Last weekend our new little family took a trip to Trisha's hometown of Seguin. It was Carter's first trip to his grandparents. We had a great time although it flew by. Friday was a success since it was the little guys first real car trip. He was in the car for almost 5 hours and he hardly made a sound. Our new roadtrip set up is me driving the two dogs sleeping in the passenger seat and Trisha and Carter in the back. Thankfully the dogs are as good in the car as Carter is or we would have our hands full.

On Saturday, the little guy got to spend time with his grandparents and he also got to meet his Aunt Brenda. He will never lack for love and attention! The reason we went down was for Trisha's friend Alison's baby shower. She is having a girl in April. Carter got to meet some new friends, like 4 year old Hudson Leonard and Nic and DeeDee's son Nico, who is 7 weeks older than Carter. I'm sure these two will be spending a lot more time together in the future.

We headed back to Cedar Hill on Sunday morning and made a stop in good old Austin to see Courtney and Bill who are having a girl any day now. It was nice to spend a little time back in Austin, even if it was for only an hour. Their house is beautiful and we had a good time.

Wednesday our friend Tricia Jennings came by with her two little boys. The ladies had lunch and the boys got some male bonding time. There are some adorable pictures of the three of them together. I know Trish really enjoyed some adult time to break up her day.

This week has been very hectic and like every other week since we've had Carter, has been flying by. This weekend will be the first we've had alone since his birth as well. As much as we really enjoy being around family, it sure will be nice to get a little time as just the three of us. Jared will be here next week and then Ben the following week. Carter really loves having hands on him so he'll enjoy their company.

"Grand" ol' Weekend!!!

The grandparents were in town for a wonderful time and special baby dedication ceremony at our church this past weekend. Andy's parents arrived Thursday and stayed til' Monday, and we had a really nice visit. Jan could hardly keep here hands off the baby but honestly, who could blame her :) Jack loved playing with his new grandson, and Carter loved meeting his Minnesota family. My mom and dad came into town, along with my brother Warren, for Carter's baby dedication at our church. Later that day, my dad took us all out to lunch where we gorged ourselves on an obsene amount of pizza and nearly went into a food coma... good times!

No more "Papa"razzi!

I think he's getting tired of the flashes! Little Carter sat (slept) through his first church service today. He was great... and of course was a hit afterwards. People keep telling me, "just wait," when I talk about how good he's been, but we'll see. He has been a great little guy so far. We are hoping to do his baby dedication at church next Sunday since my folks will be here. That will be very cool if we can do it.

He is starting to get into a habit of sleeping all evening and then not being very tired when we go to bed. I think we're gonna have to try to fix that but I hate to wake him up when he is sleeping so peacefully. I had another explosive mess to deal with today when I attempted to change him a little prematurely:) Let's just say I don't think I will be drying off with that towel ever again!

Clean Bill of Health...

Carter had his first doctor's appointment yesterday and received a superb evaluation...basically, he's perfect :) Seriously, though, he's already grown half an inch and he left the hospital at 6lbs. 7oz. and now weighs 6lbs. 15oz. which is great! I mean he's our kid, so eating definitely isn't a problem! He was so brave when they took his blood... He let out two cries and then went back to sleep while they administered the rest of the test... What a trooper.
Andy and I are adjusting well, and my parents have been a big help. We are so blessed.
Please pray for our friends Alison Fox and Tricia Jennings. Alison is dealing with Gestational Diabetes and Tricia Jennings' baby is in the hospital with a really bad case of the flu. The more good thoughts and prayers the better!
Thanks, and hope you are all well.

Awwww....The Life

He sure is a happy baby. He has his first checkup tomorrow morning and it will be his first day without his daddy home. It will be difficult to focus on work when I have this face waiting for me.

Girls Galore...

Once again, in other baby news... girls are everywhere! Trisha's niece, Stevi and her husband Eddie, welcomed their second little girl to the world about 2 weeks ago! Our friends, Courtney Askew and Ali Fox-Dahlberg are also both expecting little girls in March and April. It is a wonderful and exciting time for everyone, so please keep all of these new babies and babies-to-be in your prayers.
PS... our slide show is updated pretty regularly... you can just click on it to see tons more pictures!