Jaxon Kristopher Stewart! Cousins!

Our nephew was born today (5/29/08) to Rob's sister, Emily, and her husband, Kris. His name is Jaxon Kristopher Stewart, weighed in at 8lbs, 4oz, and we hear he looks like his big sister except that he has lots of hair! We can't wait to meet him, and hope we can make the trip up north tomorrow! If we can, we will be sure to get lots of photos to post here! (We haven't even seen any pics yet! :()

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UPDATE: 

We were able to visit Jaxon and crew last Saturday (5/31/08). He is so cute! He was still a little bruised from his strenuous and very quick birth, but I'm sure that's cleared up by now. (To read the story of his labor, check out The Stewart Family blog link, in the left-hand column on this page. Way to go, Emily!) Anyways, he was bigger than Ruby, but the same length. He has cute dark hair, styled in a mohawk, of course. Here are some pics of the cousins, grandparents, and aunts/moms! :)

Ruby's First Bath!

This is Crystal and it's my first blog post, so please bear with me if I make any mistakes! :)

Today was a fun day for us because Ruby got to do a lot of new things. One of which was her first sponge bath. Well, maybe it wasn't so much fun for her, but it was a new experience for us all! Here's my little commentary and photo journal of the fun... (How nice it is to have a digital camera when you have a baby! :))

All nice and cozy, little did she know of the torture that was awaiting her...

She did not like the wet washcloth and cried whenever I touched her with it. But she did enjoy snuggling next to Rob! As long as the washcloth did not come in contact with her, she was quiet and took it all in.

"Hey, Mama, put the camera down and put some clothes on me!!"

Once she was nice and clean, we dressed her up and I even got to put a pretty bow in her shiny hair! (Thanks, Grandma Sue, for the hair bows! They fit perfectly and are absolutely adorable!) 

Then we did a little photo shoot with Papa and Mama. (By the way, the crossed eyes are normal for newborns. Really.)

Well, that was our morning. Ruby can be glad that we won't be doing that again for another week, or at least three or four days from now! :) But what new experiences does tomorrow hold for us?

A song for Ruby

This is a song my Brother-in-law wrote for his new niece!  It is a raw copy, he will have an actual recording of it soon.  It is very touching, thank you Chelsey!

Pictures!

So, by popular demand, here are some pictures for you to look at.  I will still have to tell you the whole story, but another time.  Love to you all!

Rob and his Mom, Sue

Party over here!

Crystal's Grandpa, Carlos

Crystal's Mom, Kathy

Crystal's Dad, Tod

Rob's Dad, Jim

Crystal's Mom and siblings singing to Ruby

Crystal's Brother, Dustin

Crystal's Brother, Skylar

Nap time

New baby smell; nothing like it!

Rob's Bro-in-law and Niece, Kirs and Torance

Rob's Sister, Emily

Another nap!

Crystal's Aunt, Brandis

Crystal's Grandparents, Ray and Zelda

Papa Steve

Heading home from the hospital

Welcome, Ruby June Griffin!

I will write more soon, but for now, here is a small video clip.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did living it!  Mom and daughter are healthy, happy, and resting.  I will update you soon.

Due Date TODAY!!!

So, today is the due date, and still nothing!  I was almost sure that she was going to come early, but unless that baby comes out in the next couple hours, it is going to fall in with the statistics of first babies being a week late!  We are getting very anxious and excited.  Anyway, I will keep you up to date!  Take care.

Almost here!!!

So, Thursday is our due date!  Crystal has been having a lot more contractions, to the point where we are timing them!  It could be any day now, or night most likely.  We have been keeping very busy, with social events and baby classes.  We are all finished with our baby classes and are feeling much more prepared, still nervous, but more prepared.  Crystal had her last baby shower the other week with my sister who is also due at the end of May with a boy.  We have just about all we need so far, or at least we think we have all we need, being the first baby, we probably won't know until we need it!  Thank you to all who came to the showers.

Today we had an early Mother's Day, thanks to my Dad and Lori!  We went to Anothony's Beach Cafe for lunch, and then played in the sandbox with my niece Torance.  It was such a beautiful day.  The sun was warm and the food was great!  Our little girl is going to have a lot of close family, and for that we feel lucky.  Thanks for reading and I am sure that our next post will be about the birth of our girl, so check back soon!