Newborn Pictures

We finally got our newborn pictures back today. They are a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Beckett is the best at taking pictures :)

New Job!

I am super excited to announce that I got offered a teaching job! I will be the new health teacher at Hillcrest Junior High in Murray.

I couldn't be happier to start my career & everything has been working out perfectly for us. This particular teaching job was part time and with Beckett being so little I really wanted part time, which is hard to find in the teaching world. To my luck I got an interview & then got offered the job. I'll start this August for the 2011-12 school year. Until then i'll be enjoying my mommy-Beckett time at home :)

Beckett so far...

Beckett is just over 3 weeks old now. I can't believe it, he really has changed so much. His looks change daily and he is growing so fast. At his two week appointment he had already almost put on a pound (8 lbs 11 oz)...he loves eating....just like his mom & dad :) He is also very strong- when we lay him on his tummy he has been able to move his head from one side to the other since he was just over a week old.

This weekend we went to Orangeville & it was Beckett's first time. We enjoyed our time relaxing, visiting the cemetary, and having a family BBQ.

Baby Beckett is here!

Beckett Todd Sharp

Born: May 6th, 2011

Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz

Height: 19 1/2"

Our baby is finally here! I was quite nervous/anxious for the labor experience before hand but it went much better than expected. I woke up around 12:30 a.m. on the 6th with some pain....woke Josh up & we started timing the contractions. We decided they were real contractions because they weren't letting up and getting closer together. We got to the hospital around 5 a.m. & by about 6 a.m. they had admitted me....and got the epidural. The contractions had gotten super bad by the time we were at the hospital so I was more than happy for the epidural to kick in. I'll say it now & i'll say it again-epidurals were sent from heaven.

So here I am, getting an epidural & the nurse gives me a rough estimate that I should be ready to start pushing around noon. Nope, she came in at 8:30, checked me, said I was ready & that they'd call the doctor in. It was then I started getting freaked out-it was happening! I pushed for 15 minutes & baby Beckett was born at 9:02 a.m.! It was surreal and awesome to see him for the first time. Labor was not what I expected...mostly because it happened so quickly & because that epidural was so fantastic :)

We all came home from the hospital on Sunday, the 8th. Ever since then its been a definite learning experience. You don't know what to expect being first time parents so everyday is a new day. We're loving it & trying to get enough sleep to survive the days!

The Latest

Life has been crazy lately! We moved a few weeks ago and have been getting settled ever since. We ended up moving to Sandy so that we can be closer to Josh's dental school. I really like the place so far....feels a lot more like home! We also were able to get the nursery set up, which is great. Here are a few pics of the new place...

Other than that....well i'm just 9 months pregs, no biggie :) Here is my final pregnancy pic (just over 36 weeks):

Lastly, i've had a few baby showers and they were fabulous! I got lots of great stuff for baby Beckett. My fab friends threw me one last month (blogged about that earlier), the Sharp family threw me one last week and then my side threw me one today. No pictures were taken at the Sharp shower but I did get a few from the other. It's crazy to think that the next time i'll be blogging is probably going to be after the baby is born. Nuts!!

33 weeks and a Baby Shower!

Wowzer....I am 33 weeks! I can't believe it but at the same time I still have 7 whole weeks to go. Sometimes I feel like it is an eternity and this guy will never get here! Here is my 33 week pic below, how round and tubby wubby I feel :)

Last week my friends threw me a baby shower....it was fabulous! They did a great job and we all had a great time. I got tons of awesome stuff for baby Beckett, my friends are the best. You must also check out the decor/food in the pictures. They had cute cupcakes, a legit cake (Katie is the new Cake Boss), a Beckett sign, diaper tower. Thanks again friends...love you all!

And the new news....we are moving! Due to Josh being accepted to dental school & us also being really sick of Utah County....we are getting the bejeebers out of here. We found a nice older house in Sandy and we'll be moving this weekend. It's a big relief that we were able to find a bigger, more open space for us....and to find it & settle in before the babe gets here. We are lucky ducks! The new place has its pros and cons but will definitely be a better place for us these next few years. Ya'll gotta stop by some time and say hi :)

March Happenings

The past few weeks have been full of new things and adventures. Last week we went up to Logan to see our new neice get blessed, Mazee Sharp. Below is a picture of her with some of the other girl cousins. Super cute.

The big update for us is that we found a new place to move and will be moving in about 2 weeks to Sandy. As soon as we found out Josh got accepted to the dental school in Riverton we knew we would prefer to move before the baby was born. Luckily we were able to find somewhere and we are very happy with it. I'm excited to move and settle in....and finally decorate the nursery!

Then March 8th, 2011.....Poppa Stapley turned 50! Yes, the big 5-0. Not gonna lie, we were a bit nervous about the festivities because he was a bit of a downer on his 40th birthday. But we did not fail, we celebrated whether he liked it or not. Us kids decorated his office with balloons & pictures of him growin up....oh they were awesome, and we embarassed him at work. Then we went to dinner on his birthday & Trevor wore a shirt with pictures of my dad on it from the 70's & 80's. We had his family bday party that weekend. My mom made cute cupcakes and awesome M&M's (if you look close you can see that some of them have a picture of my dads face on them-when we was younger. And others had 'Todd is 50!' on them). All in all, good time, good fun, and my dad had a good attitude about it-for the most part :)