Q&A

Q: Has a baby ever been as cute as this one?

A: Well perhaps, but I’ve personally never seen one. :)

So let’s learn a little bit about Astoria ROse. The one month old.

*This lil’ lady loves being held. Especially by mom while watching chick flicks.

*She has so many people that love her, so she never has to worry about being put down. Grandma Faylene makes certain of that.

*She can't go anywhere without getting compliments on her amazing red hair. {She is often asked, “where did you get that hair color from?” to which I think- really, did you not see her mom… you know, the one with red hair?}

*If you butter her up and tell her how cute she is, she will give you the most adorable smile you've ever seen.

*She really loves being awake in the morning. That’s when she smiles the most. I never thought I'd be a morning person, but it's happening people.

*Awake before the sun no matter how much sleep we have. It’s a good thing she’s cute or else I would be upset about no sleep.

*Still doesn't really cry-not that she would really have a chance to cry though.

*She now weighs 9lbs. And just one month ago she was 6lb 9oz. Atta girl! Eating is her specialty. She’s even been a pro with the bottle and sometimes tries to get milk off her dad!

*She can smack her tongue ridiculously loud, and has done that since birth.

*She holds her head up like a champ and will stand if you balance her.

*Loves going on walks with mom and dad.

*She has the cutest little bum that sticks up in the air.

*Her dad thinks she’s the cutest thing in the world when she sucks on her orange binky.

*Finally fits into her newborn clothes and still has skis for feet.

*Loves a nice warm bath.

*Hates when the AC turns on and loves all her blankets.

*Hates that her mom has to go back to work, but glad dad and grandma will get to watch her.

*Gives us the “Gunther” look when trying to focus.

*And of course, makes us the happiest we’ve ever been.

“If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up!”

        Name the movie.

The "Gunther" look

1st Fair trip: Cache County

Loves her daddy (but not as much as me)

First Church experience: Hazels blessing

First walk around the greenbelt

Lovin on Grandma and Grandpa Radford

Nice warm bath

We couldn't ask for a better, sweeter, prettier baby.

oh how productive

........him. not me.

SDR woke up,
read his scripts,
worked out,
burped and sang to Astoria Rose,
changed 3 diapers,
showered,
did the dishes,
donated his plasma,
made lunch,
and is now at the Temple.
ya, pretty productive right?

All while I slept,

fed Astoria Rose,

slept,

held Astoria Rose,

Repeat.

thought about showering,

thought about working out,

fed, burped, and held Astoria Rose,

and now I'm off to make pizza for

 dinner/movie night with the Hendy's.

Ya, this is the life.

If only I didn't have to go back to work in a few weeks.

Also, my sweet baby has baby acne. *We have tried Proactive and we are contemplating putting her on birth control to see if it will clear up.... she's still the "Cutest ol' gal on the block!"

* don't think I'm #1 crappiest mom. proactive and birth control are all jokes.

Anniversary The Great

12 poopy diapers

1 (2) hour nap

Breakfast at noon

PJ's all day

Spit up on shirt

Spit up on pants

Cafe Rio

Flowers

Red Box

Small child 

And 3 happy Radfords

To you this may not seem glamorous, but to the 2 of us, this was a terrific way to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary.

Now if you remember, we like to put on our wedding clothes each year to make sure that we can still fit into them. When I found out that I was due just 1 week before our anniversary, I immediately thought about having to squish into my dress. I think I should get a bye this year.

August 1, 2009

August 1, 2010

August 1, 2011

Let's not talk about whether or not I zipped up the dress... let's just talk about the fact that I got the dress ON! (Atleast the shoes still fit)! 

But I had a great excuse this year for not fitting into my dress. What is Dan's excuse? haha jokes. no but seriously. 

I love love love my handsome husband and so very very glad that I decided to marry him. Even though I thought I was too little. It has been the best 2 years and so excited for billions more. 

newborn pics

Astoria Rose, 4 days old. 
Lots of pictures (but it's okay cause she's so cute). SDR did a GREAT job taking these!

Hazel in the bottom shelf, Astoria with the binky. 2 hungry girls for sure! :)

the hair...

We LOVE this little squirt and LOVE all her hair! Our cute lil orangutan!

