Tummy time!

Welcome Home Carter!

Carter came home on December 29th! The day after our 2nd year anniversary! Last week the doctors at the hospital said he would be going home on Wednesday. So on Monday morning, we cleaned, and Chase fixed up the home and baby's room. I went to the hospital to feed him, and the doctor came in and said he is doing well and he can go home!!!!!! I was extremely happy, way nervous, and "oh-my-goodness-real-parenting begins!" We drove home from the hospital and took him to his bed and just stared at our little one. It is amazing how much love multiplies when you have a baby! Chase and I feel that we love him even more now that he is home! The first night of getting up was a little hard, but it is way better than getting up in the wee hours of the morning and pumping. (That's what I had to do while he was in the hospital.) Chase and I love being parents...and we have so much to learn! Life is exciting! We will keep you posted on our little guy!

Getting stronger!

Carter is off the CPAP, off oxygen, and off the feeding tube. He's even in a big-boy crib! We're increasing his feeding slowly and he should be off the IV soon. The nurses are even helping him get into the holiday spirit with a nice Christmas beenie. We're so proud of our little guy!

He sleeps like his dad!

I thought this was a funny picture. He's doing well, and seems to be comfortable. He's actually off the the CPAP now!!! He may have to go back on, but at least he's strong enough for them to try removing it. I'll post a picture without the CPAP later so you can actually see his cute little face.

Look who decided to show up!

Carter decided to show up a little ahead of schedule. Here are just a few pictures because we're pretty tired and pretty busy. In the picture above he's about 3 minutes old. The little red spots on his skin are called...according to the neonatologist..."funky little infant spots." They're already gone, and his color looks great now. The tubes in the pictures below seem a little scary, but he's doing fairly well. He's breathing on his own with just a little help from the CPAP (You can Wiki it to find out how it helps him...excuse my laziness). He was born December 18th at a whopping 5 lbs, 8 oz and 19 inches long. He needs a little more time to put on the finishing touches before we can take him home in a week or two (hopefully).
We promise to post more pictures later!

I Can See The Light!

Hello! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I have 6 more days--that's right...SIX MORE DAYS of taking it easy, laying in bed, and eating cheez-its. What am I going to do in 6 more days you ask?? Well I'm going to PARTY! Then probably have my baby! Hopefully, I'll have some time before I have little Carter. I want to go grocery shopping, run outside, make fudge, do last minuet shopping for Christmas. Chase and I want to buy a car seat! I can not WAIT! I am going a little bit crazy, but 6 days are going to go by so quickly!

My sister Jaime is coming to Arizona from New York for Christmas--and she and her family are going to stay the night at our house! Its going to be easy to party with family around! It's going to be fantastic!

Let's talk Thanksgiving! This year Chase and I decided to do our own thanksgiving...and do it in style---take-out. We were excited to do it, because this will be a great story to tell Carter. We couldn't find a single restaurant that was opened and even KFC was closed! Then we found Black Angus! That's what we got! It was a meal for two! With an appetizer, soup or salad, main dish, and then dessert. It was out of this world!

Chase also worked on our little yard! We now have an AWESOME patio. Chase worked very hard all week. His parents gave him an early birthday present...a new grill! He can't wait to grill something and eat it on our patio. We are looking for some patio furniture...that's next!

So life is wonderful! We are just waiting and getting ready for the arrival of Carter! Enjoy the pictures!