Hyrum David

The Stannix's are pleased to announce the arrival of their new baby boy!

Hyrum David Stannix

Born April 29th, 2011

7 lbs 9oz, 21 inches long

Mommy and Daddy were happy for a speedy delivery time of only 3 hours start to finish!

All of us are home now and doing well.

Details and stories to follow after some much needed sleep.

These should do for now....

Just seconds old!

All healthy and well!

Proud Daddy

Enjoying our little piece of heaven!

Camilla ADORES him already!

Proud Grampa and Gramma

Mommy couldn't be happier to finally have him in her arms!

Daddy is excited to have a future missionary!!

Hyrum meets Nana!

Big feet and long legs!

Going home Saturday morning!

Our handsome little man....

Uncle Andrew and Baby Hyrum

Proud big sister

I think we'll keep him!!

Stay Tuned!

April Showers

Nothing too exciting happening in the Stannix home today. It has been a dreary day and finally dumped a whole lot of rain tonight! Camilla has been begging me all day to go outside. When someone came to the door she snuck out in her sock feet and booked it down the sidewalk, which meant I had to chase her in MY sock feet. Crazy kid. Tonight, she finally got her wish. Daddy decided to clean the patio furniture in the rain (because the rain will help rinse it off and stuff), and so miss Camilla put on her rubber boots and coat and headed out on the deck. Her jacket is soaked, but she's all smiles now!

Sidewalk Chalk

 Today has been beautiful! Camilla and I have enjoyed most of the day outside so that Daddy can memorize for his upcoming exams. It's been great to feel the warm sunshine on my skin and the cool breeze in my hair. I am so excited for summer now!! We went to the park for some of the morning. Camilla is such a big girl now and enjoys zooming down the slide and swinging really high. At the end of a slide ride she always exclaims "FAST!" with a huge grin. It was a nice walk and a great visit. She talked all the way to the park about her weekend and her sleep last night. I can't wait until she forms actual sentences.

Peeking on her way up to the top.

We had a rabbit in our yard today and Camilla had fun watching it "Hop hop hop!". After nap time we went outside to draw with our new sidewalk chalk! It was fun!

Coloring away...

Our family of 3, soon to be 4!

Camilla and her "tool dudes".

Sitting on the front step.

I was reminded the other night about how precious these last few moments are with Camilla, and also with the baby.  Mr. Stannix gave me a priesthood blessing for the labor and delivery and Heavenly Father reminded me to cherish these last few days with the baby close and a part of me.  It was just what I needed to hear to get through this last week of the pregnancy. As I look for those special moments with Camilla, I have found them today. It has been wonderful spending time WITH her, and not just spending time with her around. She is such a special little girl and I look forward to seeing her as a big sister.

A Special 'I Love You'

Camilla has been practicing her A B C's lately.  She will repeat each letter all the way up to "I". Instead of repeating the "I" she finishes it with a super enthusiastic "LOOOOOVE YOU!". Needless to say, we haven't made it quite to "J". When we got home on Easter Sunday, Mr. Stannix had a very special experience with Camilla that he wanted me to blog about so that our kids could read it later. He gave me permission to share a bit of what he wrote in his journal.

“...We got home and got Camilla ready for bed and when she came to give me a hug and kiss she whispered ‘Love you!’. Joy just flooded my heart. I felt like I could re-live a hundred of those moments; nothing seemed more desirable." ~Mr. Stannix

I was in the kitchen when it happened and heard her sweet little voice say a very sincere "Love you" followed by a big hug. It was a big deal because she doesn't say it without being prompted usually. It was such a sweet little moment that it even touched my heart. Mr. Stannix was grinning from ear to ear the rest of the night, filled to the top with love. What a special thing it is to share our love with our family.

Daddy with brand new baby Camilla

July '09

Doesn't he look handsome? I think so!

Easter Sunday

Today I woke up around 7:30am. The orange sun was shining into our bedroom and a nice breeze was keeping me cool. I thought I heard Camilla already into her Easter basket, but a few minutes later she woke up and came in to see us. After some smooches and cuddles we all went out to see what the Easter bunny left.

Camilla got some bubbles, playdough and smarties.

She was pretty excited all morning.

She had fun blowing bubbles with her daddy bright and early!!

When Gramma woke up, we started our egg hunt. Camilla did pretty good!

We had a really nice time at church and the talks were super great! What a wonderful time to celebrate what our Savior has done for us! After church we came home, had a BBQ and spent some time outside.

Camilla enjoyed blowing bubbles with her auntie and uncle, and giving Grampa big hugs.

