(You cant tell Im 6 months pregnant here!! LOL)

Im 24 years old..and I've beenmarried to Lance, the love of my life, sinceAugust 1,2008. We've been together for4 years (since 06.04.05--my 20th birthday). We live in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
OUR NEWEST PREGNANCY:

June 23, 2009 we found out we are having ANOTHER GIRL!!! I'll be having a c-section with her (we are naming her OLIVIA) on November 19th, 2009 if she doesnt come sooner...

ELIZABETH RILEY:

WE ARE SO MUCH IN LOVE w/ LIZ. Shes always SO HAPPY and she brings SO MUCH love into our lives....



MY BIG GIRL STANDING UP...SHES ALMOST WALKING!!!   She's 7 1/2 Months here...
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Liz @ 16 weeks old...
Liz @14 weeks old
Liz @ 3 Weeks Old
((12.18.0 )

Our daughter, Elizabeth Riley Van Ryzin was born on November 26th, 2008 at 8:03 am. Weighing 8 pounds & 5 ounces, she was 20 1/4 inches long in length. I was induced November 25th (1day after my due date...we were concerned about her size and my dr agreed) at 7:30am. 24 hours later the drs decided to do a c-section, which I was really scared about, but everything turned out fine and it was the best thing to do for Elizabeth to be born & for myself. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice and she wasnt positioned right, plus, my saccrum "just drops off" (as my dr says) and it would of made for a difficult vaginal birth.
My husband, Lance & I, are very much in love with our daughter, she's so perfect, happy & very healthy. We are so happy to have her in our lives. Since last December it was a rough time for us, living in Florida and being away from our families and finding out the baby I was pregnant with for the 1st time with had died a few weeks before Christmas. We had told our families at Thanksgiving last year about the pregnancy (I was 6 weeks pregnant) and everyone was very happy, but the baby died at the same time and I had no signs or symptoms of a miscarriage.
I had no insurance so I couldnt afford to get a D&C, so the OB/GYN I was recommened to had said to wait to see if I would miscarry naturally, he even prescribed me Cytotec (same medication that I was induced with) to make me miscarry but that did not work. January 18th, 2008 I finally miscarried naturally (2 months after it had died, inside of me the whole time) and it was 5 days of pain.
A month later we got pregnant w/ Elizabeth. We were very happy, yet surprised that we got pregnant again so soon. Elizabeth is our little miracle and we couldnt be any happier with her. She has brought so much love, joy & happiness into our lives.

UPDATE:: December 27, 2008-- My younger brother, Michael David Howard..died unexpectedly in his sleep at 10 years old. .... I miss him so much. im happy he was able to meet his only niece before he died. He was such a great uncle!! So I guess you can say that from December of 2007 to December 2008 was a really really rough year for me.....
UPDATE:: March 20, 2009-- Got comfirmation from dr that I am pregnant, AGAIN!!! Due the same time my daughter will be 1!.... We're very happy.....yet nervous...we know this is going to be rough...but we'll make it!!
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I have 3 siblings. An older brother, an identicaltwin sister & a younger brother (who will always & forever be in my heart! RIP Michael...i love & miss you SO MUCH!!)...

I love my parents & my grandparents...

My nephew Kaiden Andrew Sherman --my twin sister's son--(28 months old) & my daughter, Elizabeth Riley Van Ryzin (3 weeks old).

Liz looks so grown up in your new avi pic? She's practicing being a sister, too, how cute!

I'm just about to head out the door with the twins for trick or treating at a friends house. Afterward I'm going to drop them off to my mom while Caleb and I go to a "real" party. LOL

Happy Halloween!