Welcome Baby Owen

Owen Tyler Stutz

Arrived Sunday May 24th @1:41 p.m.

Weight: 8 lbs. 4 oz.

Length: 21 inches
Owen and Mommy
Gramma and Owen

Owen with his proud "biggest" brother Spencer

We had plenty of Leapsters and ipods to keep all the boys busy at the hospital:)

Owen and his cousin Dylan

Our New Family

Kyle found something better to do

Me, Owen and Dr. Dan (the greatest Doc on the planet!!!)

Comfy baby

First Bath

Chubby little guy:)

Already such a cuddler

Spencer, Owen and Kyle

All dressed and ready to go!

Heading Home!!



Owen made his arrival 2 weeks early! My due date is actually today, June 5th. I was induced early due to the lack of fluid being produced by the baby and lack of movement from the baby. This pregnancy was by far the hardest of the three. I was sick the whole 8 1/2 months and had horrible back and abdominal pain mostly in the 2nd and 3rd trimester. I'm so grateful everything went well during the delivery. I have a wonderful Dr. who took very good care of me. We are all loving Owen so much and his brothers are both taking to him very well(even Kyle). They are both very helpful and loving toward him(sometimes a little too much):) but I wouldn't have it any other way. Since the delivery, I've had a couple issues, but I'm taking it easy and starting to feel a little better. Tyler was able to take a few days off work to be home with us and he has been very helpful...with the 2 big boys especially. I love having Owen here with us and I'm so glad he's part of our family. He's such a good baby...so good that he's constantly sleeping and I have to wake him up to feed him all day long. All my kids have been easy newborns. Maybe that's why I love this stage so much. Later on when they're between the ages of 1 and 2 is when they make me crazy!!! So I'm taking it all in and enjoying this time with him before he turns into a monkey like the other two:).

Basketball

Spencer receiving his basketball medal
Jeremy, Spencer and Dylan
Kyle....Spencer's #1 Fan

Ben and Spencer

Spencer loved basketball this year. He improved so much since last year. He played better, he understood the rules more, he was a lot more aggressive and he wasn't afraid to take a lot more shots...he's a pretty good little shooter too. Every time he would make a basket during a game, he'd turn and smile at me and hold up his fingers to show me how many baskets that added up to. These 2 videos are of his last game. I had just taken him to Urgent Care that morning thinking he had strep throat, but it turned out to be a sinus infection. His head and eyes were hurting him and he was so tired, but he still wanted to play. I wish I had better videos to post for everyone to see but as you know Kyle was at the games with me which made it hard for me to even get any good pictures:). This was a fun little team with some friends of Spencer's and 2 of his cousins...Jeremy and Dylan. They had fun playing on a team together.

Dinostars

Spencer posing before the show

Spencer, Dean and Cole...3 little "Spike Tails"

Spencer had his first school play in March. It was called "Dinostars". All the 1st and 2nd graders put on the musical so he and three of his cousins were in it. It was so cute. He didn't have a speaking part (those are saved for some of the 2nd graders, so maybe next year) but he did very well on every single song. He's a cute little singer!! Hear are a couple videos I took. Spencer is on the stage in the front row closer to the left. I think he's 5th from the left. Sorry about the quality of the videos...the lighting in that gym and my camera do not mesh well...ENJOY!!

Silly Superheros

I don't know what it is about the washer and dryer, but for some reason both my kids love climbing in both of them. On this day the dryer was running so they had to settle for just the washer and the cupboard next to it. They took turns inside the washer and asked me to take their pictures. They are so funny.

Kyle the Proud Painter

With the new baby on the way, we thought we might need to make some adjustments with the boys' room situation. We asked Kyle if he wanted to stay in his current room or if he would like to move to the empty room on the other side of the "jack and jill" bathroom. He said he wanted to move. I was actually hoping he'd want to move because when he was born we only had 2 bedrooms where we were living, and I didn't ever get to do a baby nursery for him. Spencer got a cute baby room, then a decked out Buzz Light year room and now has his own Race Car room...and when I say that it means he has a race car comforter and painted walls to match. I'm still working on the decor. Anyway, Kyle has an airplane comforter and wanted to help paint what he now calls his "new blue room". He was so excited to paint with Tyler and Spencer. We moved most of his stuff in the next day and he loves it. I still need to decorate his room as well so if anyone has any race car and/or airplane decorating ideas I'd love to hear them!

Class Party

Spencer and his buddy Cole...they're such good friends.

Kyle sporting Spencer's Valentine attire

Mrs. Crowson and Spencer

I know this is probably way too late to even post but I realized I never put on pictures from Spencer's Valentines Day Class Party. It was really cute and he (and Kyle) both had so much fun decorating cookies, handing out and receiving valentines. This was also Mrs. Crowson's last day of teaching before she left to have her baby. She's was gone for about 6 weeks and all the kids really missed her. We're very glad to have her back now!!

One More Week!!!

After seeing this movie 5 times in the theater, you'd think I'd be a little less obsessed...nope!! Only 7 more days to go:)

"Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam"

Mason, Jayden and KyleThis picture was also taken on Kyle's first day of Sunbeams. My cousin took it and posted it on her blog and I loved it so much I wanted to post it too. Sunbeams has been quite an adjustment for Kyle. He's "the sunbeam" who seems to have "ants in his pants" each week. I always ask him "Kyle sit still...do you have ants in your pants"? And he gives me a strange look and says "No mommy I have nothing in my pants". He's getting better each week and I'm sure it will still be a while til he gets the routine down pretty good. I think it helps having his 2 cousins in class with him. They're good little buddies. And my cousin is his teacher....THANK GOODNESS!!! She's really patient and you need to have patience if you're going to teach Kyle anything:)

Our Little American Idol

Kyle loves music!! He's always singing a song or making up his own song, whether it makes sense or not:). He loves to perform for us and we sure get a kick out of him. Sometimes he'll bust out in song and we have no idea where it came from. He'll do just about anything to make us laugh...such a charachter!!

Men In Black

Goodlookin' little dude

Lookin' sharp
Spencer looking so grown up

Aren't they handsome!!!!!

I bought these suits for the boys at Christmas time. This was the first day of Senior Primary for Spencer, and Kyle's first day of Sunbeams. I can't believe they're both in Primary now! They're growing up so fast:( They love seeing eachother each Sunday and since I play piano for the primary, I get to see them in there too (this is also helpful for Kyle transitioning from the nursery).
Who ever thinks boys are not fun to dress, are seriously mistaken!!! I have a blast dressing these guys:-)