Okay...so this is Caryn's friend, Abbey, posting this...but Caryn and Ryan wanted to give everyone a little update on the baby. 
Isabelle Blanche Reese was born Monday, April 28th. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 19 inches long. The delivery was a hard one. At first they found out that the baby was breech and had to make the decison to do a C-section. It actually turned out to be a huge blessing that a C-section was done because when they got in there to get the baby they found out that the cord was wrapped around her neck and body. The doctor later told Ryan that he only sees 2 or 3 babies a year with the cord as tight as it was. So the baby had to be put into Intensive Care on a all sorts of machines to help her. Ryan was such a good daddy and he barely left her side for three days. There was also some concern about Isabelle's red blood cells that the doctors were watching closely. Isabelle stayed in NICU until Saturday afternoon, when Caryn and Ryan got to try having her in a room with them to see how she did... a NICU nurse would come in every hour to check on them. After they could see she was stable, Isabelle was able to come home Sunday afternoon. She is doing so much better and Caryn and Ryan are so glad to have her home. Because of the stressful delivery and other issues, Isabelle's little immune system is very weak right now, so she probably will not be making any appearances for a few weeks. But Caryn and Ryan wanted to thank everyone for all their love and support and look forward to seeing you soon and showing off the little one...but in the meantime enjoy a few photos!
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I'm so sorry that everything was so stressful for you, but we know that it was so worth it! Taking Isabelle home was probably the best thing ever! I'm so glad that everything worked out so well, she's absolutely BEAUTIFUL! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Yeah for Isabelle! I am so glad you are home with her. She is so adorable and you look amazing. I look forward to future walks and talks. If only she had waited a few more days DC and you would have had the privilege of watching Derek with his curly wig (he did great!). Let me know if you need anything! DC - better enjoy your last Jazz playoffs where your little girl doesn't understand the words that slip out. ;)
Congratulations you guys. Isabelle is a very beautiful baby and we're glad that you're all doing well. It looks like Isabelle has Ryan's hair.
I've been waiting for these! She is adorable! I hope her little body can start to get used to life on the outside! Good Luck and I can't wait to see her!
Congrats! What a beautiful baby! We are happy to give you some time-but little girl-as soon as we can, we want to meet you! You have some great parents.
Hey its Kristin...Sally's sis in law...she is BEAUTIFUL! I am glad she is doing good. Can't wait to see her! Congrats you guys!
She is so adorable, I am so glad that she is doing better. You look awesome Caryn, Congratulations!
Oh Caryn you look so good in those pictures!! James and I had your family in our prayers. I hope you are recovering well from the C-section and that little Isabelle is doing well too!!
Caryn,
She is beautiful and I am so grateful that she is here and doing much better. You all are in our prayers. And when I come up to Utah this summer I would love to meet Miss Isabelle and see you and Ryan. We love you guys.
She is so cute! I am so glad she is home and I know all will be well. I have a little something for you, so I will call. Try to get some sleep :)
Congrats im so excited for you guys, i know youll just be wonderful parents. cherish every second cause they go by way too fast.
Oh, I am so glad she is home and you guys are doing well! I want to come see you all when you are settled. I think I am bringing some dessert over when Marin brings you dinner. Congrats!!
Can't wait to meet this little girl! What a doll!!
Yeay she's home! What a sweetie she is. I am glad to hear all turned out well. She's gonna be the only thing in your world now and all the joy in it. Good job guys you've come this far now lets see how the first month goes. He he..I'm only jelous that I have to wait 3-4 months more till we have ours.
What a beautiful baby girl! We're so happy for you guys.
Caryn, I am not sure if you remember me from the ward, but I found your blog - and just wanted to say congrats, I am SOO happy for you, she is so beautiful - hope she gets super strong super fast!
Congrats! She is beautiful! I can honestly say that I know what you have been going through and it is not fun. Just remember to focus on being with her and not the stress of the situation becuase before you know it she will be all grown up! Give me a call when you get a chance and we can chat! Amanda
It was so good to see u guys at the hospital! She is adorable, we only wish we could have held her... hopefully the daily dr visits will tapper off soon and she will get better so u guys can get some rest and then hang out! (which would result in no rest again... since we always hang out till 1am!) Seriously though, we love u guys and hope to see u soon.
Hi Caryn this is Tyler and Ashley Mortensen. Kind of random I know, but we found your blog through another link. Congrats! She's beautiful. We're glad everything is okay. You said you live in Herriman in an earlier post, where? We live out here too in Tuscany off of 12600. Here is our blog tafamily.blogspot.com. Congrats again.
Yeah, congrats she is finally home! It was so good to see you at the hospital....you looked absolutely amazing as usual. We can't wait to hold little Isabelle, but we will wait patiently til she is a little stronger. She is lucky to have such great parents...I love how protective Ryan is with her. Can't wait to hang out again soon.
Caryn,
We went private, will you send me your email address to www.tiffanykempton@gmail.com
I'm so glad everything is alright and she's doing well. What an unexpected delivery! It's so easy to take these little ones for granted, but it's times like this you realize what miracles they really are! We're thinking of you and wish you and your new little girl the absolute best!
Hey Ryan it's Nate Whitney, Annie just showed me your blog and I wanted to say Congrats! That's scary but I'm glad everything seems to be good now. Give me a call when things settle down and we'll come visit.
Nate
Hi Caryn! It’s Brittany from Dental assisting class. Kind of random I know, but we found your blog through another link. Congrats, She's beautiful! I was so excited when I found your blog! How is everything else?
Awww! She is so sweet. Hi, this is Di. You know CJ's wife. Ryan gave me your blog address. This will be a great way to keep in touch.
K..YOUR BLOG...SOOO CUTE! IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU AT KNEADERS THE OTHER DAY I LOVE YOUR CUTE LITTLE GIRL I REALLY JUST WANTED TO TAKE HER OUT AND HOLD HER! IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER SINCE OUR LITTLE ABBY LET ME HOLD HER!! JEEZ YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH A LOT GETTING HER HERE BUT OH SO WORTH IT I'M SURE. SO LET'S DO DINNER WE COULD EITHER DO THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT PROB A SATURDAY WOULD WORK THE BEST BUT WHATEVER!? YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A CUTE FAM AND I KNOW CORY THINKS THE WORLD OF YOU 2 SO IT WILL BE FUN TO GET TOGETHER!
Hey Caryn,
It was cool seeing you at Target. Your little girl is really cute. I am so happy for you and Ryan. We are having a big block party this Saturday at about 6:00pm. You should come by. Just follow the smell of roast whole pig. Anyway hope to see you guys there, seriously, half the people from the copper creek side of your ward will be there too. See you.
OK Caryn! I have made a few updates... so now it's your turn! I dare you :) The babe is super cute. We should get togther one day. Do you work?
She is such a cutie! I have been wanting to come say hi at church. I can tell you and Ryan are great parents. You look great too!
Hi Caryn - Annalisa is here trying to help me become blog savvy. I'm practicing leaving a comment. When I get really good I'll post!
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