Happy to be a Mom!

I love this thought from President David O. McKay

"She, who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions -- deserves the admiration and the plaudits of man. But she who rears a family of beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, long after paintings have faded, and books have been destroyed she deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God. In her high duty and service to humanity, she is co-partner with the Creator himself."


Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Welcome W. Spencer Wagstaff!!!


This Memorial Day was extremely "memorable" for our family. Wendell Spencer Wagstaff joined our family at 12:15 am. Naomi woke up Sunday morning at 6:20 am with contractions. The contractions continued for 16 hours, ranging from 2 to 23 minutes apart. Since we were told that we should stay at home until the contractions were consistently 2-5 minutes apart, we stayed at home until 10:00 pm when Naomi's water broke. Luckily, Naomi's mom decided to come down to help out when she heard Naomi was having contractions. She arrived at 8:00 pm with Dad, Katie, and Cruizer (the family dog). We arrived at the hospital at 10:15 pm and Naomi was dilated to a 6. Her contractions after her water broke were extremely intense, and Naomi had an epidural at 10:45 pm. By that time, she had dilated to an 8. The epidural worked great, and she could hardly feel the contractions. At 11:20, she had completely dilated and began pushing. Spencer was born at 12:15 am at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo UT, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 in.


Naomi's mom, dad, and sister Katie were at the hospital. Kallista also showed up at the hospital to help deliver the baby even though she had to work at 6 am the next day. We were thrilled to have her there too. Devin's parents drove all night long from Sacramento to see Spencer. Thanks Mom & Dad. We had several other friends and family drop in to see us while we were at the hospital. It was great to share our new baby with them.




Wendell is a family name that goes back five successive generations in Devin's family (Devin, his dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa).

We will post more pictures soon, but we wanted to get something up as soon as possible for everyone to see.

We love you all and are so excited for each of you to meet baby Spencer.





6 comments:

Let the Good Times Roll said...

Hurray Spencer is here! You guys - we are absolutely THRILLED for you! It sounds like you had a fairly fast l&d Na, I am so happy for you! Congrats to both of you - I love the pictures and keep them coming. I can't wait to meet little Spencer, he looks absolutely perfect! Dev - I love that your parents drove all night to get there, that is so sweet! Love you guys so much. Congrats a million times over!

blaine and michelle said...

I am SOOOO excited! I got your text message last night and was so excited that it took me forever to go to sleep! I hope to be able to meet him soon, until then keep the pictures coming! And call if you need any "mom advice". Love you!!!!

Chioma said...

Aww! He is precious! We can't wait to meet him!

Rhonda said...

Congratulations! He is so cute! You will be great parents. I can't wait to see him!
-Rhonda

blaine and michelle said...

Congratulations!! I am so happy for you. That's neat that Kallista got to be there and help. Right now I am in AZ at Michelle's house and having fun with her babies. Marilyn Williams

Martha said...

Wow! Congratulations you guys! He looks so cute and I'm sure he's even cuter in person. It will be so great to meet him when we get back. I'm glad labor went well and that he's here safely. It's always a miracle! Good luck with this time of adjustment. We're so excited for you guys!!