Yes it has been forever since I have blogged! I spend a lot less time on the computer now that Carter Jay has arrived. I will update all of you on the last month of our lives, it has been super crazy but we wouldn't change it for anything in the world.
I was induced 9/22/09 @ 9:00 p.m. We checked into the hospital and got all settled in, at 10:00 they gave me the first cytotec pill (ripens cervix). Mom and darc got a hotel room and chuck settled in on the very "comfy" bed in my room. Chuck had no problem going to sleep...I on the other hand didn't sleep a wink.. At about 2:00 my nurse came back in and gave me another pill as I couldn't feel any contractions yet, but by 3:30 I went into labor. I was up and down and at 5:30 I text Darc and told them they better come up. I went ahead an got the epidural at 6:00 and boy was that fabulous!! It was the best $950 ever!! :) My doctor came in about 9 a.m. and when she checked me she said "You are 7 cm and you have a bulging bag of water." She broke my water and I delivered Carter @ 2:13. He was perfect from the beginning! We only spent 1 night in the hospital then we headed home.
Grandma Lynnea spent the first night with us in case we needed help. Carter was up every 2-3 hrs to eat. He always been a super eater!! I can't believe how fast this last month has gone..I remember counting the days til he got here, now they are slipping away so fast.
Carter continues to be up every 3-4-5 hrs during the night to have a bite to eat. He usually goes right back to sleep...but there are some nights I wonder how I will make it. He is now 1 month old and he weighs 10 lbs and is 22 inches long. He's going to be a big boy like his cousin Mason.
This weekend is our baby shower and we are looking forward to Carter meeting everyone that he hasn't met yet. He will be meeting his auntie brooke and cousins Shaye, Logen, and Jory for the first time! We want to thank Auntie Lisa for putting the shower on for us!! :) I'm hoping to be able to keep the blog up better - keep your fingers crossed.
Carter has also started to smile at my voice...it melts my heart!
Tomorrow Carter, Mason, Darc and I are headed to Rapid so Mase and Cartsy can get their pictures taken. I can't wait as time spent with them all is priceless....
We recently recieved some news about Darc that makes me thankful for family and great friends. She has a 3 inch mass on her liver, that is not cancerous thank god! She will be heading to Mayo Clinic November 2nd to probably have a 1/3 of her liver removed. I can't imagine life without her so we are being very optimistic and counting our lucky stars!! Carter dearly loves his auntie....keep her and our family in your prayers!! Well beings i'm running on 3 hrs of sleep i'm going to catch a cat nap while Carter sleeps!
