A few more pics of our handsome little guy...

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He's been a great little sleeper so far...
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and loves to be all-cozied up and snuggled...
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He was wide-awake for much of this afternoon,

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so I got some great shots with those bright blue eyes!

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He makes so many cute little faces that we already just adore...

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We call this the "Pop-eye"...

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(appropriately named because he "pops" one eye open to check things out

and see if there's anything going on worth waking up for!)

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Such cute little yawns...

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And of course, The "Stinky Face"...

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(We'll let you guess why!)

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And who can get enough of those sweet little feet?

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...We love him from head to toe!

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And here are a handful of my fave Images from his Birth-Day, yesterday...
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I will always remember that Bronson was born on a Sunday...

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Matt and I were joking that I didn't even "Labor" enough to break the Sabbath!

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I felt so great I could have walked right out of my Room and taken him straight home!

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Here he is with Mommy & Daddy...

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You can see where he gets his good-looks... Woot-woo!

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(What a Hot Dad!)
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Big Brother Trev was the first to get to hold him...

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He was all smiles!

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Then Kade got his turn...
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and couldn't wait for his photo...

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He and Alli counted all his fingers and toes to assure us they were all there...

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Baby Brons loved Alli right from the start...

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He wouldn't take his eyes off her!

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Dayne, on the other hand, was maybe a little too excited,

and thinks of his baby brother as more of a "pet" than a "buddy"!

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We had such a fun afternoon with our little family...

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and everyone was WORN OUT

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by the time it was over!

He's Here!

We did it!
Another beautiful and absolutely perfect Baby Boy...

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Bronson Micheal Staker
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Sunday October 5, 2008
9:36 am
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8 pounds 19 1/2 inches
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Blue Eyes and just-enough Dark, Curly Hair
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Short Labor, FAB-ulous Epidural, 5-Second Delivery
(Not lying... Literally 1/2 a push!)
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Wonderful, Perfect Day!
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Picture me smiling with a happy sigh...
(People should NOT be allowed to have babies this easily... It really should be illegal to be this lucky!)
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Daddy was fantastic,
Grandmas & Grandpas all approve,
Big Brothers already adore him...
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We are feeling so very blessed...

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Tired, but definitely blessed!
...More later!

Little Bruiser...

So these pics don't REALLY do it justice,

but Little D got his first-ever "Shiner" ...

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Yeah...

He somehow rolled over the pillow barricade

and out of his new Big-Boy-Bed at about 4 am the night before last...

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Thankfully, his roommate, Big Bro T, was a Hero and came running full-speed down the hall

to tell a still-sleeping Mom & Dad that D was "stuck".

And indeed he WAS really quite STUCK!

It took even ME a few long seconds to unwedge him from the little crevice he had rolled into

(which, FYI, we are now packing with pillows at bedtime to prevent a recurrence!).

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Well, as you can see here, THANKFULLY, there seems to be no permanent damage.

(Just the black-eye, which is already looking so much better!)

He woke up happy and smiling as ever

and hasn't hesitated for even a second about getting back into his new bed.

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...Phew! (Because the crib will soon be re-occupied!)