11 weeks old!

Well well...I can't say I have much time to do much of ANYTHING lately. Which is why I haven't updated this blog in a while.  People that update everyday...please tell me how you do it! Carter is definitely a full time job and I can't even imagine what things will be like when both Ryan and I are working full time and then coming home to a full time baby.  

So Carter is 11 weeks today!  Wow...I am amazed at how big he already is.  He had his 2 month check up a few weeks ago and weighs about 13 lbs and is almost 25" long.  He got 3 shots and didn't hardly cry at all. He sleeps maybe a 3-4 hour stretch, if we are lucky, BUT we are working on that.  He is learning how to sit, in fact he really doesn't like laying down.  He would rather be up looking around at everything.  I only have about a week and a half left before going back to work, but until then Carter and I try to do lots of things through out the day.  I read books to him, he plays on his playmat, we listen to a lot of music while dancing and singing, and we like to take the dogs to the park and walk around.  Allee and Aston are adjusting very well.  They both love to give kisses to Carter and I help Carter pet them.  They h

ave it coming to them once Carter starts to get mobile.  :)

On a different note Ryan and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary on  June 7th.  I can't believe it has been a year already and a very full year at that.  We spent the day with Carter, hanging out at home which was special for us.  Maybe next year we can have a trip planned back to Hawaii....that's the plan...well...at least it's my plan. :)  I love that place and hope to take Carter there.  In the mean time we love summer in Colorado and are enjoying the weather! 

2 Months Old ALREADY! Where did the time go?

I can't even believe 2 months have already gone by since bringing Carter home.  He has definitely stolen our hearts and makes our life so much more complete.  He changes literally every single day, there is always something new he has learned.  He LOVES the mornings, each morning we come downstairs and he lays on his changing pad while we get breakfast going and he talks non stop (we always say he is telling us stories).  He can hold his head up much better now, but it still a little bit of a bobble head. He is learning how to grab toys that hang from his play mat. And the past couple days he has actually kind of started laughing.  It is only a half laugh and it happens very rarely, but it's so awesome when it does happen.  We are hoping to get out and take some 2 month photos of Carter this weekend, maybe even get a few family shots. 

Unfortunately by Carter being 2 months old now, that means I only have 1 month left of maternity leave from work.  I am a little bummed out about it.  I wish I could just stay home with my little Goose and if we were in a little bit better of a place financially I would...BUT some good news is while on maternity leave I applied for a promotion at work and GOT IT!  So when I go back to work I will be at the Highland's Ranch FedEx Office as the Store Manager.  This is a great opportunity for me and the family and I am anxious, nervous and excited about it.  

New toy!

With Carter getting more and more active everyday it seems like it is getting harder to entertain him.  We don't really have many toys for him, not that he could really play with anything at this point, so we decided to go out shopping.  We found a really cool play mat/tummy time mat.  It's perfect because tummy time was getting a little boring without much to look at.  We also got a cute jiggling froggy toy to hang on his carseat.  As soon as we got home we put together the play mat and tested it out...turns out he loves it! He was smiling at the toys and talking while watching the lights it has.  Definitely a good buy!

Happy 1 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

So here we are one month into parenthood and are we exhausted! Everyone tells you that you aren't going to get any sleep and that you will have to wake up every 2-3 hours during the night to take care of your baby, but you don't listen.  You think oh I'll be fine or that it won't happen to you.  Well surprise! Sleeping even 4 hours straight is a miracle and so refreshing! But it rarely happens these days.  Nevertheless, we are doing quite well and are enjoying our new little bundle of joy.  Carter is awesome and is changing so much every day.  He is awake more often now and is learning how to track with his eyes.  He will follow objects back and forth and stare for long periods of time.  He is also imitating a lot lately.  If you make faces at him he will try to make the same face back.  Our favorite right now is sticking our tongues out at each other.  He weighs somewhere in the 9 lb range and has officially outgrown all of his newborn clothes.  He has also graduated to size 1 diapers....no more really tiny cute newborn diapers. :(  

We are also learning how to venture out of the house with Carter.  It can be challenging at times, but it is so nice to get out.  We met Ryan for lunch with some of his co-workers yesterday which was yummy, Carter slept the whole time. Next week we are going to try and get out a little more.  Maybe make a trip to the bank, visit some cousins and visit Nana (Pam's Mom) at her work to show Carter off to her co-workers.  It should be a fun busy week. 

Nothing exciting to report

Well here we are...another week has gone by and it's already Monday again.  Carter is getting so big!  He is probably close to 9 pounds now and I can't believe this week he will be a month old!  The time is going by way too fast! Last week was Ryan's first full week back to work and slowing we are falling into a routine. Being home with him by myself all day is a lot different than I thought. I thought it would be much harder, but he is a really great baby.  He only fusses if he needs something and he never cries just because.  He is also starting to figure out his days and nights.  He wakes up about twice in the middle of the night to eat and be changed, but lately goes right back to sleep with no problems.  In fact, last night Ryan and I were able to get two good three hour stretches of sleep, which was AWESOME! :) 

We are getting a little more comfortable taking Carter out and about with us.  Over the weekend we went on our first grocery shopping trip with him.  He did a really good, just slept most of the time, in fact we were about to make it to Target also.  Yesterday we decided to get out and do a bit more shopping, this time we went to the Castle Rock Outlets.  I wanted to check out some of the kids clothes stores.  We were able to find A LOT of really cute stuff and it was all on sale.  So we picked up some 3 month outfits for him. He is about 1 week away from not fitting into any newborn stuff anymore.  (Baby clothes are weird, some brands he fits into 3 month already and others he fits in newborn.)  We also picked up the cutest pair of sunglasses for him and a matching sun hat.   Hopefully the weather starts cooperating more so that we can use them!  Some hot summer days would be great right now! We are really anxious for our pool to open up so we can take him swimming.  That will be the next shopping trip...baby swim gear.  :)

Happy 2 week birthday Carter!!

So I am a few days late, but it's been about 2 weeks and still doesn't seem real. 

Carter had his 2 week doctor check up and he looks great! He weighs 8 pounds now which means he has gotten back to his birth weight and then gained 4 ounces.  He had to get a little prick in his foot and screamed his head off...that wasn't fun.  Poor little guy!  He goes back in about 6 weeks for his 2 month check up, which will include some vaccinations.  Other than that things around the house have been good.  Allee and Aston are adjusting more and more to our little man.  They both do great with him.  Allee is a lot more curious than Aston, she has to investigate every noise that comes out of Carter.  Aston occasionally checks in on him and gives him a good lick.  Ryan went back to work on Thursday.  Of course that was the day Carter decided to test me out.  He was a little frumpy in the morning, but then sleep most of the afternoon (lucky him getting some sleep, I have forgotten what good sleep feels like).  We hope to get a lot more photos to share with everyone soon! 

We survived the first week home!

Somehow, amazingly enough, we survived the first week home.  I can't believe that time has gone by so fast. We have adjusted pretty well and actually seem to be falling into a schedule.  We are learning all Carter's cries, noises and needs.  Ryan and I work really well as a parent team and are getting very quick at making sure Carter has everything he needs.  Today we reached another mile stone, Carter's belly button cord fell off.  It was a pretty gross little thing and I am actually relieved and glad it's gone.  

Today we are taking Carter on his first mall trip.  It will be nice to get out of the house and walk around a bit.  I will make sure not to become one of the crazy people at the mall with a stroller.  :) I am sure Carter will sleep the whole time and not even care about where he is, but it will be good for us.