them, changing diapers, etc etc. We are trying to get them to sleep at the same time, but it is kind of comical! They are at least eating together, so I'm able to do some other things during the off time

Scott has been the best dad! He is just a natural and he loves them so much. He has had to do so much since there are two and so he is up all night with me changing and helping feed etc. etc. He is a champ!

Here we are coming home from the hospital!


Sisterly love!

Birthday!

On Tuesday, July 18th we had our twin girls! Everything went so well, and they are so darling. The labor was quick and we were able to bring them both home from the hospital healthy and good. We named them Madelyn and Isabella Rynearson. Bella was born first at 8:24 am and weighed 5 lbs 13 oz. Maddie was born at 8:30 am and weighed 6 lbs 4 oz. They are fraternal twins and it is fun to see the differences in them, but have them both be so beautiful. We can't get enough of them!

Here we are in the delivery room right after.

Why don't they come?

Okay, so no babies yet...

I think we got it in our heads that they would be totally early, so now it seems like we have been waiting forever! I'm 37 weeks tomorrow, which is really good, because the longer I'm pregnant the more developed and healthy the girls will be! It would be nice to have them so that we don't have to move a week after they are born, but the timing is not in our hands... we never know best anyway!

Things are looking great with both girls... about 5 lbs 11 oz and 5 lbs 6 oz these days. Good healthy babies we hope! They have got to be so crowded and mushed in there. I've been blessed with a great pregnancy. Lots of sickness, but no bed rest or strange complications, so I really can't complain. I'm actually feeling really quite good these days too, which might either mean labor is close, or just that I'm so used to this that a few more weeks won't hurt!

We are being patient, enjoying our "calm" (yet somewhat uncomfortable) lives together before our world gets a little crazy. I'm trying to stop looking at the ever increasing stretch marks on my tummy, and me sweet hubby assures me that he loves me anyway!

Speaking of love... Sunday is our 3 year anniversary! Can you believe it has been 3 years? The best three years ever, and I wouldn't trade the wonderful time we've had together for anything! It just seems like Scott has always been part of my life, and what would I do without him?

We'll keep you updated, and we hope that within the next couple weeks our family will double!

Happy 4th!

We had a great fourth of july weekend celebrating with family in Oakley, Utah! We went to the Rodeo of course, and also to the parade in the morning. Scott went with my dad on a 26 mile bike ride up Smith Morehouse so, they got a good workout! It was fun to relax with the fam and have Sarah and the boys in town too! At every Lunt family party there is always tons of good food and great company. We love you all!

Diamond Rio

We had an awesome time at the Diamond Rio concert in Spanish Fork last night! We were reminded to "Love a little stronger, dig a little deeper," "Meet in the Middle," and "Believe." I just love country concerts on a nice summer night, and it is the best to have a fun date with my hubby! He is so darling as he sings along to all the songs! I love that he has converted to country! Wahoo!

Baby update

Does it seem like all I write about is babies? I'll just say that it gets difficult for other things to occupy my mind as I get bigger and closer... We had a couple of doctor's apointments this week, and things are looking good. I'm currently 32 1/2 weeks and my doctor said that anytime after 34 weeks is okay for me to deliver! That is only a week and a half away. Wahoo! He also said that he wouldn't let me get past 37 weeks, which is also a huge relief, so we don't have to worry about going all the way into August!

Through the ultrasound today, we found out that both babies are still head down (and will most likely stay that way, as it gets more and more crowded) which means that there is a good change for a regular birth instead of c-section. The perinataligist (sp?) said she'd recommend trying for a regular birth if the babies stay this way in the next couple of weeks. The only thing with twins is that there is always a possibility that after having the first one normally, the second could have to come by c-section. I definitely don't want to have to recover from both types... so we will see how things go.

The babies are 4 lbs 1 oz and 4 lbs 3 0z right now, so that is 8 lbs of babies currently. In a couple of weeks, they should each be around 5 lbs, so that would be great. Things are looking good, and we are getting excited, trying to stay patient, and enduring the heartburn, nausea, etc. etc. Lets get these Rynearson twins here!

Sports, Sports, and Sports!

