It's A Boy!!!

Hello Family and Friends...on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, Jake and I experienced the best day of our lives when we brought into this world our first born son, ANDRAY PAUL STANG. He was 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and 21 inches long, and born at 12:39 p.m.

What an amazing experience to become a parent. Jake is an amazing father, and has been there every step of the way, I am so blessed to have a beautiful and perfect little son, and more importantly, the best husband a woman could ever ask for.

We are so excited for you all to meet little Andray. He is named after three of his great grandfathers...Andrew Stang, Raymond Rausch and Raymond Lingl. We took the first three letters of Andrew and first three letters of Raymond to get ANDRAY. Jake and my middle names are both Ray as well after our grandfathers, so there's a lot of meaning behind his first name.

His middle name is very special too...Paul is the name of Jacob's brother who passed away as an infant 31 years ago. Andray is very lucky to have such a strong and special middle name. We just pray that some day he will truly appreciate the meaning of his name.

Sorry that it took so long to update the blog everyone, being a parent is a full time job, and we have gotten little rest, but lots of joy. Andray can't wait to meet all of you.

To view a photo of him, check out the St. Cloud Hospital website and click on Celestine S.:

http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/HospitalResults.aspx?sid=5905&S=true&SM=ByHospital&BM=3&BY=2008&BD=11


God Bless you all and we will get photos of Andray up on the blog as soon as we can...

Love the Stang's....

Jacob, Celestine and Andray Paul

On Monday night, Jake and I went in to the hospital to start enducing labor, less than 12 hours before Andray was born.

Proud Daddy holding Andray for the first time after he was cleaned up.

Jake, Celest and Andray with their doctor, Dr. Zweiner, just minutes after Andray was born.

I had this t-shirt made for Andray and we surprised Jake with it on him. Andray is so excited that he was born during MARCH MADNESS!

This is the outfit that Andray came home in. Grandma and Papa Frank got it for him. It says little all-star on it with the #11...couldn't have been more perfect for him. Uncle Aaron loves the fact that Andray has his "Zoolander" look going in this photo too! ha!

Life is rough, even at 2 days old! Just a few minutes before going home on Thursday!

The Stang's in their hospital room on Thursday afternoon just before heading home. Let me tell you all, it's quite a rush packing up that little baby and putting him in your car and heading home for the first time. That's when it set in for Jake and I that he was our responsibility. What joy, but scared and nervous all at the same time. Andray has been a great baby and we are so blessed to have him. Hard to imagine life without him already.

Love you all!