A New Beginning

Ok, I know I totally suck at this blogging thing :) But I am going to try to do weekly updates of what is going on in our lives. Granted this will be nothing exciting, but at least you will get some pics of Andrik :)

7 Months

Hey everyone, sorry it as been so long. Not sure who is following anymore because of it :(

Here is an update of what Andrik has been doing. We have started eating our pureed baby foods, of which he hasn't met one he hasn't liked (except yogurt). We also now eats puffs and cheerio's, although we don't quite grasp the concept of pickingthem up and putting in our mouth. Or he is really smart and playing us and making us put them in his mouth....

He can now sit up completely on his own and has taken to rocking back and forth like Kendall does.


He doesn't have any teeth yet, but I swear has been teething since 4 months. No crawling or any of that yet either.

He absolutely loves the bouncer and will bounce until he falls asleep in it.

Here are a couple of the latest pics..








6 Month Pic



















Eating our toes
















Being tortured by mom :)

















Distracted by one of the many leaves falling














Our little monkey

Back to Work

On a very sad note, I had to start work last week (June1). Not only did I not want to go back, but the though of not 'hanging' out with Andy all day is kind of depressing. I never thought 6 weeks would go by so quickly.

We also have the pleasant experience of our first cold. He is completly congested and coughing and sneezing. I feel so bad since there is nothing you can really do. And if his sleeping pattern wasn't bad enough, it is even worse now :( The things he picks up after being at daycare for only 1 week. And the inevitable, Kendall and I are also sick. I thought colds were only for the winter???

On a positive note... When we brought him in for the cold he did weigh in at 9lbs. Our little man is growing :)

Already a Month Old!!

Where does the time go. Andy is already a month old...and I have to go back to work in a week and a half :( At his checkup yesterday he weighed in at 7.6 lbs (gaining almost a pound since last week). He finally isn't swimming in all of his newborn clothes so that is kind of fun. He also got the first of his many shots yesterday and seemed to do fine with it.

He still has his days and nights mixed up, but I dare to say I think it is getting better. We have switched to feeding him formula at night which seems to hold him longer. He does still, however, have really bad gas at night. The docs say it isn't colic because he would be fussing all day long instead of just at night. Apparently this is normal and will last another couple of months, unfortunately.


Here are some updated pics..

Andrik Douglas Stapley

He is here!!! Born at 4/20/09 at 4:50pm after 21 hours of labor.

It all started Sunday at 8pm when my water suddenly broke (thank god not at work!) After that it was off to the hospital. To my dismay, when we got there I was only 1cm, this was going to be a long night. I did end up stalling out at 4cm and had to get pitocin. After that things kept going, but pretty slowly.

I had decided to try to do this all naturally, taking the hypnobirthing classes and everything. All went well until I hit the transition phase. Nothing can really prepare you for that kind of pain. But all is worth it and you end up with a cute little peanut in the end.

Sheri my fantastic birthing coach.

Our first bath

Getting our footprints done

Baby Shower

I just want to say thank you to everyone that put the shower on and attended. I was totally surprised and very grateful. We got so much great stuff it was kind of overwhelming to see it all. And with a trip to Babies R Us on Sunday to get the rest of the odds and ends, we have everything we need to welcome the baby home in 4-5 weeks.

Everything is still going well with the pregnancy. I am at the point where all the aches and pains are starting, along with the swollen feet and ankles. But the doctors say it is all part of the process. My weight gain is still pretty much on track, as long as the baby doesn't decide to be a 10 pounder :) My last 2 week appointment is on the 6th, then I have to go every week. The official sign that things are coming to an end.

Here are some of the pics of the nursery with all the bedding, valance and hamper put together. Shower pics to follow once people email them to me :)