new videos

Here's some new videos of Alexander playing! He loves his tubby and his new favorite toy...
THE JUMPAROO! (Like mother like son!! I knew he'd love jumping after mommy bounded and jumped at track practice... even 39 weeks pregnant!)

5 & 1/2 months and counting

Hanging with the 'rents at the park

All smiles!

Catching up on the farm work!

In my cute hat, rolling with the homies in my stroller

Well, Alexander is 5 months old now! Such a fun baby! He's talking all the time, sitting up pretty well, and can scoot backward (still working on a forward motion!) Here's some of the latest pictures. Most are from a beautiful day at Harmon Park

Catching up

Two months old

after my first real tubby

with my cousin and pal Kael

ready to farm with daddy!

First week at home

Wow! Sorry I haven't updated this in months! I am really good at adding pictures on facebook, not so good at updating the blog!

What Alexander is up to....

~rolls back to tummy (the past week) and tummy to back (since June).

~Sleeps through the night (since Mother's day!) in his crib

~Eats "big boy" cereal (started after our 4month checkup)

~Talks a Whole lot!
~Giggles

~Blows raspberries

~sits up on his own for about 3 seconds

~scoots forward on his tummy

~working on teeth... fingers and toys ALWAYS in his mouth

~Weighs in just shy of 16 lbs and stretches to 26"

~Loves reading books and playing in his exersaucer

~Enjoys being outside and rides in the stroller

~He's had 2 sets of shots and our first set of Xrays... I don't wish that experience on any mother!!!
~Spent our first night away from Mommy and Dad the end of May

~Baptism on June 6th
~First trip to the lake on July 4th
~Spend days at the farm with the "granny nanny" while mommy and daddy are at work

This is Peanut rolling over... hard work!

St Patty's Day pictures... A little late

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

http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/HospitalResults.aspx?sid=2493&S=true&SM=ByHospital&BM=3&BY=2009&BD=11

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!