James Stuart Ryley-Hartingdon

This little account of our latist little 'Hart' and how he entered the world, was meant to go up a lot sooner (I have been very busy sleeping :-).. but then its better late then never so here you go (as told by Steve)!

Jimmy's Arrival!

Well when Teri prayed about this delivery she got that he would come very fast, and he sure did. On Sunday night we took Teri to hospital because we thought her water bag had broken, it turned out to be a false alarm but a good trial run all the same and it made us hurry up and clean the room, pack the hospital bag, and just get everything in
order. There wasn't any contractions or much news for the next few days. But on the Wednesday morning Teri was having light contractions again, and I was running around the house sounding the alarm (which really bugged Teri mind you ;-) I guess my Aries enthusiasm was getting the better of me once again HA!). At about six pm we started to time the contractions and they were coming every five minutes so I was urging Teri to call the hospital and telling everyone it was time to go. But by eight pm I still hadn't convinced her to call the hospital (as she said the contractions were still very light) so I did and explained the time and strength of the contractions to the best of my knowledge which once again seemed to turn in to Chinese whispers as I put my slight exaggerations on the situation, and doing another quick lap of the house to inform everyone that it was happening FOR SURE! I went back to the room and kept pacing. Teri didn't want to leave till she was 100% sure, and I'll spare you the details but she came back from the bathroom being 100& sure and we were off in a hurry to the hospital. Katja's parents had joined us for dinner and I went in to tell them Nick and Katja and my dad that we were off and I guess I was getting a little frantic and at one point thought I was going to hyperventilate.

We were off to the hospital around 9:15PM and checked in about 9:35PM the midwife put Teri on a monitor to check the babies heart rate and contraction strength and time etc. After doing that for about twenty minutes Mum, Heidi, and I just sat next to her and talked to her and gave encouragement etc between pains. They gave her an internal at about 10PM and I knew when I heard her say from behind the curtain "Oh your 9-cm dilated" that it was about to happen I turned to Heidi and said "this is just like Jolie he'll come anytime now" I called Nick and Dad giving them the news they both seemed shocked as it was very fast indeed, the midwife brought a wheelchair to take her to the birthing room and when I got off the phone and I heard Teri yell "I felt a pop I'm pushing" so right there in the admission area Teri gave three quick pushes the babies head crowned and the midwives calmly said well I guess where having the baby here and in a matter of seconds he was sitting on Teri's chest giving us a real grumpy leo cry.
FUN FACT: Apparently Leo's love their sleep and comfort someone told me they are like the lazy lion especially in the winter who would love to just curl up in a sunny corner and not be disturbed. Well Jimmy was like that 10 min before he arrived on earth the midwife informed us that she had to monitor his heart for a few more minutes because he had fallen asleep. Anyhow I guess the whole experience woke him up made him feel cold and uncomfortable so he was a little bit grouchy till he was able to cuddle mummy.

We then moved to the birthing room Teri got stitched up. This took them a good 40 minuets, almost the same amount of time she was in the hospital to have the baby. Apparently she wouldn't have needed stitches but when he crowned he gave an almighty fend pushing his arm and hand out next and the Indian doctor reckons he'll be a good spin bowler but that fend seemed to me to be a footy thing ;-) ;-). I got high on happy gas which I was sneaking in behind mum so that the midwife wouldn't see ha! It was very comical and I was laughing at Heidi when she realized I was having so much fun without her she came over for her little share of the action. Anyhow that didn't last long as we met our new midwife who was Nigerian and we talked with her about Africa for quite a while and she was a big help to us during the night took Jimmy for a while and we gave her an Activated and our email and she told us she'd keep in touch. Dad also came down with Krikket and with modern technology in a matter of minutes after Jimmy being born people were seeing pictures on there mobiles as well as Teri's parents knew in Ireland.

Anyhow it was another wonderful experience and I really believe that when the Mum can stay calm during the labor and delivery, and trusting the Lord it makes it so much easier and eliminates fear.

James Stuart Ryley-Hartingdon was born on the 30th of July 2008, at 10:08 pm, weighing 3.76KG and measuring 52 Centimeters in length.

Steve cutting the Cord



First moments with Mum



Proud Dad & tired Mum



Squshy little man



Two hours old



Holding Mums hand



First family photo



Big Sister Jolie



Home, two days old

Happenings over the past little while..

A number of things has happened this past month, the first and most important being the team from PNG came back! It's so good to have each of the guys back I missed them all, although I have to say I missed Steve the most!
Jolie wouldn't' let go of him from the time he walked in the door. At first she seamed a little surprised to see him, but she went straight to him and just wanted to cuddle with him. Since then she hasn't been able to stop talking about 'daddy'.

Dave (Steve's younger brother) left us for the U.S. We are going to miss him but are very happy that he is going on to something new and challenging.

Libby hosted a baby shower in honer of little Jimmy, and she did a wonderful job of it! HERE is the link to all the photos! (Yet again I am directing you to her blog instead of up loading all the photos onto mine.)

Another thing is that I FINALLY (as promised) took some PG photos (2 weeks before my due date)...






And just the other day we had 'Christmas in July'. I never heard of this before I came here, but apparently they do it so they can have a 'cold' Christmas (although cold is extremely relative in this case as some winter days I have had here have been as warm as some of Ireland's summer days!) ... it was unusual but fun, and I have to say the setting, the dressing up and the music did make it feel c'masie!
Also it was the first time that Steve & I took pictures together in age's, we are even matching (that was my fault).
Heidi and a couple others made a delicious Christmas dinner, and after that we cleared back the tables and had some dancing.. I watched :-)

This n that

I wish I had some new pictures to put up but when Steve and the team left up to PnG almost 5 weeks ago he took the cam with him.. so there is my good excuse :-D
When he comes back I promise to take some 'fat bellie' photos and put them up, PROMISE PROMISE! That will be a couple of weeks before my due date so I should be pretty HUGE!
So yea, this post is just to let you all know that we are still alive and doing well, a little sick with colds and sniffles at the moment, but there getting slowly better.
Other then that I have to say that since Steve has been gone I have been doing a lot more praying! I find when I pray for him and the team up there more I don't miss him as much.. of course I still miss him but its just not as bad if you know what I mean. It's bearable, and I also know that I am being a part of everything that there doing up there through praying for them, which feels good to as I really wanted to go on this trip but 'the bellie' is making me wait till next time.
Oh and also, this would be a good time to ask you all to pray for me as the due date is getting close, I even had some 'fake' contractions the other day for the first time. Please just pray for me that I will be prepared all around for the delivery, for no complications, and for the right staff to be on duty at the time of the birth.. and of course anything else the Lord lays on your heart!
Ok, I promise yet again to post some photos of 'Jimmy' when Steve gets back! xoxox


Every miracle begins with prayer. Every victory begins with prayer. Every success begins with prayer. Everything worthwhile begins with PRAYER!

Vegimite!

Here is another one.. i promised my bro Paul that I would post this one for his Birthday (which was on the 11th.. same day as mine). Sorry it has taken a while in coming, its a little older, like two months or about that, but still supper cute! Enjoy.. and Paul HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BRO!

Something for Steve

Seeing as Steve is away.. and he is already been gone for two week's.. we wanted to put up a little video for him. The only thing is that Jolie seams more interested at looking at her self on the computer screen then anything else.. no matter how many tries I took! Oh well.. it will have to do!
I love you baby and we miss you heaps! You are in our thoughts and prayers every day!
xoxoxox

A Baby is..

A baby is a small member of the home that makes love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, the bankroll smaller, the home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten & the future worth living for.

I love Autumn..

.. and I love Jolie!!