Carter Lee Baker

Born February 23, 2011

At 6:57 am

Weight: 7 pounds even

Length: 20 inches

The labor was very different this time seeing that I didn't even know I WAS in labor. Almost didn't even go into the hospital. My mom had to talk me into it and I felt like the biggest idiot going in and saying "Well I'm not contracting but I need to be checked!" Everyone looked at me like "Right....". Turns out I was contracting every 5 minutes just didn't feel them or felt very few of them and my labor ended up stopping once I dilated to 7. The doctor of course did not want to send me home at that point seeing that I probably would have had him at home or on the way to the hospital! He started me on pitocin which didn't really work so he eventually just broke my water and he was born an hour and 2 pushes later. He is so sweet and has a big brother who is pretty fond of him. Oliver started saying "brother" and "Carter" as soon as we brought him home and even asks for him when he wakes up in the morning. We are so blessed and I love being the mommy of two little boys. They are precious!

Life is much busier and I feel like I'm non stop 24/7 seeing that at night I'm up every 2 hours feeding and changing a baby. But I love it and am so grateful to have been blessed with two healthy beautiful babies and an amazing husband who takes care of all of us. He's a great daddy and works really hard for our family. We love being a family of four!

36 weeks

Thankfully we got our guest room and bathroom (almost) completely done over the last couple of weekends! We're still a month away from our due date, but the doctor thinks Carter might be here in the next week or two at the most!

 What?? In the next week??

This is crazy to think about! Although we got done what we needed to get done we now have a clogged kitchen sink that we haven't fixed and stuff still strewn about from painting and rearranging things! Not to mention the fact that Oliver just started another round of teething with some congestion which makes it hard for him to breathe. So he's been a little under the weather and has been having a little bit of a hard time sleeping at night. I hope it clears up soon. It'll be hard enough for him to adjust to sharing everything with a new little brother and getting used to hearing him cry! He's a trooper though and will do just fine! I really don't think the baby will care if things are out of order around here, but it would be nice to get everything back to normal before he arrives... we'll see what happens in the next week or so!

I have been having contractions and have been feeling a lot more like things are moving in that direction! We'll see how long Carter decides to wait to make his appearance. We can't wait to meet him! And we can't wait to introduce him to his big brother! So we wait.... and scramble to get everything together! Probably just to wait some more.... but thats okay. We're excited to know that any day now we'll be bringing home a new baby!

Oh if only

If I had $500+ laying around I would definitely be purchasing this stroller!

It's the only one that I've found that's light and fits into a compact trunk.

And not to mention the fact that it's not the size of a car!

I would not mind taking the boys on daily walks in this beauty....

:)

34 weeks

6 weeks left until my due date....

but I'm thinking Carter will be here well before that.

He's already dropped and I've been having contractions that are starting to get more painful.

The doctor's been keeping a close check on things and says that Carter was measuring

to be about 5 lbs as of 2 weeks ago.

This will definitely be a good thing if he comes early.

If he's on time or late he's going to be big!

Let's think positive!

Oliver was born at 38 weeks and weighed 7 lbs 3 ounces.

I'm hoping Carter is around the same size. We'll see...

I already have my hospital bag (somewhat) packed just to be safe...

His drawers and clothes (somewhat) organized for his arrival...

and have yet to put his bed and carseat together.

But really I'm just trying to stay on top of laundry and household duties!

Not to mention this extra above and beyond stuff...

(like finishing their room or hmm maybe the guest room that their Grandma Baker will be staying in!)

We'll see where we're at in a couple of weeks!

Oliver's list of tricks at 12 months

At 12 months Oliver is......
           a crazy crawler...
           standing on his own (and even pulls some dance moves while he's at it)...
           walking around objects but doesn't really take any steps by himself yet...
           eating anything and everything put into his mouth....
           loving anything musical (preferably the guitar or musical drums he just got)...

He loves:
           his Papa...
           FOOD...
           animals...
           visiting Dad at work for lunch......
           FOOD....
           laying in his crib.....
           owls......
           going on walks in his wagon...
           playing toys at home with Mom and Dad...
          
Words he says...
           "No no no!"
           "Dog"
           "Mama" & "Dada" of course!
           "Nana"
           "Num nums" (for food)
           "Car"
            "Bye bye"
            "Night night"
            "All done!" (with his cute little hands in the air)
             "Hoo hoo!" (when you ask him what the owl says)
              and some other words that I can't think of right now....

He's tried to say "Tyler" and "Beth" and "bugs" and "thank you" but has only successfully said half of the word..... he's pretty stinkin cute. I enjoy watching him learn and grow and change... he's 1 now! Growing up too fast....

I love that boy....

Happy Happy Birthday to my boy!

January 19, 2010 at 3:16 am

this little cuteness was born

and my heart plumped up with love 

one year later he's just as cute

and i love him 10,000 times more

which I didn't think was possible

Christmas 2010

First and only Christmas as a family of 3! We had a lot of fun and can't wait to add another to the family and celebrate as a family of four next year.....

29 week baby belly......

I definitely feel a lot larger than this picture looks....