April 2011 Karla & Dee Camera #1

Aryanna meeting Brynnley for the first time.

Cousin Hayley and Brynn.

Grandpa Scriven & Brynn.

Grandma Scriven & Brynn

Cousin Cooper and Brynn

Cousin Dillon and Brynn

Aryanna loves this dress and her high heel shoes.

Aryanna meeting Brynnley

April 2011 - Amy & Rodger's Camera

Brynnley Hope Scriven - Born April 24th, 2011 - 6 lbs 1 oz.

The night Brynnley was born I wasn't sure if my water had broken or not so I went to the hospital by myself. We found out it had in fact broken so Rodger had to scramble around to get Ary to Laura's and come up. It took him a couple of hours. Thankfully the nurse was incredibly nice and kept me company. We had a small snafu with my IV not going into a vein. My arm started to swell with fluid which was really unnerving for awhile and made the nurse very nervous. (When your nurse gets nervous it doesn't make you feel better!) It all worked out and everything was pretty smooth from there. Rodger even turned on music during the labor which the nurse and doctor said they enjoyed and wished they had all of the time. Wouldn't life be better if we all had our own personal sound track?!?!

Brynnley and Dee

Day we left the hospital. We had to stay an extra day since my water broke. That was actually a huge blessing. We both felt much more rested this time than we did when Ary was born. I wish I had nurses to bring me food and clean my room now!

Brynnley on her way home.

Granny Ann & Brynnley

We kept promising Ary that she could help feed Brynn. Since I'm nursing she hasn't really gotten the opportunity except this one time.

Granny Ann & Ary on slide in backyard.

Way to go Granny Ann!

Easter Weekend 2011

Hayley, Cooper and Aryanna on Easter weekend at Easter egg hunt. It was in the 70s the day before but was pretty cold that day.

Rodger & Ary

Hayley & Ary. Hayley helped Ary during her hunt. She won 2 1bs of chocolate. The kids and Rodger and I bought even more chocolate and ate it in the Suburban while we were warming up for Hayley's Easter egg hunt. They started calling the Suburban "Chocolate Land." I'm sure Brandon and Laura were thrilled to know that we filled them full of candy before bringing them home. That was probably the most fun part of the day. Hayley's hunt ended up being a real bust because the kids were crazy aggressive in her age group so she didn't get many eggs. Cooper didn't even stay for his. We figured it would be even crazier in his age group!

Ary also won a chance to pick out a stuffed animal. She picked a bunny rabbit that she often gives to Brynnley when she crys.

Rodger thought it might be nice to take some belly pictures. Little did we know that my water had probably broken when this picture was taken. We thought we had another week left but Brynnley had other plans!

Ary & Amy

Ary's new baseball & bat

Sometimes I knock the tee down but the ball still goes far!

Daddy showing Ary how to hold the bat.

We switched to pitching to her with Rodger helping. She thought that was pretty fun to hit the ball in the air.

Ary's Birthday February 2011

Ary wanted to take every picture with Hayley when she opened her presents.

Thanks for the new clothes Papa and CiCi!

Cooper, Hayley & Ary.

Ary & Papa working on her new puzzle
We celebrated Rodger & Ary's birthday together. Rodger got pink candles too. I tried to make cupcakes but didn't follow the high altitude directions and they were a flat mess. Luckily Rodger saved the day by buying some cakes. His carrot cake actually looked great but ended up being a ton of frosting even in the middle, it was WAY too sweet. It looked pretty though!

Ary just wanted the candy on top.

I think I'll help myself to some while you are cutting Daddy.

What a cute monkey CiCi and Papa!

Thanks for the build a bear from the Jaap's & Grandma & Grandpa Scriven. Don't tell anyone but I'm convinced it's a carebear.

Thanks for the Noah's Ark Granny Ann!

Thanks for Tinker Bell & her blanket Granny Ann.

What a cool placemat CiCi and Papa. Who knew you could find one with my name, neat!

Brynnley Hope

We had to get a second sonogram because we could not tell if the baby is a boy or a girl. We didn't pay for 3D picture but they were nice enough to take a couple anyway. It's a girl. Brynnley Hope.

Since Brynn was in the breach position at this time the lady got really excited that she could get such great shots of her legs. Pretty neat.