He's HERE!!

Alexander Wayne Stade

Born March 11,2009 6:12pm

Weight 7 lbs 12 oz

Length 20 and 3/4 inches

Long and skinny arms, legs, fingers, and toes... he's got some hair too! A little bit of mommy and a little bit of daddy! All of him is perfect! And really sweet too!

View Alexander at the Good Samaritan Web Nursery

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Its been a long time...

Well- we're heading into the middle of week 31- 32 on Thursday! Can't believe its 2 months from Monday that the little one will finally be here! Things are good- Leah passed her glucose test- well the second one... failed the 1st by 1 meezly point! It made the dessert bar at her friend's wedding a very sad occasion! Last weekend we did a little photo shoot with our friend Jen Debus and got some really cute "belly" shots! We don't have the disk yet- but I talked her into posting a couple for a short time so I could snag one! I know I won' take them with any future babes, so we had fun with these! We now go to the MD every 2 weeks... for a little while- then to every week! Still gaining the needed weight and the measurements look good and "right on"! Doc goes out of town after our due date- so prayers for a SLIGHTLY early delivery are appreciated!

27 weeks

We hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! We are looking forward to this holiday season, and hoping that it helps this last trimetster fly by! Here's the most recent photo of Leah's belly...

We have come to the conclusion that Baby Stade is going to be a fantastic triple jumper as he/she practices often, sometimes even in the middle of the night. Baby is working hard to build muscle and gain some baby fat- weighing close to 2 pounds by now and stretching nearly 14 inches head to toe! Leah gets her glucose test next week, so is taking in all the desert, pasta, and fruit that she can! We look forward to hearing from all of you as the CHRISTmas season begins!

Blessings!

Baby's First Photos!!

Here's Baby Stade's Photo Debut!!

We think the little one has Andrew's nose, and the doc says it has really really long toes... just like mommy!! For all you Grandma's, Grandpa's, Aunties, Uncles, and Great Gma's and Gpa's- we printed out photos for your refrigerators :)

Enjoy!

20 weeks- HALF WAY

In the words of Bon Jovi....
Ohhh... Oh... We're halfway there!!!

We get our Ultrasound the 30th so stay posted!!

Random PG facts:
~Leah's gained 12 lbs
~The Doc hopes to see her gain 35! YIKES!
~The former cholo-holic now gets heartburn everytime she eats it!
~Baby Stade had the hiccups at our last appointment- We heard them when listening to the heart beat!

Stay tuned for the first baby pics!!
Love you all!

Week 18

Hello Friends and Family!

Well, we're getting closer to the halfway mark! It seems to take forever! I know some of you folks have been begging for new photos... so here it is! You'll have to pardon the "no makeup and hair in a pony" look I've got going! I was on my way to bed, when it hit me that Andrew and I were both home, so the opportunity for a photo was present! In these next months of harvest... we count those "together at home" moments as precious gold!

Baby updates:

~ I can feel the baby move (I think) sometimes... mostly at night when I am ready for sleep!

~ The nursery furniture and bedding is all here, thanks to the help of our mom's... one for coming over while NFM delivered and the other for making a Saturday run to The Mart delivery center!

~ Andrew got the blinds hung and now we're debating paint color :)

~ We should get an ultrasound in the next few weeks, so we'll share that photo when we get it! (And Aunt Melissa- if you can read it... don't tell us whether its a boy or girl...) :) haha!

We hope this finds everyone happy and healthy! Happy Harvest!!

Trimester #1 IS OVER!

Well, the first Trimester is past us. Here's whats new:

Leah has gained 4 lbs and her tummy is now showing.

Here's a picture of the belly at week 13.

Enjoy!