Stapley Family has grown by 6 feet!

The Stapley Family has grown in the past 3 months....

 This is cute Kapree Stapley.  She is Brad & Jana's 5th girl.

 This little fella is Jaxton Dee Stapley.  Devan and Shanell had the first baby boy to carry on the Stapley name!

And this little princess is Livvy Dawn Stapley.  She is Aaron & Lisa's little girl.  Just born on Friday the 14th of October.

With all these new little babies being born to my siblings- it make me miss my family.  Don't get me wrong- I LOVE living in Wyoming.  I really do.  But- when you are so stinkin' far away from your siblings and parents- it makes it tough. 

So- ya, today I'm a little homesick.  I miss my family. 

I am overjoyed with these new little ones that have come into the family and cant wait to love on them!  (So glad it's them having kids and not me!)   I cant wait to get down to Southern Utah to see those little spirits.   I really do love my little family here in Wyoming.  Sometimes a girl just misses her Mom and Dad!

He's Here!!

At 10am Jared and I went to the hospital, signed in, and got prepped and ready to deliver a baby. By 12:15 I was in the O.R. ready. My spinal block went great.... everything went really well. Jared said that once they got the head out, our little boy opened his eyes and looked all around. And at 12:44pm
ETHAN JARED ALLEN
came into our world. Jared went with him to snap some pictures and to make sure that everything was okay while I was being put back together and then later came and told me that our little dude--- weighed 9 lbs 3 ounces and was 20 inches long!!!
He has dark hair and is such a cute little bug. I think we'll keep him. :) I will post pictures tomorrow.... PROMISE.

Update

Went to the doctor today--- and she measured me at 42 1/2 weeks. Why they didnt take me earlier when I got gestational diabetes I have no idea. A lot of issues would have been solved. However, I am scheduled for surgery this Friday. I am on complete bedrest because they are worried that I might have a erupted placenta or something like that. LUCKY ME.

Still dont have any idea what to name this little fella. :)

35 Weeks and all is....... who knows.

Yesterday I hit the 35 week mark. YIPPEE! This week I spent 2 days at the doctors office. Tuesday I was at my regular doctor's office and the prescribed me with the lovely Glucometer. I've been taking my blood every couple hours and some test results are high, others are normal. I'm learning what is good and what is bad by my numbers. :)
Little Boy Allen- is measuring 7lbs and 38 weeks. But the doctors at both offices (my regular one and the perinatologist) tell me not to worry- that he's fine- doing good but will just be big. We won't go early--DANG IT-- and we will just keep doing the testing. The kids think it's fun to watch Mom prick her finger- Logan cried when we did it to him, and Abby won't do it- but likes to watch me cringe.
Still searching for the right name for this boy. It's a hard task trying to think of something that will be with him forever!!

Pricking my finger and testing my blood sugar levels...

For all of you who are wondering what in the world is wrong with me---- don't worry. I'm still asking myself the same thing. :) I went to the specialist today and it was a good thing. I was so worried about everything and the Perinatoligist was wonderful.

I went in and then had a big ultrasound-- where they looked over every little part of our little man. His brain looks good- saw the blood flowing through it and that looked good. Then went to the heart and the lungs- everything looks great. Then went to the kidneys. Still everything looked good. Looked at the amniotic fluid levels- they were only at 16.7 (when I went to my regular OB on Tuesday they said my level was 30+)

The Dr today said that my baby was a chunky one and that he was pretty sure I have Gestational Diabetes.

“When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower your blood glucose levels. Although insulin does not cross the placenta, glucose and other nutrients do. So extra blood glucose goes through the placenta, giving the baby high blood glucose levels. This causes the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs to grow and develop, the extra energy is stored as fat.” http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp “Because gestational diabetes can hurt you and your baby, you need to start treatment quickly. Treatment for gestational diabetes aims to keep blood glucose levels equal to those of pregnant women who don't have gestational diabetes. Treatment for gestational diabetes always includes special meal plans and scheduled physical activity. It may also include daily blood glucose testing and insulin injections. You will need help from your doctor, nurse educator, and other members of your health care team so that your treatment for gestational diabetes can be changed as needed.”

So- to start with, I will be monitoring my sugar levels through a glucometer. Before every meal and 2 hours after every meal. I need to keep my numbers within a certain range- that I'm not sure of yet. Then- if in 2 weeks that doesn't work, they will put me on an oral medication. If that doesnt work- they said they'd try insulin, but I should have this little man before then.

After this baby is born, you can be sure I am going to enjoy my sweets. But for now, Im gonna be on a pretty strict diet. :) I honestly am relieved that my amnotic fluid levels are lower. SERIOUSLY Relieved. I can deal with the glucose and sweets thing- but I am very grateful that my fluid levels are down. Don't ever read about it on the internet... it's pretty doom and gloom. But I can make it and I can do it.

Thanks to all of you for your love, prayers, concern, listening ears and friendship. It means a lot to me!!

31 Weeks and counting....

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt.He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.


One Mom said----"I feel very tired. I get up in the morning, eat, pick up the house, and do a load of laundry, and by that time I have to sit down and take a break."

