Sweet Dreams.. 

Chillin' in my new threads and retro-design basket 

BIG Yawn... 

Sleepy Father & Son 

Home at Last

We finally got to come home from the hospital. The last day and night were a bit rough. The baby had to stay under the light all day and night because of the Jaundice. (But according to Ryan's brother Ronny, we shouldn't complain...his twins spent about two months under those lights, so I guess we got off easy.) Nevertheless, Ryan Patrick was not happy about the situation at all; therefore, we didn't get much sleep. On the upside, we got the okay to come home today, so things are definately looking up. Once we got home, Ryan Patrick took a long nap, and gave us some well needed rest. As soon as we got up for napping, a friend dropped by with dinner, so today has been a pretty good day. We took the hospital photos right before we left, and posted the best of the six. Ryan Patrick also took the opportunity to get ready for the move to South Bend by sporting his Notre Dame onesie. Keep checking back, I am sure we will post many more photos.

Amy, Ryan and Ryan Patrick

(Please excuse all spelling and grammar errors....sleep has been kind of limited...The brain isn't working as it should. Amy)

Hospital Photo 

First Car Ride... 

Getting Ready to Move... 

Biliruben Light (Jaundice) 

Make Room for Baby!

It was a very long day yesterday, starting with a 5 A.M. induction, laboring for 13 hours, and ending with a C-section delivery at 6:58 P.M.

Ryan Patrick Lobato weighs 9 lbs, is 22 inches long, and is a calm little man. So far, the only resemblance to either parent that we've been able to find are his feet, which have monkey-toes like his father's, and a full head of red hair like his mom's.

Without further ado, here are the pictures from yesterday! Thank you all for your support and prayers, and we'll post more photos soon.

Ryan, Amy, & Ryan Patrick

Ryan Patrick Lobato

If there were any questions...yeah...he's a redhead! 

Operating Room 

Ready to go... 

Father and Son 

9 lbs. even! 

Mother and Son 

Stats 

First Family Photo 

Grandma holds new grandson 

Grandpaw and Lil' Red 

Abuelo y nino 

Womb with a View

Had another sonogram this week - they took a fairly spooky picture of the boy. I posted it here for you to see. I think he kinda' looks like a vampire in the photo, but Amy says he looks "cute" and that I should be nice. Well...all I can say is that if he takes after his dad, he'll be a pretty good lookin' fella. According to the doctor's measurements, he is about 6 lbs 2 oz (give or take about 6 lbs 2 oz), which should make him about 7.5 lbs at full term. Guess we'll find out before too long!

All our best,
Ryan & Amy

Sleeping Baby 

4 More Weeks...

Only four more weeks of uninterrupted naps and movies. Only one month left to share quiet meals, go to late-night dinner parties, or sleep late on Saturdays. Tick...tick...tick... Hopefully my hair won't turn grey as fast as my father's!

Went to the baby doctor again today for the first of our weekly check-ups, and all is well. No problems to report, other than Amy's inability to sleep for more than an hour or two without a restroom pit-stop! Thanks to everyone for the gifts and kind words, and we'll keep everyone informed of any developments.

Congrats to Monte and Christine (http://grossobaby.blogspot.com/). Looks like junior will have a cousin about the same age, and at least three cousins within a couple of years (Jake, Meg, and little John).

We should get another sonogram next week (just to make sure the baby is growing as he should be). I'll post the pics when we get them, and I promise not to make any more scary "alien baby" photos out of them!

Will post again soon,
Ryan & Amy

Preggo @ 36 weeks! 

Latest news...

It's been another fairly quiet week here in Corpus. A few days ago we enjoyed some "Texas snow" - hail the size of quarters! The freak storm lasted about 30 minutes, but our cars made it through without damage, so we're thankful. Tomorrow I expect to be the proud owner of two houses - one in Corpus, and the other in South Bend - Trump had better watch his six! Oh, yeah, I admit the sonogram pic I posted is a bit creepy...hope he looks better when he's finished baking! Hope all is well, and here's the latest update to Amy's belly.
Ryan & Amy

Still growing... 

Baby Doc

Well, we went in for our sonogram yesterday, and I'm happy to say that all is well. We were afraid the baby might be measuring a bit large, but everything is tracking as expected. I have posted two pics of the sonogram - the first is exactly as they gave it to us. The second is a crop/flip of the first image, giving a weird "whole face" picture of the baby. Hope all is well and we'll write again soon.

Ryan & Amy

Sonogram - untouched

Babyface Lobato - Notice the "third eye" of enlightment!
(Actually, it's the shadow of a hand...)