Happy 1st Birthday Mary Jade Ostler!

Happy 1st Birthday Mary Jade Ostler!

Mary Jade has come so far in just one year, and we don't know where the year went! She went from lying on her back and cooing to taking steps and cruising around the furniture, constantly jabbering and saying her own words, copying everything we do, and picking up new things very quickly. She rolled over, and we could handle that, but then she started crawling, and we thought "How cute! She's so good, but we can still control her!" Now though, she is on the loose and she is a wild and fun girl that we have to watch like crazy, not like she was when she was an infant. She can also make the sound an Elephant makes, wave goodbye, patty cake, dance to music, play peekaboo, and pretty much anything else she wants to do that she watches us do. Her first word was "Cat", although she first called it a "tee-tah", and now we're starting to hear her say things that sound like phrases. She is amazing! Anyway, we could go on and on about her but this post is meant to show you just a teeny tiny bit of her accomplishments and personality in her first year. Wishing a very happy birthday to our miracle daughter, Mary Jade Ostler!

Love,

Andrew and Sara (Daddy and Mommy)

Baby Mary Blessing

Dear Denny Family and others,

We're blessing Mary Jade Ostler on February 1st at 10:45 AM at the Yellow brick church building at 115 East 200 South in Ephraim. We're inviting everyone who can come and worthy Priesthood holders to be in our circle. There is a luncheon to follow at our parent's house. Jon & Valerie Ostler. 732 N. 100 E. We would love to see you there! If you think you'll be able to attend, call Sara's cell phone: 435-340-0617

Thank you,

Andrew and Sara Ostler

And thank you from me too! Peace out!

Mary Jade Ostler!

We went into the hospital on Halloween Night at about 7:30 PM because we suspected that Sara's water broke and had been leaking since about 3:30 PM but she didn't want to miss the Halloween festivities. :) She labored very diligently, and waited until she got to about 5 cm until she asked for an epidural. They gave her an epidural, and she continued to dilate slowly throughout the night. The epidural wore off and she labored without it for about six hours, and she stayed around a 9 the whole time. She was a 9 for so long, and the baby's head dropped to zero station, but she continued to be at a 9. Dr. Jackson checked where she was at and her cervix was swollen, so although it was dilated to a 9 it felt like an 8. Then it got even more swollen, and for some reason the baby was stuck and wouldn't drop down anymore, and Sara wouldn't dilate anymore. She was in labor for over 24 hours, but Dr. Jackson said there hadn't been any progress for a long time, and recommended a Cesarean section. After a blessing and some tears, we decided to proceed. They got ready to operate and they delivered the beautiful Mary Jade Ostler at 8:08 PM on November 1st 2008. She weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz and was 19 inches long. She is completely healthy with all her fingers and toes and everything where it should be. She was a little bruised up from all the labor and had a slight cone head, but it went down quickly. The surgery went well, and about an hour later, Sara was wheeled back to her room and she got to hold her baby and feed her. Mary and Sara are both doing very good, and Mary recently got a bath from her Daddy (me!). I hope you like these pictures we took so far of the baby and us.

Love,

Andrew and Sara

P.S. - Here's our birthday present for Uncle Dave. ;)

In bed laboring for many hours



Dr. Jackson right before the C-section



Sara on oxygen right before C-section with me by her side

Mary Jade Ostler, the star of the show, a few minutes old.

Mary Jade being held by mommy with her sweet eyes open



Daddy holding Mary

Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #4 and Final

Here are the last photos from Andrew and Sarah's wedding. I'm afraid I'm not that good at group photography. (I need a new lens for this kind of shooting, for sure.) The baby is Jon's sister Beth's new baby. If you want to see the rest of the photos, check out Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #1, Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #2, and Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #3. (I put them in smaller batches so they wouldn't take so long to load.)

Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #3

Here is the third installment of wedding photos. If you missed the earlier ones, check out Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #1 and Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #2. (By the way, the second photo is Sophie's wedding shoes in case you can't figure it out.)

Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #2

Here are the second batch of photos from Andrew and Sarah's wedding. If you missed the first batch, check out Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #1.

Andrew and Sarah Wedding Photos #1

I have quite a few photos from the wedding in Ephraim, and I'll try to post a few every day until I get them all done. I'm posting these without optimizing for the web, so that anyone who wants a photo can just copy it from here. (Let me know if people have trouble loading the blog with file sizes this big.) Some of the photos are ok, but I need a new lens for this type of shooting!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ostler!

Yesterday was a wonderful day with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ostler, and the entire Ostler gang. We all enjoyed the luncheon (about 65 of us) followed by the reception. There was dancing, cake smearing, more dancing (even break dancing by Ethan), lots of gorgeous kids, and lots of fun. Apologies to Kate (who was also there and looked gorgeous) but I got just two very blurry pictures of her. And we missed you too Ben! Big congrats A & S.

Sara's shower...

Here are a few pictures from Sara's shower. I thought you'd all enjoy some of these action shots!