My 26th birthday on the 26th. I had the best birthday gift anyone could ask for!

B-day consisted of: French Toast and scrambled eggs breakfast made by SDR, 2 hour nap with Astoria Rose, Gringos with mom, SDR, and Stori, fried ice cream, sugar cookie cake, Adjustment Bureau, bike basket, painting of Christ, Lake House, and a b-day song from the Hendy's with scotcharoos. Seriously, life is grand!

little preview

I can not stop holding this cute little babe of ours!  She is ridiculously adorable and is so relaxed all the time. Sometimes the only time i put her down is to use the bathroom (I'm still trying to figure out how to do that and still hold her)! ha 

We have spent 2 days of torturing her so that SDR could get some cute newborn pics. Here's a lil' sneak peak at how dang adorable Astoria Rose is. Trust me, she's the cutest thing you've ever seen.

SHE IS HERE...

...and she even came early...

{Sunday July 17, 2011}

Astoria Rose Radford

6lbs. 9oz. 19 inches long

tons of BEAUTIFUL red hair and the most AMAZING eyes.

She is ever so tiny but we love her lots and lots and lots! That's a lot!

First Family Photo. SHE IS SOOO CUTE!!!!

The Story of 'Stori'

{skip to the end if you just want pictures}

We spent all day Saturday in Idaho Falls; we went to Kung Fu Panda 2 in the morning and then we walked around the greenbelt with a picnic and some contractions. Then we headed to Rexburg and walked around the Nature park with even more contractions. So I called my mom and all my sisters in Logan and asked them about their labor pains-each with different stories. So I was in denial that I was actually in labor. But then it was off to Gringos for some spicy food. At Gringos, my contractions were about 2 minutes apart so we decided to go for our 3rd walk of the day around Porter Park. We only made it around twice before I knew we had to go home. So we went home and watched an episode of Modern Family while we timed my contractions to know if we should go to the Hospital or just sleep it off. Well they were consistently 5 minutes apart so we decided we needed to go in because I was group B strep positive and needed to be on antibiotics 4 hours before delivery. I had such a nervous excited feeling thinking that we might not come back to the apartment just the two of us...

On our way to the hospital Saturday night

We walked into the hospital and explained to the nurses that it was okay if they sent us home cause we weren't sure if I was in labor. She sent us to an exam room to get checked to see if I was dilated. Which I was-but only to a 1. So we were sent on a walk for an hour. Let me tell you this. That was the worst hour of my life (and I can probably put a really really stamp on that)! I was having contractions every 20 seconds and they were getting worse with each one. SDR was great at being the supportive husband. I said several times that I wasn't strong enough to do this but he was quick to tell me that he loved me and that I definitely could do this. So after the hour I still hadn't dilated anymore and I was sent to the jacuzzi for an hour. That turned out to be only 30 minutes because I couldn't handle the pain anymore. Went back and got checked and the lady discovered that the reason I wasn't dilated anymore was because I had scar tissue built up and it was preventing me from dilating. She called the Dr. because the baby was low and ready to be born even though I wasn't dilated more than a 1. He gave the O.K. to send me to the labor room and get my epidural. EPIDURAL. my favorite word!

Once I got that epidural at 3:30am, I was able to relax enough and I immediately dilated to a 4. then an 8. then a 10.  On the last check the nurse did, my water broke. Which was such a cool feeling. 

so tired but ready to deliver this babe

 After my water broke, it was go time! So the nurse, SDR, and I started the real labor stuff. At 10am we began the pushing. I actually really really liked the delivery process. The epidural took the pain away, but I was still able to feel the pressure of contractions and I was able to feel every time I pushed. I knew that each push was putting us closer and closer to seeing our beautiful baby so I gave it everything I had. One hour later SDR cut the cord and our baby girl was on my lap looking straight up at me. She was so alert and so peaceful. We couldn't help but crying with happiness. She was finally here. We were now a family of 3!

look at those eyes!

love her so much

 BATH TIME

Proof that we belong together

SOME OF THE MANY VISITORS that love Astoria

GETTING READY TO HEAD HOME

she loves me :)

She is now 4 days old but it feel like she's been a part of our family for years. She's going to think her name is gorgeous because that's all she hears from her dad and mom. We love every minute of this little squirt.