Shutter happy...

I finally had the energy to get some more studio shots of our little poop stayner today! I had such a hard time deciding which ones I liked best so here are a few to enjoy!

Happy 1 Week Birthday!

It's hard to believe that it's ONLY been one week and at the same time that it's been an ENTIRE week since our lives changed completely! If his cuteness improves this much every week of his life... well, you get the picture. Speaking of pictures...

The happiest parents on earth

like KC mentioned I may not be up to messing around with lighting and my camera, but instead my awesome neighbor did all the work for me! I finally got to sit back and relax and WATCH a photo shoot of the cutest little boy ever. KC and I feel so blessed to have this little joy in our home. We want to thank everyone for all your love and support, and especially Jeremy and Julian for these AMAZING pics!





oh and I did manage to grab the camera and catch this amazing moment that would make any mom melt...

With Hannah being a photographer and her favorite subject being babies, you’d think that we’d have a minute by minute flip book of Smiths life up to this point… We haven’t found that to be the case just yet. I think mostly because by the time she recovers from feeding the little guy, he’s ready for either some more food or a diaper change. She hasn’t had more than a couple minutes to relax; let alone filter the background light and check her shutter speed and settings. So enjoy the lack of updates for the time being, because I’m sure once she gets back on her feet a bit more you’ll have hourly photo updates.

In the mean time... here are two suggestions from me: 1) Have a baby 2) Buy lots of cool hats for them!!! Our friend Muranda Barker makes these adorable beanies and in the name of "shameless plugs," check out their blog and buy some hats from her :) As you can see, they're very versatile. Depending on your babies hand position they can either look sweet and innocent...

Or straight up Gangsta! Word...

A new baby, a classic movie character and photoshop!

So... one of my co-workers at Pro Look Sports took my comment about Smith looking like ET more than his mom or dad and tested the theory to see how true it was...

We may need to look into alien DNA testing for a more acurate result :)

He's Here!!! Announcing Smith Maxwell Stayner

After 3 weeks of waiting to be induced, we finally got the call Saturday morning to rush to the hospital and "hurry up and wait." Hannah flew through the induction process and went into full blown labor in just a couple hours. Then, after about 25 minutes of pushing 2 became 3! Smith Maxwell Stayner was born Saturday March 8th just before 11 pm. He was 7 lbs and 19 inches.
We still don’t know exactly who he looks like… at first we both thought ET, but now that he's growing into his face and his eyes aren't as swollen we can see a little of both of us in him (go figure). Luckily he didn't get his dad's baldness... yet. We’re not sure if he got his mom’s red hair or if he just had a stylist in the womb to “frost his tips” but his hair is the most beautiful thing ever!
Both Mom and baby are healthy and happy (considering). We came home from the hospital late Sunday night and enjoyed our first night at home (again… considering).

Hannah Long Life

Some of you may have noticed my mom commented on the last post and called me Hannah Long Life. It made me laugh because that is what my mom and dad have called me since High School. Im still trying to figure out why, but the way they explain it is that everything in my life seems to drag on and on forever. My dad says he felt like I was 18 for 10 years. I think its cause I put them through so much that year it seemed never ending! from then on, my life has seemed longer than most. My college years, and then my mission were endless, then I got married which seemed fast to most of the world, but for some reason to my family and I it seemed like It took forever... ha ha. Now my pregnancy has seemed to last a century. WHY IS

THAT? Do I have a curse? Could someone in the family please explain why we all feel this way about my life?



I hope everyone knows how crucial it is that you update your blogs frequently because I need new things to look at everyday!! Dont let me down. I have become obsessed with blogging as a way to pass the time :)

Taking his time

Baby update:

No baby yet... people werent kidding when they told me you start to count every second the last week. My due date is Sunday, and I swear it couldnt seem any further away. This past sunday I thought I would surely have him because my ankles were more swollen than ever, and I was having contractions every ten min and had really strong back pains. I cleaned my entire house and got everything ready and as soon as I sat back down on the couch to relax the contractions stopped! This little guy is really taking his time :) Which, if he needs it, is fine with me. I am learning to be patient.

These are my new nephews and niece! Born November, December, January, and February. Im sure March is sure to be the best baby of all!

Its so fun to see them all in one place!

Mom's fault

Lately I have had a thing for Joni Mitchell's music probably because everytime I go to my moms blog one of her songs plays. This song brings back a flood of memories growing up to my mom singing in the kitchen. It also makes me want to move to California where its warm!!!



Thanks mom you hippie you...

PLAY DOH OR CANKLES?

I am warning those of you who are easily disgusted dont read the following blog:


This is going to be a LONG 3 weeks! My legs have turned into play doh. I literally can put shapes into them.

here are the amazing pics... (I normally would be so embarrassed to show these, but its just too amazing not to)

BEFORE


AFTER



SORRY TO SHOW YOU THAT!

