Monday, February 9, 2009

Baby Tag


I saw this on facebook and think it is so fun! I thought I would post it here.


1- Where were you when you found out? In my grandma's bathroom in Blackfoot, ID. Jared was in Arizona, cus he had school. I was in Idaho for my grandfather's funeral.

2- Who did you first tell? Jared of course. But it was unfortunately over the phone because I wanted to tell him first and it was my 2nd day out of a week that I was in Idaho and with my entire family there and I couldn't keep it a secret from everyone until after I went back to AZ.

3- Did you find out the sex of the baby? Yes

4- Did you have morning sickness? Yes, it started in Oregon in Jared's parent's van on our way to the Medford Temple.

5- How much weight did you gain? I lost 10 pounds in the first trimester and then gained 45. I have 5 more pounds to lose before I am back to what I was prepregnancy.

6- Did you get any stretch marks? Of course.

7- Did you have any cravings? Not really anything out of the ordinary, I am always craving things.

8- Were there any complications? No

9- When and where did you go into labor? I didn't - at least not on my own. Induced a week over my due date.

10- Did your water break? At the hospital after induction, but not much came out cus his head was blocking it.

11- Who drove to the hospital? Jared

12- Who was in the room for the birth? Jared, Nurse, Doctor, at least one resident.

13- Was the baby born early or late? One week over.

14- How long were you in labor for? I had the pitocin at 4am born 9:05am (and that long was cus we had to wait for the doctor to get there, his wife had jury duty so he had to take the kids to school).

16- Natural or C-Section? Natural

17- What was your first reaction after birth? I noticed that he had acrocyanosis and that he had big hands.

18- How big was the baby? 7lbs 5.4 oz

19- Date and time of birth? August 18, 2008 @ 9:05 AM

20- Baby's name? Rylee Thomas Barleen

21- Does the name have any significant meaning? my dad is Ricky Lee so it is the first and last letter of his first name and his middle name. R___Y LEE. Thomas is my mom's maiden name and for Thomas S. Monson.

22- Did the baby have any complications? Nope

23- How old is the baby today? 5 months and 3 weeks.

24- What kind of temperament has the baby had so far? He is so laid back, he doesn't care if he has a messy diaper, and he loves to eat, has never had an issue with food.

25- Would you change anything about it? Not yet.

3 comments:

Christy said...

Cute picture!!! Did you take that one?

Jared and Karlee Barleen said...

No, Sears Portrait Studio

Larry and Karri said...

Hey - what a cute little post! So maybe I'm a few months late posting but it was a fun read. :)