Baby David at 2 months!

Well, Winter semester ended at BYU-Idaho and John started his internship with Bailey's Moving and Storage in North Salt Lake. We're staying at his parent's house for now until we head back to Idaho for John's last semester! All those years I promised myself I would never end up living in my parent's basement and that's where I find myself. I guess it was an easier promise to make when I only had one set of parents who never had a basement. Haha! But, really, it's great to be staying with my family! They're a lot of fun and it's hard to be bored with so many siblings and great In-laws around! :)

John and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary on May 12! It has been such an amazing year and I couldn't be happier! :) John is so amazing and I am blessed to have him in my life and as my eternal companion! It was also my first Mother's Day with our sweet baby boy! He is getting cuter every day!

So an update on David:

David on April 12 in the Peruvian hat his Aunt Julia gave him!

David Brian Le Starge is about 2 months old now! He is so cute and sweet!
He can hold his head up very well and likes to kick his feet when he's frustrated.

It also seems like he's had the hiccups almost every other day since he was born. Haha!



He's been making his fun baby noises to practice his sounds and makes cute little whining sounds after he stops crying. He's getting a lot better at recognizing people and focusing with his eyes. He also sometimes likes to sit in his swing or little bouncy chair.

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Baby David falling asleep next to his Daddy!

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He was not happy in this picture, but it didn't last long.
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 He also has been discovering that he can suck on his hands. Whenever his binkie falls out he tries to shove his whole fist in his mouth! Haha! He still hasn't discovered that he has a thumb, and I'm kind of hoping he doesn't. (At least not that he can suck on his thumb anyway!)

Sometimes he'll smile in his sleep in a way that sounds and looks like he's laughing. He must have some very funny dreams!

Another fun thing about David is that whenever he sneezes, it's at least three times in a row or more! He gets that from his daddy's side! Haha!

His eyes haven't changed much from their dark slightly blue eyes, but I still think they'll turn out brown like John's. I guess we'll just have to wait and see! :)

Also, we don't have a scale yet and so we had no idea what David's (or anyone's) weight is. Our parent's scale is broken, so we turned to the only other solution we could think of...Walmart. Haha! He weighed in at around 13.5 lbs, but that's not a for sure number because he was weighed really quickly...

He's here!!! David Brian Le Starge

He's here!!!

On Wednesday, I wasn't feeling very well and after mine and John's classes, we decided to go to the Women's Clinic just to make sure I was alright. When we got there, we found out that I was already dilated to a 7!!! Wow! Luckily we brought our hospital bags just in case so we were able to go straight to the hospital. The ironic thing is just that morning when I noticed I felt a little different (but didn't think anything of it) I had teased John that "today could be the day! Haha!"

Our sweet baby boy was born on Wednesday, May 20, 2013 at 11:03 pm. He was 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 20 3/4 inches long. We decided to name him David Brian Le Starge (After both of our Dad's). He is such a sweet baby boy!

Here we are right before we went home with our sweet son!

John was so tired after that first night!

He's one week old in this picture with a binkie Tami and Julia gave him.
He won't suck on it yet, but we got it in his mouth long enough to take a quick picture!

One month left!

One month to go! I can't believe it's so close! Our little boy is doing great! He was 5 1/2 lbs at my last appointment and everything is checking out fine! Here's a picture of how huge I'm getting! And there's still more to go! Yikes! :)

There's still so much to do! I'm getting a lot more done though. I pre-registered at the hospital after getting a quick look around and I'm almost done packing my hospital bag! There are a few things I'm waiting to pack, like snacks and a sandwich for John (obviously!).
Also, I finished taking" inventory" for baby to see what we have for him. I can't wait for him to come! He's going to be the cutest baby boy ever! (If he looks like John, that is!)

So, I decided that every pregnant lady should have the opportunity to get their picture taken in a Barbie box. They randomly had this on campus, so John and I hurried to take a picture! Definitely a highlight of the week!I barely fit in the box though. It was kind of small, and I'm, well, kind of big at the moment! (that might be an understatement. Haha!)

