HANGIN AROUND WITH DES

 

So Desmond is about 2 months old and he just keeps getting cuter. Love this little guy to death. Recently he’s been having lots of hiccups, which has carried over from even pre-birth. It’s the cutest thing in the world. He also does this frown lip when he gets sad that is so adorable you can’t help but laugh. He won’t cry and scream, he’ll simply give you this lip with the saddest face in the world as tears begin to stream down his face. We can’t get enough of it. The pics and video explain everything. (The hiccups part of the video was filmed a few weeks earlier)

               

  

And look at what a trooper he was getting his immunizations:

                    

DESMOND’S NEWBORN PHOTOSHOOT

So Colton’s amazing sister Ashleigh and her family flew out from CA to be here for not only the baby blessing but also for Danielle and Bryan’s wedding. While she was here we took advantage of her mad skills and Colton and his sister did a newborn photo-shoot of Desmond. Desmond was an angel and we got some really cute pics of him. Enjoy!

 

         

                

  

 

 

This resulted in Colton’s fabulous design of Desmond’s baby announcement:

  

It was printed on a cool linen texture paper with the ornate 5 x 7 cut. The baby blessing announcement (help designed by uncle Luke) also had Desmond’s footprint on it. And yes, we stamped his foot individually on each one! It was Desmond’s personal touch. Love you Des!

SURPRISE! WE HAVE A BABY!

So Colton was asked by his sister Danielle and Bryan to take some of their engagement photos for their wedding invitation. We jumped at the opportunity and on Sunday we went to Gardner Village to take a few and then on Monday we headed to Thanksgiving Point to take some more. We had an amazing time and we got some great shots. They sure are a beautiful couple!
   
Mandy was feeling great too and we got some fun pictures of us together before what was to be the last photos of her pregnant before going into labor.
    
We headed home from Thanksgiving Point and Mandy was craving a watermelon snow cone. The Snow Shack has been a regular stop for us throughout the summer. It wasn’t until around midnight that Mandy woke up frantically surprised that her water broke and she was going into labor. We took our time getting things ready and we even went back to bed for a couple hours (we weren’t positive that it was her water that broke). Once the contractions started getting intense and we were certain that she was in active labor we headed to the hospital very excited to meet Peanut! We checked into the hospital around 5:00 am and enjoyed the ice chips and watching the women's world cup throughout labor. Mandy got an epidural and felt very relaxed. We had family waiting anxiously waiting outside and at 12:02 p.m. our little Peanut greeted us.

 
   
It was a boy! We had chosen the name months ago but kept it a secret because we were waiting to find out the sex. His name is Desmond Lorenzo Spencer and he weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and was 21 inches long. We are overjoyed and it was one of the most spiritual experiences we have had together. We are so excited with the arrival of our little man and love him so much.
  

            
He had many visitors and we’re convinced that we have the cutest baby in the world (I know every parent thinks that about their kids). We joke that it was the watermelon snow cone that sent her into labor. Mandy wasn’t due until June 30th and our doctor told us that we could expect to have the baby after the due date so we were planning on July 4th. But our little man couldn’t wait that long. Welcome Desmond aka Peanut! We love you so much!