Happy Easter!

Nate at our neighborhood Easter egg hunt on Saturday.

Easter morning

Bunny Riley

Mom and the kids.

All dressed up for church

Their first week as siblings!

We can't believe Riley is a week old! We are all tired of course, but doing great and feeling very blessed! Nate is adjusting pretty well to his big brother role-though he hasn't been easy to put to bed lately, but a stroller ride works wonders.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yes, we know Riley has a lot of hair but isn't quite ready for bows yet, but it's a St. Patrick's Day bow!

Nate chose to pair his Ireland shirt with his spider boots - of course!

The Irish Iyers enjoy St. Patrick's Day!

Riley has arrived!

Riley Isabel Iyer
Born March 14, 2008 at 3:54 PM
6 pounds 5 ounces, 19 inches

Riley's Birth Story

I had been having contractions on and off for a week. Then on March 13th they started at 7pm and continued through the night but weren't painful. The next morning I took Nate to preschool and while we were there they started to become a little more intense so we drove home. By noon they were painful but still 8 minutes apart so I called Mesh and told him to come home from work. We got to the doctor's office at 1:45 and then learned I was already 7cm dilated! We couldn't believe it and were so excited - as you can tell from our picture above! We walked over to the labor and delivery unit and checked in around 2:45. I was still feeling pretty good. Then things got tough but went really quickly so I was able to deliver Riley without any medication. She was born just an hour later. Welcome to the world Riley Isabel! We love you so much!

Keeping busy while we wait for Riley's arrival

Playing at the park

Nate the Octopus at the Seattle Aquarium

Nate loves to wear his spider boots all the time - here he is bright and early in the morning!