2 months old....

On Sunday, Carter turned 2 months old. Where has the time gone?! We had his 2 month checkup yesterday. The doctor said he looks perfect! Little man is almost 23 inches now...and weighs 13 lbs 6 oz! WOW!

Here are some pictures of what he's been up to over the last few weeks. Still loves his bouncy seat (especially playing with Mommy in the mornings....check out the bed head!), playing in his gym, he sits in his Bumbo seat now, loves holding & shaking his rattles, smiling & LAUGHING...and he made his first trip to church (Picture above. Don't ask how that went! Let's just say I am quite familiar with the 'cry room' and boy is the name fitting! Ha!)

Professional Pics...

Here are the professional pictures we had taken of Carter when he was 5 weeks old. The photographer came out to the house to take them....it was so easy!

Below are the pictures we had taken in the hospital, when he was 3 days old. He has changed so much!

6 weeks old...

Wow, has time just flown by or what?! Carter turned 6 weeks old today! He has changed and grown so much.... Here are some pictures to keep everyone up to date (oldest, when he was about 2 weeks old to most recent).

In the last few weeks, he has grown out of his newborn diapers, clothes & pacifiers! You can see he spends a lot of time in his bouncy seat, playing in his 'gym,' watching March Madness in his longhorn outfit (good thing he fell asleep and missed our OT loss to Wake Forest!), smiling (you can see how much he looks like his Daddy) and also starting to coo and 'talk' quite a bit lately (where in the world does he get that urge to talk?!?).

We are really having a BLAST with him...we feel like he changes and grows every week. What a blessing!

Carter is here! Our first week...

Carter Thomas arrived on February 25, 2010. Delivery day was pretty rough for the little guy...but when all was said and done, he weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz., was 21 inches long and healthy as can be.

Here are some pictures...Starting with a few shots from the operating room (when I got to meet him for the first time), some of our days at the hospital, on our way home and some of our first week at home (including his first bath). More to come, as he seems to change every day! Enjoy :)

Our pastor...

Here is an article written about our Pastor, Matt Chandler, and his fight against brain cancer. This article is a very accurate, informative & eloquent portrayal of him, his family, his faith & his suffering.

Newspapers around our country (such as the New York Times and Washington Post) and newspapers in other countries (such as Finland and Mexico) ran this story, this past weekend. Please pray for the many eyes that will read it... and the many lives & souls it will hopefully touch...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_re/us_rel_the_pastor_s_cancer_1

The nursery!

We have finally finished Carter's nursery! As we were putting on the finishing touches last night, we both agreed that it was EXACTLY what we had in mind (good thing we share the exact same taste in decorating!). We don't feel like the pictures really do it justice...so hard to get a feel for a whole room when you can't even fit the whole room in a picture. (Not to mention the flash on the camera makes the wall color look weird?! The walls are a beige color, the ceiling a shade darker. Really similar to what our living room looks like, for those of you who have seen it). Anyways, here are a few pics...We can't believe he is due to be here in a little over 4 weeks. Wow!