Steve Wade Stansell

6 lbs 14 oz

20 inches

August 4, 2010

One

We are one day away from meeting our little baby boy!!! It does not seem possible it is already time!! One more day and our family will be completed with a bouncing baby boy!! We have his bed all ready for him...

When you have had three babies already you feel like you know what to expect, but since I have had three babies already I know they are all so different you don't know what to expect. Does that make sense? I am praying for an easy adjustment. Maybe this will be my laid back easy going kid...HA!

Two

In just two days Lukie will have a little brother. Just look how happy he is about it!!

When we told the kids we were having another baby Luke said that it has to be a boy or he will be surrounded by girls.

In two days we will have two brothers to go with two sisters....

Our kids will all have a brother and sister then....how cool is that?!

Three

We have had three precious newborns, and in just three days we will have one more!!!! We are all getting real excited....the kids are even counting down. Baby Kate is really talking about having a baby brother and her being a big sister. We will see how much she really understands real soon.

Rachel- 6lbs 6oz and 20 inches

Luke - 6lbs 14oz and 18 1/2 inches
Kate - 6lbs 9oz and 18 1/2 inches

Will this little guy break the seven pound mark? We will see in three days!!

Four

And one more will make FOUR!! In four days we will be adding another precious baby to our kid picture!!!

I am looking forward to the challenge of getting four kids to look at the camera and smile at the same time. I am very thankful for digital photos because I can take as many pictures as it takes to get a decent picture of them. If it does not work out one day, you can erase them all and try again another time. I have to do this A LOT.

Five

Five teeth missing up on top, and five more days until baby comes!!!!

The tooth fairy is very poor around here. She may have to get a second job!!

Update: These pictures were taken on Sunday, and Luke has lost another tooth since then. He and Kate are now missing the same three teeth on top.

Rachel's Room

As part of Rachel's birthday present, we finally decorated her bedroom. She has been very patient waiting almost two years for anything to be hung on her walls. She chose a pink and green color scheme. Her Granny did all the decorating. Debra has such a talent of knowing exactly where things should go on the walls. These pictures really don't do the room justice. I just LOVE how the room turned out, and I smile every time I go in Rachel's room now(that is when it is actually clean)!!!

In the picture below there should be a cute little picture in the middle, but I have yet to find the perfect picture. I am sure one of these days I will find one I just have to have.

Rachel requested bulletin boards for her desk area. Now she has a place for her pictures and art work.
It required the twelve foot ladder to hang her name over the window, but her Granny did not bat an eye.
We found the perfect shelf for Rachel's Precious Moments collection. I am so glad to get them out of boxes after two years. My Aunt Lorita made the cross-stitched pictures.
Her new bedspread...

On a different note...In just ten short days we will have ten more little fingers and little toes around here!!! We are all getting pretty excited...I just can't believe how quickly the days are passing!!!

My Ever Growing Belly

I had my 35 week appointment this morning. The baby is growing good and everything is right on track. My c-section is scheduled for August 4th at noon. The count down is on now. I just hope everything goes as planned. This is my collection of belly shots over the last few months. Rachel was the photographer of some of them.

17 weeks

24 weeks

28 weeks

30 weeks

33 weeks

35 weeks

We are still not completely settled on a name. It will probably take until the baby is actually here to decide. We have a deal that if the baby has red hair we would name the baby Caleb Wade. If he does not have red hair his name will be Wade. I want to call the baby Wade and Chris wants to call the baby Caleb. We will see how things turn out.

Last night Kate said "I like your belly! It's a big one!!" I just laughed.