Monday, March 30, 2009

Here.

Introducing...

Oliver Ryan
Born 3.24.09
9:29 am
7 lbs. 11 oz.
20" inches


A few words that have been repeated over and over this past week:

oliver. hospital. perfect. epidural. headache.
spinal blood patch. pain. love. service.
family.

After a textbook delivery, terrible headache, trip back to the hospital and a few days recovery, I'm happy to report we are all healthy and happy. Everyone in the cozy brick house is over the moon for Oliver. Especially me.

58 comments:

Nancy said...

Congratulations!
He is SO incredibly cute!!!

Lee said...

YAY!! He is so cute!! And his name is my kids middle names. I love Oliver.. love love love that name. Congrats on your sweet babe!

LobotoME said...

WOOHOOO! congratulations on your newest addition!

xox, J :)

gina said...

Congratulations! What a sweetie!! :)

windhula said...

What a handsome boy! Congratulations!

lovely lindsay said...

there he is! we've been waiting for you mr. oliver!
can't wait to come snuggle him up.
you are amazing, danyelle.
love, lindsay

lindsay>boo said...

Congratulations Danyelle! He's absolutely perfect. I'm so happy for you and your family.

Brie Williams said...

Congrats!!! Two words: Diet Coke. My sister had a epidural headache and had to get a blood patch as well and swore by Diet Coke!!! He is adorable!

Karrie said...

Oh goodness..he is A*D*O*R*A*B*L*E!! I am falling in love from a picture. And his name..Oliver, so precious, love it! I had to do that blood patch thing too..with Liam. The whole migrane thing was aweful! I was in bed for 3 days and couldnt even enjoy the new babe. After the patch I was better but yeah, had to drink lots of caffiene. Congrats on your new little one.

nikki/WhiMSy love said...

Oh wow! Hi Oliver!! He is soooooo cute!!!! Welcome to the world little man!

Lisa said...

Congratulations Danyelle! I've been thinking a lot about you. He looks perfect :)

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help out so that you can just relax and enjoy new little Oliver.

tharker said...

I too think I am in love! What a beautiful baby Oliver is!! (love his sweet name!)

I'm glad that you're doing well now. Please let me know if there's anything I can do....even if it's just to come and hold that sweet little guy!

melissa mae said...

Congratulations, he is so cute! I love the name Oliver, it is one of my top choices for boys. I'm glad you're doing better.

Kami said...

so stinkin' cute! Congrats Danyelle! I love the name Oliver!

Kris said...

Who would've thought that we'd have our babies on the exact same morning! Crazy, huh? Oliver is a cute little guy. Sorry to hear about the spinal blood patch. That does not sound fun! Enjoy your precious new baby!

Barb said...

Congratulations. He is beautiful. Glad you are all doing well.

Becky ♥ said...

He is absolutely darling! I love the name you picked too. Congrats to you and your family! Oliver is one lucky little boy :)

Wendy Sue said...

Congratulations - he is adorable. So sorry about the spinal headache...been there and done that...way worse than natural childbirth. Hope you're feeling much better very soon.

Rosie said...

Congrats to your beautiful little family! He is a handsome little guy!

Em and Ms said...

Oh my, that is a super cute little boy! I'm so glad to see a picture! Congratulations, and I'm glad you're all doing well.

rookie cookie said...

Bravo.

Bravo on a beautiful boy and bravo on a great, solid name.

Sarah said...

So sweet! Congratualtions to you and your family.

we chirp said...

What a wonderful little face! Yay for your family and yay for clotting blood fixes!

Jessica said...

He is adorable! Congratulations, I love he name as well!

Karen said...

Yumminess! Love that Oliver. Who is he looking like? Can't wait to make something perfect for him!

debsters said...

Congratulations Ryan, Danyelle and family.
That sweet picture looks as though it shows his little personality, so cute.
Hope you're feeling well Danyelle. I didn't know about your return to the hospital, rest well and take care.

C.Family said...

Congrats! He is beautiful. How did you get a picture with his eyes open already? I am impressed.

Rachel said...

You have a beautiful baby boy! I can't wait to meet him. I hope you are feeling better.

Through the Looking Glass said...

I think I'm over the moon, too! Oh, he's delicious!

Amy J. said...

Svenja will be thrilled. She emailed me and wanted to know if he had been born yet. She had been checking your blog daily. I apologized for forgetting to enform our big sister in Germany of his brth and sent her to Alicia's blog. I agree...his personality is already apparant in that picture! What a complete doll baby.

pinklady said...

congratulations!

Noelle said...

you and ryan were made to fill the world (well, tri-cities area) with cute babies. he is adorable. so sorry the epideral was less than stellar i am glad you are OK now. congratulations cousin in law.

Stacia said...

So very adorable. Glad you are feeling better! I bet the kids will have a great time getting to know him during spring break!

misadventuresofkellyandkelly said...

congratulations!!!

Melanie Anne said...

Congratulations!! What a sweet picture! He is a beautiful little boy! Hope you are feeling better!

Lyndsay said...

Oh hooray! I keep checking in to see if there will be a little treat waiting to greet us! And today there was Oliver! I love his name, and he is so darling. I can't believe how alert he is, and he has such a great look about him (to agree with my husband's comment about that cute photo). Maya has a crush on him already.

Sorry to hear about your headache from the epidural. That sounds rough!! I am glad everyone is home and doing grand now.

Congrats, friend. :)

naturaljoy said...

congratulations!

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blindblogger said...

He is one cute baby.

Congratulations!

Ashley (Barber)

Emily said...

What a sweet little guy. Love the name!

Congratulations!

The Warnicks said...

Congratulations! Cute little boy! Glad you are all doing well.

meohmyers said...

He's beautiful! Congratulations!

karen said...

congratulations! so sorry about the headache...I know those are horrible and I am happy to hear you are recovering nicely. oliver is beautiful!

L said...

oh, HOORAY!!!! he is so, so deliciously lovely in every way! i have been praying for you and little Oliver since before i even saw his beautiful face!

congratulations!!

with love from pittsburgh...

Liv said...

Congratulations to you all.He looks perfect!

kelly said...

what a wonderful addition to your family!! cograts!!

cindy said...

congratulations! hope you are getting some well-deserved rest! :)

S. Schuller said...

What an adorable little new Mathews! He looks like Easton to me, but with his own look, of course. And, what a great name. Way to go Danyelle!

polka dots said...

that face! LOVE HIM ALREADY!

Kathy Daume' said...

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BABY!!!!

And I feel your pain (kind of)...I had a spinal fluid leak last February, and they couldn't do a blood patch, so I just had to wait it out for a week. That headache is unbelievably indescribably bad. Sorry you had to deal with that! But the outcome is so beautiful in your case@

lulusparkles said...

congrats on the cutie patootie with the sweet name!

LKP said...

congratulations. you settled on a great name! very strong & wonderful (french for eloquent). glad to hear you're home and all's well.

Petit Elefant said...

Oh look at that face! Good job, he's beautiful.

Toni said...

he's here, and we love him. congrats! He's doesn't even know how lucky he is to be part of your sweet family!!! actually, i bet he knows....

Kati said...

Congratulations! He is so cute! And he looks so wise.

breehester said...

Welcome Oliver! Congratulations!

Botany's Desire said...

Congratulation. So happy for you.

Marilyn said...

What a precious picture. He is a KEEPER!