Sorry for the long delay in blog posts. My only excuse is that we've been bombarded with family being in town lately! It's been fantastic!!! We've been so excited to show off our amazing little boy to everyone who will pay any attention. After my sister-in-law Kim left, my dad came into town, shortly thereafter followed by my brother James and his wife Alie. It was so much fun having them here. Unfortunately Carter and I weren't up to going along on a lot of their sightseeing, but we had fun at home with them playing games and enjoying a cute baby. We also recently found out that Alie is having a little girl in December and are so excited for the 1st girl in the family to come along! We also got to see Tyler's sister Jamie, her husband Patrick, and our nephew Connor for a day. It was so great to see them and meet our nephew for the first time! We loved getting Carter together with his cousin...he looked so tiny next to him!
The next day was the 4th of July, and Tyler and I celebrated by leaving Carter with his grandparents and going out to eat and to a movie. It was great because everyone else was watching the fireworks! The food ended up being bad, and the movie was bad too, but it was so nice being able to get out on our own. I don't know when we'll be able to have another date! Next to arrive was Tyler's parents. We had a blast with them and they had a great time getting to know their new grandson.
On July 12th Carter got blessed. Tyler did a great job and so did Carter! Carter didn't cry at all but just sat there awake through it all. After the blessing we had a big luncheon and got to visit with all the family that came. There were around 40 people there for the occasion! On my side, we had my parents, James & Alie, my Aunt Shirley, my Aunt Millie & Uncle Terry, my Aunt Sherie & Uncle Dave, and my cousin Jenny and her entire family. Then on Tyler's side we had his parents, his Grandma and Grandpa Andrus, his Uncle Mark and his entire family, his Uncle John and most of his family, and his Uncle Mike and his entire family. So many people to celebrate and see one tiny baby. It was amazing! We had such a great time visiting with everyone, and they had a great time passing the baby around. What an incredible day! A few days after the blessing Tyler's parents left and we became just the 3 of us again. I admit, I miss all the help!!! It was great to get a little extra sleep and have extra hands to hold the baby.
Hopefully we'll continue to get visitors more often since we have a cute baby for everyone to see.
Carter is doing fantastic otherwise! He is now weighing in at around 9 pounds!! We can hardly believe how quickly he has grown. He looks like a completely different person now than when he was born! He has started to outgrow most of his newborn sized clothes although most of the 0-3 mos still look big on him. He is also starting to sleep through the night. Last night he slept for 7 straight hours! I don't know how we got so lucky to get such a perfect child that will sleep through the night before he's even 7 weeks old! We hope it lasts! He's also so happy all the time. He has started to smile and coo and interact a lot more. Here is a video of him playing in his bouncer. It would have been longer but my memory card filled up and there was no more room!
Unfortunately since my memory card was full I also don't currently have any of the pictures from everyone being here and from the blessing! But rest assured, my mom, sister-in-law, and Tyler's step-mom took lots so I will get them all from them and post them soon. Be prepared for a post filled with TONS of pictures...my mom alone took hundreds! And no, that's not an exaggeration.
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