Baby Boom in the Courtyard

This summer, our apartment complex has undergone quite a baby boom. We knew that The Myers and Ballard family were expecting, and due to receive new ones a few months before us, but then, to everyone's surprise, our dear friends the Espinos were able to adopt twin boys! That meant, by the time Scott arrived, there were 5 new babies in just a few months time!

Here are the Espinos with their boys and Jen Myers with her daughter, and me with Scott.
Last night we all happened to be out chatting at the same time, so we got a picture. Of course, it's the Spangler child in the middle crying for the picture while everyone else looks happy. Figures. :)
I thought this picture of three of the dads was cute.


Real men hold babies.

1st Bath

he didn't love it, but he survived.

Mommy Loves Me Anyway

I have really bad baby acne right now...
(and don't I look so unhappy about it?)
but since I conk out on her in the cutest ways...
my Mommy loves me anyway!

Similarities

We've gotten a lot of comments about who everyone thinks Scott looks like, and our response is, "Addie." Here's a few pictures to prove it!


Addie, minutes old.

Scott, minutes old.

The difference between them? Addie is screaming, Scott is sleeping. This sums up the difference between them for the entire first two weeks.

Addie, about one week old. Notice the wide open, alert eyes. She had an intensity to her right from the beginning.

Scott, about one week old. His eyes are more squinty than hers, but other than that, they look very similar!

He's Scrumptious

Some of my favorite "eye open" pictures....
There aren't many. He sleeps A LOT!

How's the Big Sister Doing?

Lots of people have asked how Addie is doing with her new brother, and we say, "Great!"
Greg's mom arrived to help us about a week before Scott finally arrived, and during that time Addie acted up PLENTY. But since we brought home brother, she is doing really well. She really loves him!

Addie and I had gone on a special shopping trip before Scott's arrival for her to pick out a gift for him. She chose a little cow rattle, and was very particular about what she got for him. We spent at least half an hour picking just the right thing. Here she is at the hospital, happily giving him his gift. (there were a few gifts at the hospital for her too).

We brought Scott home at night, after Addie was in bed. Here she is the next morning, just talking to him in his car seat.
And this is Mommy's favorite! The girl who up till now could care less about dolls, got her doll out the other day and played Mommy. Here she is nursing the baby. She proudly told me, "My baby likes this side better than the other."

Well sure, we like each other...

Mom and Dad put us in these shirts to take some pictures. They thought it would be really cute. And hey, we DO like each other....
It's mom and dad taking our picture that we don't like!

Meeting the Family

Big sister with little brother at the hospital.
Meemaw meets the little man
Addie helps Daddy give brother a bottle (he's off the bottle now, but we were sure glad for it while at the hospital when we needed it!)
Scott picks up his head to look at Daddy

Labor & Delivery

We're finally able to blog about Scott's arrival! Here's some pictures and details you've all been asking for.

Niki was admitted to the hospital and induced Tuesday morning, the 11th (5 days after the due date).
Here we are with Niki in hard labor, yet smiling and feeling pretty good because of our dear friend Vonna. Vonna, who was our labor & delivery nurse for Addie's birth, works at the hospital and came on her lunch break to encourage me through labor and make me more comfortable. What a blessing she is!!!!! She was able to finish her shift and come in for Scott's birth too, we were so glad.
Here's Scott Ryan Spangler just minutes after birth. Weighing 8 lbs., 7 oz. and 22 1/2 inches long. He was born at 5:45pm. Niki's labor lasted a little less than 9 hours. (And I was confortable for most of it!) I was less sick this time than last time, but still gave Greg and Vonna the wonderful privelege of catching my vomit. I'm a giver.
Resting after the big ordeal.
Getting his first bath. Not too excited about it.