Beautiful Bella

Everything is going great! Bella is now over a week old and is such a sweetie. She is such a good baby, I have to set my alarm clock to wake her up in order to get her to feed during the night. What more could I want? My baby is beautiful, healthy and she lets me sleep! Tyler is getting more and more attached to his little girl. He is constantly dragging me out of the house to show off Bella. Although I don't always want to get ready, I appreciate getting out of the house and it has been fun showing her off to family and friends. Chester is doing really well with our new addition. He is so protective of her. Bella's bassinet sits at the end of our bed and when Bella starts to cry Chester goes to the edge of the bed and peaks into her bassinet. He then looks at us like, "hello, make her stop crying." He also sits on my lap while I am feeding her. . It's so funny to watch him with her! Hope everyone is doing well, love you all - Dannielle

Isabella Marie Stark

What an addition!

She is going to be a heart breaker. If you think she's cute on screen you should see her in real life! Dannielle wanted to name her Bella, but I wanted to have the option of multiple nicknames. We went with Isabella and I am still compiling my list of nicknames. (See list by picture top right) We have to have a middle name within the next 12 hours before they send her home. I'll add it when we decide what it's going to be. (We thought maybe rose, but decided it wouldn't be fair to give her IRS as initials)

Dannielle woke me up Thursday morning at 2:30 and demanded to be taken to the hospital. She was sure this was it! We checked in at about 3am and delivered at 1:37pm. The delivery really went well. Dannielle was awesome. She made it about five hours before giving into the pain and calling for an anesthesiologist. We have had many visitors and always appreciate everyone's support and love whether it be in person, via e-mail or through prayer.

I think Dannielle was born to be a mom she is just fantastic! We love our little angel and are so excited to be parents!-Tyler

Baby Girl Stark was born about 1:30pm on February 14, 2008. She weighs 6 lbs. 2 oz. and is 18" long. Mommy & Baby are doing great.

And....Nothing!

Appointment went well, but the Dr. didn't give us any encouraging news. Looks like more of the waiting game. We are scheduled to be induced Monday night if nothing happens on its own. Dr. says the baby should then come sometime Tuesday! Wish us luck, and don't be shy if you're interested in visiting. I will be holding Wii tournaments at the hospital. If you can pry me or the Dr. away you might be able to battle for a game or two. -Tyler

Tyler's Post

Although the previous posts may sound like I was included during their composition I was not. This is my first addition to our blog. I managed to add some music just now and am well pleased with the songs I found. Some have sentiment, others are just cool! If Dannielle had it her way I think this whole thing would be dedicated to her and Janias. (I try out new names everyday, that was a "J" name I found a week or so ago, Dannielle says I don't take this seriously and my name suggesting privledges have been revoked.) Now that I am an active part of this blog I will have to be the voice for me and Chesterfield! We've both put on a little Holiday weight, but we're confident we'll be back to norm by the time the golf season starts. We have similar workout plans. He runs through the snow in the backyard, and I go snowboarding at least once a week. I'll try to add some good pictures and funny stories as life unfolds. Hope everyone is doing great. Feel free to leave a comment, or e-mail address if you need more personal interaction :)--Ty

Still Waiting . . . . .

Well, we are getting closer to our due date, but it still feels so far away. . . Last week at Dannielle's appointment we had an ultrasound to see how big our little girl is. Dr Hansen was worried that our baby was getting too big and that he would have to induce Dannielle. This, luckily, was not the case and we are continuing to wait. Dannielle has bravely decided to try giving birth without an epidural. Hopefully everything goes well! We are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to post some exciting news and pictures. She is scheduled to arrive Mon. the 11th, but if she's truely a Stark she's going to be late! We love you all, wish us luck!! -Tyler and Dannielle