My blue and white valentines day!

Being pregnant on Valentines makes you feel anything but romantic, so this year we decided that we would just spent quality time together working on the baby room! Its finally done and we both just love to sit in it and imagine that in just a few weeks, (or less) we will have a little baby sleeping in that crib!





KC brought home plenty of gear from Boston to make our baby an automatic Boston Red Sox fan! It was so fun to see how excited he was when he showed me.



I bought this rocking horse at the good 'ol D.I. for just 3 bucks! in perfect condition!


KC and I have a tradition that on every holiday we buy each other children's books. We are building a mini library!

ANOTHER ONE!

Hailey went into labor this morning with a breach baby and a few hours later and a c-section, out came CACHE JAMESON STEPHENS!!! He is so adorable I could have stayed at the hospital all day holding him. He looks a lot like his brother and sister... You know what that means??

WERE NEXT!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

KC is out on his second business trip within the last month, and I sure do miss him! (he left this morning... ha ha) I have just been reflecting a lot today on family, and love (valentines day is coming up you know...) and I just cant help but feel an overwhelming love and appreciation for the man in my life!He makes so many sacrifices for me, and always has such a positive outlook on everything. He really is such an optimist. We are both so excited about the baby coming and let me just say that I already sense the amazing bond between father and son. When KC touches my belly our little man is always quick to respond to his daddy. I can hardly wait for them to finally meet, because I just know it will be an amazing and spiritual experience for our family. I just think the role a man plays in life is so incredible. So much is expected of them and they have so many influences trying to stop them from fufilling that role. I love my husband so very very much. I feel like sometimes we fail to recognize the great men that are out there! So, for all you married women, take the time this week to show your man you love him!

looking back

I am constantly daydreaming about my baby! (Its kind of hard to not think about him when he is dancing inside my tummy all day) I want to know what he will look like and who he will grow up to be. KC and I have both felt the pressures of parenting in a world like this and had our sleepless nights thinking about how we can do whats best for our little guy. Today I just had to look back at some of our baby pictures to get a glimpse of what he might look like!

You asked for it!!

OK OK... Everyone has been begging me to post a picture of my belly and Ive been too scared to show you, but I figure, im only going to get bigger so I might as well post one now while there is still hope of getting a good angle that might slim me down a bit :) so here it is! I also cut my hair today so I thought i would show you all my transformation!



Heres to being huge for 7 more weeks!

and Heres what KC thinks about it...

Two to go!

My Sister Sadie had her baby on the 11th! Teague Emmerson Haynie... What a cutie! Its making me so nervous with each new baby that comes knowing that I only have 1 prego sister left to go in labor and then its MY TURN!! I think im freaking myself out. At this point it will be great to finally be done with pregnancy since I am about to pop, but the idea of Labor scares me SOOOO bad. I watch way too much "Babies, special delivery" on the discovery health channel. It always shows really complicated births, and its not helping, but I just can't get enough! I dont think its the pain I am afraid of, I think the two scariest things to me are

1-The epidural needle
2- That something will go wrong

I am trying to be as optimistic as possible, and prepare myself for the huge blessing I will be receiving in 7 weeks!!!

more babies to enjoy

I guess until I have my baby I am just going to have to keep posting pictures of my cute nieces and nephews... I finally met Audrey this weekend. She is the spitting image of Hillary as a baby.



And we all know how fun it is to take pictures of little Zander...

Water weight

Thats what it is right???.....................

Busy Christmas... can we have a vacation from our vacation?

This Christmas KC and I spent every second fixing something! We decided not to buy each other any Christmas presents, but to upgrade our home a little instead. It ended up being a lot more work than we ever imagined. Poor KC had to do most the work while his pregnant wife just pointed and gave input on where things should go :) Our baby room is coming along, and we decided to paint some stripes for our little guy. KC measured each stripe to make sure it was nothing less than a work of art! Im so glad I have such a hard working husband!
so far we have:
removed the countertops in the kitchen and guest bathroom
replaced them with GRANITE!!
replaced both sinks and fixtures
found a crack in the bathroom granite
had the bathroom granite replaced again
moved the exercise equipment downstairs
moved the office furniture to the east bedroom
moved the baby furniture to the west bedroom
painted the baby room
took apart the master bed
cleaned out the junk in the garage
took a huge truck load to the D.I.
sanded furniture
painted furniture
cleaned up all the dust from all the changes
realized the sink faucet is too tall
exchanged the sink faucet
realized the new sink faucet doesn't fit
replaced the bathroom mirror
...
and its still a work in progress!

we also managed to visit both families and attend extended family Christmas parties, host a birthday party and host a New Years get together all in the same 2 weeks, and tomorrow its back to work for KC...

can we have a vacation now?