Naming a boy.....

I REALLY REALLY like the name Ethan for a boy. But I don't know how I feel if I name my little boy Ethan Allen. What do you think? Yeah or neigh. Seriously- I need some advice!!

Ethan Thedore Allen

Girl, Boy, Girl and a.............

We are having another BOY!! Yippee!!

Today's the day?

Last night, I set my alarm clock for 4:30 am in order to get up, showered, ready and be to to hospital at 5:30am. The excitement was all we could talk about! I was awake every 1/2 hour counting down the hours.... and then at 4:00 am I received a phone call from Ogden Regional Medical Center Labor and Delivery telling me that they did not have any beds available for me to come at 5:30 and that baby's were falling from heaven. There was no room in the inn for me or my baby! I hung up and felt so dissappointed! Jared asked if it was still going to happen today and I said I didnt know.... he suggested I call back. So, I did. They have 7 people to discharge today and then I should be good. The nurse said, we will call you when we are ready for you to come in. Don't call us. In the meantime, don't eat or drink anything.

Devastated, I hung up and wanted to cry. I couldn't go back to sleep now- I was so frustrated. I have only been ready to have this baby for the last week, been on bedrest, got the flu, starved myself and now I just had to wait. How depressing!

Good news- I did just get off the phone with the hospital. I'm going in at 2pm and my cut time is 4pm. Better late than never.

Tummy Measurement

One of my friends asked how big my tummy really was- I didnt want to take the measurement but then decided to, just to see. I measured 52" around. That's huge! My parents think I've swallowed a bowling ball, My kids keep telling me I'm big- and It's true. I'm huge and getting bigger by the day!

I missed church yesterday because the day before we were celebrating with Jared's cousin, Jake- at his wedding. It was an all day affair and I was on my feet tooo much. Jared said that several church members asked about me. It is so nice to know that people care. They really do!

Jared announced over the primary pulpit that we were naming our baby, Gracie. I think that makes it official- but we are still waiting to see what she looks like.

9 Days and counting down------

Enough said.

Jared starts his new job tomorrow- and I will be cleaning house and trying to get everything in order for our little baby to come.

35 weeks..... and scheduled for delivery!

This little girl is weighing in right now at 5.5 pounds, about 20 inches long. She's getting big in there! I just got back from the doctor and they scheduled my C-Section for FEB. 26th!

YIPPEE!! I'm feeling alright- just ready to have a baby. I just can't over due it or my whole body hurts. But that is to be expected. Everything else looks good- now it's just waiting. :)

Naming a baby girl

Three days ago, Jared told me he wasn't so sure about the name Gracie. That is the name we had been planning on and the kids call the baby. I was taken back because I thought we had agreed on this- but nevertheless- we are back to the drawing board for names for this little girl who is due to make her appearance the end of February.

If any of you have suggestions, names that you are willing to share, or ones you've heard- please pass them along. This little girl needs a name!
Thanks :)

31 Weeks.......

Here is a picture of what our little baby will look like- ITS NOT HER- but only a picture. Logan loves to see what she'll look like so I had to put a picture on the blog.

30 Weeks!

This cartoon explains how I'm feeling right now! I am on a countdown though and I am pretty excited about that!

Baby Girl Allen

So, this really isn't our baby. But it is what she would look like now, if I had a 3D ultrasound. We are 23 weeks and going strong! I feel her moving all the time, especially when I lay down at night- that's when she wants to play! She is breech right now although it doesn't matter because my kids come from Cesearea (That's what we call them when I have C-Sections!!) .

As far as names go- the only one we agree on is Gracie. We don't like Grace, but we love Gracie - so that's what we've been calling her. I love Gracie Mae.... but we don't do girl middle names- so, it will just be Gracie Allen. Her nickname will be Gracie Mae for sure! The kids are so excited to have her come.... they keep asking if it's time yet. Nope. 4 more months!

Little Hand

Here is Little Baby Girl Allen waving at her Mom during her 20 week ultrasound. Isnt it adorable? I had to share!

100% GIRL

It's official, the 2nd ultrasound shows that we are 100% positive that we are having a girl! We are so excited! We didnt care whether we had a boy or a girl (all though it would have been nice to have a boy to try and even out the Stapley grandkid side----5 girls, 1 boy) But we are tickled PINK to be having a girl. She is due the first part of March.

****Side note, My good friends Sam Cheney and Michelle Mailhot-Valines are also having girls in March. Renee Petersen is having a boy in March too!

SUPER exciting. Logan came and rubbed my tummy and said "Hi Sister". He is so excited and so is Abby.

The Results are in.........................

From the ultrasound that I had done today- it is unclear on what the sex of our news baby is. However, the doctor said we are leaning towards a GIRL! The kids are excited. I go in for the BIG ultrasound on Wednesday. Now the fun begins- thinking and agreeing on names!

Any girly suggestions?

Maternity Clothes

I saw this cartoon and it totally is how I feel!!! Maternity Pants are too big but my regular pants are too small. Agh the joys of having a baby. I am 18 weeks today and I should find out if we are having a boy or a girl on Monday. Keep your fingers crosses. I will keep you posted!