Growing up

Rylee is sure getting big! She's so much fun. She's started to play with and pull my hair when I'm feeding her. She loves her swing, given to her by her Aunt Jenny. She hates tummy time and wants to roll over. I'll be so proud when she does!

I absolutely hate leaving her to go to work. Luckily, she stays with my sister. Rylee loves her Aunt Lori. When she can't stay with Lori, it's off to Aunt Lisa's. When she can't stay with Lisa, it's off to Grandma & Grandpa Mortensen's. I'm glad to have family nearby to help.

We love the photos taken by our friend Haylie. To see more of her work go to: http://www.haylielyn.com/?page_id=30. Rylee's FAR from this little now, but I'm a little late posting the pictures. It's almost time for her 3 month photos to be taken!

Merry Christmas!

It was a good Christmas! Rylee had fun wearing our bows. She also wore her cousin Blair's Christmas pajamas.












We did our annual tradition of The Night Under the Christmas Tree. We stayed at Lisa's and had a good time. We each got to open one present. Chris got the Cabela's Dangerous Hunt 2011 Wii Game. He's already killed a grizzly, elk, crocs, cougars, and lions. He's quite the hunter.

We had tons of fun with Rylee for her 1st Christmas. We're looking forward to next year when she will open her own gifts.

Chubby Cheeks

Our baby is getting bigger! She's gained 2 lbs now. Her cheeks are getting chubby, and we LOVE it! Chris carries her like she's his little football.


Merry Christmas to our little elf.

Don't worry...I'll lose the baby weight. :)

1st Pictures

Rylee's 1st picture. Thanks Haylie!
The Francom Family

Pictures of Rylee

Rylee's personal tanning bed. We hated having her in the bili bed, it was torture not being able to hold her.


A VERY proud daddy.

Our welcome home. Thanks family!

Leaving the hospital. Figuring out how to fit her in this BIG car seat was a chore all by itself!

1st picture with daddy. Immediate love!

Rylee Jolynn Francom

Baby Rylee Jolynn Francom was born Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 5:11 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. and was 18 inches long.

I thought my water broke during the night and woke Chris up at 3:45 am. We called the hospital to see if there was some way to know for sure. They suggested I come in and get checked out. We went in at 5:45 am. They checked me and said my water hadn't broken and I would probably be going home. I was sad! Then my doctor came in and asked if we wanted "spinach or ice cream". We asked for further clarification...he said I was dilated to a 4 and had an induction scheduled for 5 days out. He then asked if I wanted to keep the scheduled induction date or stay and be induced. We chose to stay.

I was started on Potocin at 8:00 am. Started having back labor. NOT fun! I ended up getting an epidural, which, ironically didn't help with the back pain. The doctor came to check me at about 12:45 pm and accidentally broke my water. By 2:00 pm I was dilated to a 7. At 3:00 pm I was dilated to a 9 1/2. The doctor decided to have me wait a while, fully dilated, to let the baby come down on it's own. I think that was a great idea! 4 sets of pushes and our baby girl was born at 5:11 pm. She had the cord wrapped around her neck twice and refused to breathe or cry. She was rushed to the corner to have 15 different nurses and doctors work on her. We were terrified. She finally took her 1st breath and was brought over to us. She has lots of blonde hair! We were very surprised, we expected our baby to be bald until the age of 3. I think she looks like her Daddy, she even has a dimple on each cheek.

She's been a great baby! She struggles with eating, but is starting to get the hang of it now. We're excited to have her home as part of our family!

Now if only we could get some sleep...

http://www.utahportraits.com/hospital/index.php?action=view&BabyID=111110rjf

39 Weeks

I get less and less cute each day. I feel like I'm going to explode! I've gained over 30 lbs. If I don't have this baby before next Tuesday (my due date), I'll be induced. Counting down the days...