Well, almost there! Only about three weeks left and all is going great! It's amazing how sometimes you wish that life would just pause, like as if it couldn't get any better. And then, sometimes less than a year later, you find yourself wishing the same thing all over again! I guess it just goes to show it keeps on getting better! :)

It's a Boy!!!

We found out on Wednesday, November 14th that we're having a sweet baby BOY!!! John and I are so excited! We would've been fine with either a girl or a boy, but we were both secretly hoping we'd have a boy first.When the doctor told us, we just sat in stunned silence for a second. I guess when it came time that we actually found out, we just didn't know what to say! We just kind of sat there smiling. Haha!

Even though we wanted a boy first, we weren't able to think of any boy names that we for sure liked. (We thought of lots of girl names though...ironic!) The only name I wanted to name one of my sons was Jonathan and then I got lucky and actually married one instead!

So, yeah, we're still deciding on the name. We have a few in mind, but we decided that we're not officially choosing one for him until he's here. There are a few we've crossed off our list however, such as:
Tommy
Sarge Le Starge
and Bucky Braynard (Sorry Dad)

Well, the time's moving fast and we still have a lot to do to get ready!

Boy or Girl??

Sunday night while sitting at home, John and I were talking about the baby and if we thought it would be a boy or a girl. We knew my appointment to find out was coming up, so we thought it would be fun to do some of the old wives' tales tests to predict what our baby would be! :)

Here are some of the tests we did!

Chinese gender chart        boy
baby's heart beat>140      girl
sweet or salty cravings      girl
picking up a key               girl
ring swing                         boy
Dad's not gaining weight   boy
colder feet                        boy
eat the heal of bread         boy
soft skin                           girl
craving fruit                      girl
sleeps on left side             boy
show hands palm up         girl

These weren't all the tests we did, but a lot of them.

Results:
Based on the old wives' tales, it's a girl! But I wouldn't count on that... Girl only won by one test.

First Appointment

Well I had my first doctor's appointment this week here in Idaho! John came with me which was nice! :) All of the staff seemed really nice and they all knew a lot. They were so helpful to my questions about paper work, the baby, or just anything!

We were hoping we would get to find out this week if our baby is a boy or girl, but it turns out we'll have to wait and see next month. We did get to hear the baby's heart beat though which was amazing! Our doctor says he thinks it's a girl, but that's just a guess. He said he's 51% accurate. Haha! Well, we'll find out soon! :)

Also, I thought it was funny that for the first time when I stepped on a scale at the doctor's office I was expecting it to be higher and was glad when it was! Haha! Well, everything is going perfectly for our little one as far as we can tell. The only thing is I'm starting to get a little jealous of how warm the baby must be! And I'm out here in the snow! Brrrr! Oh well. Anything for baby, right? :)

Other than that everything has been going well. John and I are doing great here in Idaho. It snowed on Thursday which was not fun, but I'll either get used to it or just be burning up soon from the pregnancy! It's nice to have John with me! He's always so kind letting me warm up my cold hands in his on our way to school every morning! Still love him like crazy!! :)

Baby!!!

John and I will be expecting our first child on March 26, 2013! That's so exciting and just amazing! We're so excited and so are both of our families! Every time we call someone from either side of the family, the first thing they ask is how big I'm getting! Haha! They're all a little disappointed when we tell them that I'm not showing much yet. The funny thing is that I'm showing a little, but it's so small that instead of looking pregnant, I think I just look a tiny bit chubby! (...awkward...haha!) Well, hopefully by Christmas I'll be big enough to appease our families! I would say Thanksgiving, but that might still be a little too soon! :)

Also, I get an update every week telling me how big the baby is now! The funny thing is it's always compared to a different fruit or vegetable! Being from California and coming to Utah and Idaho, I have no idea what the normal size of a lemon or peach is anymore, so it's not as helpful as it should be. It's still fun to hear about though! :)

Still can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl! But that still won't come for another month or so.