We then did the traditional Easter Egg Champ! I was excited as it was Camilla's very first time.

"OHHHHHHHHH!"

 

I kinda smoked her egg, she thought it was hilarious!

Somehow I ended up with two eggs left at the end. I took them over to champ my Grampa's two eggs and ended up winning this year! I don't remember the last time I won an egg champ! It was fun.

Here's a few more shots from the afternoon.

Traditions and Such

Today was a really good day! Everyone slept in a little bit (even Camilla). Camilla snuck into our room at 7:00am and then snuggled back to sleep until 8:00ish which was super nice!

Gramma set her up with a fabulous PB&J sandwich for lunch.

I discovered that my belly is now big enough to balance a small plate. 

We got to spend the afternoon and evening with Nana. It was a lot of fun! Camilla loves the puppies and kitties and had some nice snuggles with her Nana. They also had fun drawing with chalk together and we are looking forward to using the sidewalk chalk that Nana got us! We had a fabulous dinner and a great visit!

Camilla got to color her very first Easter egg!  Her favorite part was throwing it (literally) in the colored water and exclaiming "Splash!". It made for one messy table. She managed to color two eggs for the traditional egg champ on Sunday.  We also had fun dipping and decorating homemade marshmallow Easter eggs.

Mr. Stannix made a missionary egg with the tie, name tag and shoes to match. It was super creative! These traditions have been going on for 23 years in my parents home every Easter, without fail. I was glad that I got to go home and take part in them again this year and I look forward to doing some of them with our own kids!

Easter in the Wild West!!

A Child of God

Lately, I have been amazed at the things Camilla has been learning. She surprises me every day! Yesterday afternoon, we were upstairs playing in her room and singing songs. I started singing "I Am a Child of God" which is a Primary song, and one I used to sing/whisper in her ear when she was a baby on those late, hard nights. So I began:

"I am a Child of....."

And Camilla said "God".

"And He has sent me..."

And Camilla said "Heee". (Here)

"Has given me an earthly...."

And Camilla said "Home".

"With parents...."

And Camilla said "Tind an Deee" (Kind and Dear)

And so we continued through the whole song, her finishing my sentences with the words that needed to go there. 

"Lead me, guide me.."

"Wat" (walk)

"Beside me, help me find the..."

"Wayyyyyyyyyyyy"

"Teach me all that I must do, to live with Him..."

"Tum Dayyyyyy" (Someday).

At the end she exclaimed "Ree-tee!" It is indeed a song that she sings in Nursery. It was just so sweet sitting there listening to my little almost two year old sing a song that testifies of where we came from and why we are here. One of those bring-tears-to-your-eyes moments.  I love that she loves praying with us, and loves looking at her Book of Mormon stories while we read together as a family. It's so special to see her enjoy those things.

We have also been enjoying the warm weather! Camilla practically begs me every day to get outside and play. She knows which way the park is, and if I'm not careful will take off running down the sidewalk exclaiming "Park!!". It's nice that the snow is melting and we are able to enjoy the slide and swings again. We are very looking forward to the Summer and long afternoons at the spray park!

We visited the Doctor today and he said it would still be a while before baby comes. We are on the countdown! Ten more days to go!

A Made Bed

This morning I was upstairs making our bed and sorting dirty laundry to be done.  Camilla was talking to herself and playing with her "Zeebee" in her room. She excitedly ran across to my room and exclaimed "Mate Bet! Mate Bet! Mate Bet!" over and over again. The poor kid, I couldn't understand what she was trying to tell me. With a giant smile on her face she grabbed my hand and led me into her room and stood me in front of her bed. She looked up at me with her little blue eyes and face glowing and patted her bed with one hand and said "Mate Bet!" It finally clicked! "Did you make your bed?" I asked her. She giggled a bit and looked up at me all pleased with herself and said, more calmly, "Mate Bet" (with a nod at the end). She was so proud of herself. It was adorable. She's such a little helper, making her bed all by herself. 

Yesterday she did awesome in nursery! She walked confidently over to a chair and puzzle and sat herself down by some other kids. I asked for a smooch and a hug, and then she let me leave, no tears this time! I peeked in the window after I closed the door, thinking it was too good to be true, and there she was sitting in her little chair showing a teacher her ducky puzzle piece and chatting up a storm. What a relief! Yesterday, all she could talk about was nursery. "Ree-tee (nursery)....FUN!!", "Puzzles", "Names" (games) and much much more that we couldn't understand. She's still talking about it today!