We had an exciting weekend of Sports around the Rynearson house! Scott played with Kevin Hinton (Alicia's Husband) in a doubles tennis tournament. They played friday night and won their match! They were so cute, and I had a great time hanging with Leash and baby Andrew. Scott organized an Elder's Quorum golf tournament on Saturday morning, (which he won, by the way) so he was in heaven! We then went back up to SLC for him to play in the doubles tournament finals. Who should he and Kevin be playing except the Tullis brothers, Adam and Jim. Well, Scott and Kevin lost, but it was a close match and all had fun! We then went swimming and spent some time watching a mixture of the World Cup, college baseball, and of course the NBA finals. We are getting prepped for this weekend's events. Scott is playing in another tennis tourney - both doubles and singles this time!! All I can say is that we better have some boys someday! I love my darling athlete husband!

Child Birth Education!

Well, Scott and I went to our first prenatal class yesterday. We just meet four times for a couple of hours over the next few weeks. It was really fun! We talked all about pregnancy and labor and all that fun stuff. I was so proud of myself, because I didn't even really start to feel sick! Normally this kind of stuff just doesn't work for me, but I did good! We'll see how it goes when I actually have to go through it! Scary! Next week we are discussing epidurals and C-sections. great! Anyway, it is just fun to be with Scott and get excited about the new additions to our little family. There is another couple in our class who is also expecting twin girls. She is a few weeks behind me (and quite a bit larger than me) so it made me grateful that I'm not any bigger or more uncomfortable. It could be worse! We watched quadruplets being born on a baby story yesterday and you should have seen that poor mother! wow! We are so excited about having twins though! So fun! Congrats to Paige and Bryce and their new daughter, Lucy! We are so happy for them. We hope all is going well.

P.S. Divas: Who should we run into at the class but Pete Jackson and his wife. They are having a baby boy due July 10th. It brought back all sorts of wonderful David John memories!

Baby Shower

We had such a fun baby shower over the weekend at the Tullis home! It was an Oly High reunion. I loved getting caught up with everyone and getting updates. Thanks so much to Leash and Sarah (the two veteran mommies) for doing so much work! It was so sweet of you! We loaded up on some essential baby gear, and we are getting more and more excited all the time! I've decided after seeing this picture that I'm not allowing any more pregnant pictures for the rest of the time. It just looks silly! Faces only from now on!

Memorial Day

We had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend up in SLC! We got to spend time with my parents and Scott and Dad did lots of golfing. We hit a few Memorial Day sales, and are continuing to collect baby gear. Its amazing how much cute stuff there is to buy out there!!

We loved getting together with MAHAK at Abby's parents, and it was truly a highlight to have girl talk on Abby's bed while the boys discussed X-men in the Jacuz! Lambs: We hope you made it to Austin safely, and that all your stuff is there and in one piece! We can't wait to see your darling house someday! We miss you already, so keep us updated! Alex, we missed you desperately... of course!

Monday while the sun was out for a few minutes, I bobbed in the pool and just as Sydney said, I felt light as a feather for the first time in months! It was excellent! I'm sure I'll be back up frequenting the pool over the weeks to come!

The Boys

Scott, Andrew, Mike, and Jacob! We love our family!!

Sisters!

Can't wait to see everyone this summer!

Graduation Day! April 2006

Congratulations to Mike for his BYU Graduation!!

Christmas 2005

Here is the Rynearson Fam in St. George for Christmas. That Reindeer in the back is sure cute!!

Rotated Picture

Maybe it is easier to see this way. I just turned it so it is like she is standing up and looking to the left. The top lightest part is her forehead. Then you see the nose and her mouth and down to the ribs. So fun huh!

Ultrasound Picture

Okay, so you have to use your imagination to be able to see this, but once you figure out what you are looking at it is pretty clear. This is just one baby laying on her back. You can just see from her ribcage to the top of her head so it is a close up (not the whole body). It is a profile picture, so starting from the left side you can see her rib cage and then neck. Then you can see her face (nose and forehead) on the right side of the pictures. Can you see it?

Trip to Missouri and Illinois

Here we are at our new temple in Nauvoo! We are excited to be back by all the church history sights! We want lots of visitors, so everyone better start planning their trips back to Missouri/Illinois the next couple of years!

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