Bathtime...

My baby hates the bath. When he hears the tub running, he starts to frown and whimper. When I get out his bath seat, he starts to fuss. When I put him in the actual tub, he screams like I have dipped him in hot oil. He will raise his little bottom out of the tub and squirm and kick. When I finally take him out of the tub, he will cuss me out for about five minutes afterwards.

On the other hand, he loves showers. He will lean into the water and try to lick the droplets that land on his face. He loves to spread his legs and just let the water run over him. He's such a little cunundrum with his own little personality. I love trying to figure him out.

Please welcome...

Our sweet baby Joshua. Born 5-6-11 at 8:17pm. 7 lbs and 5 oz and 19 inches.
After only 5 hours of labor!
He loves loves loves his daddy. And we love love love him! :)
He doesn't have a "schedule" yet. I guess he does, but we haven't figured it out yet! :)
Blessed by his Dad on 6-5-11. We were grateful for those that could come and missed those that were absent.

Love,
Andrea Spencer

10 things they don't tell me about pregnancy...

1 - I don't get heartburn. I get the raging-fires-from-Hades taking revenge for everything I swallow (or sometimes smell, yes, I said smell.) Even water can have this unfortunate result.

2 - The weight I gain is because I'm putting stuff in, but nothing comes out. 'nough said.

3 - I don't get emotional. I get crazy. I was sitting in a class and in 10 minutes I experienced every emotion I believe possible. I was happy, sad (tearing up about to cry sad), angry, frustrated, annoyed, calm, anxious, patient, restless, and everything in between. Hopefully the instructor realized it wasn't REALLY because of her... she is dealing with 4 pregnant (aka crazy) ladies after all.

4 -It's not only my feet that swell. I have been missing my fingers, wrists, knees, etc. for a while now.

5 - Charlie Horses. Everywhere. All the time.

6 - Morning Sickness feels like I'm on a rollercoaster with the stomache flu all day, every day. Oh, and you just ate a chili cheese dog.

7 - The first time I saw my baby on the ultra sound machine was one of the happiest days and also the scariest of my life.

8 - From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I loved and feared this baby. I knew that no matter what the outcome of this pregnancy was/is... I have been changed for good.

9 - The nesting period... Why do little things cost so much money?

10 - Every kick in the ribs, every movement from this little guy is the best thing in the world. And (I know I haven't given birth yet... but) I would put up with all the aches and pains in the world for as long as I had to in order to have a healthy, happy baby. I think it's wonderful that having a baby requires so much sacrifice. That way, when the little one arrives we can understand (even if not fully) how truly precious these little ones are.

Say 'ello to my leetle friend...

Okay, I'll admit that this isn't a true picture of the thumbsucker inside me, but this saves me time...and honestly, they look A LOT alike. :) Anyway, our baby will be born sometime during the early/middle of May. We have recieved several different due dates... so we'll just say the 13th. We haven't decided on a name, but we're searching for boy names! After so long of praying and waiting for this to happen, we recognize how truly blessed we are and see the hand of our Heavenly Father in our lives. We love you all and pray for your happiness.

Posting Resolutions...and other stuff

Today while I was waiting for church to start, I did a little reading on your blogs. While reading, I noticed that I haven't updated for 5 weeks! "OH MY!" I said to myself. "It's time you start blogging again." So, here I am. There are so many things I need to update ya'll up on, but I'll start with Christmas. Over the next couple days I'll give you more little goodies to read. :)

Christmas was fantastic! We got to see all of our family this year! We spent Christmas Eve with Dallas's family and everyone was there except his sister and her family. They joined us on Christmas morning for presents and waffles...which I made. I am loosing my mind because they turned out to be the worst pile of cooked waffle dough...Dallas's dad was kind and ate them, but I was for throwing the sorry looking bunch out.

After that, everyone left except Dallas's brother Nathan. So, we had a grand ole time setting up for Christmas dinner. We lugged heavy tables and counted chairs...and as a reward for our efforts we got slurpees from 7-11. Yum. SO GOOD! (But they always give me brain freezes...and what's up with those sttraws?)

Anyway, we had dinner with Dallas's mom's siblings and their kids. It was pretty crazy because they were all there. Even Uncle Howie and his wife drove from Canada!

Well, after dinner Dallas and I drove down to my parent's house in Preston, and hung out with them. We played Ticket to Ride and had a lot of fun. My nephew Gordon kept thwarting my plans by building trains right were I needed to! And my neice Akazia was so funny helping us out with the draw card pile. They are so much fun, and I'm glad we got to spend time with them and get to know their personalities better.

We had the "official" Knapp Christmas Party the day after Christmas. It was really nice because no one had any other family to run off to, and we could just take our time and be together.

Fast forward to New Year's. My nephew Ethan's birthday. He is such a funny kid! He is so easy to please. He is a special kid and I'm happy he is in our family.

Well, now you know why I need to update more over the next couple days... You would be reading til next year if I wrote everything all at once! :)

Well, until next time!