Obviously there have been many changes since our last post since Carson is already 2 months old!!! Here's a quick summary of our past 4 months or so (although we will surely forget to include something...):
April - 4 baby showers filled with family, friends, food, and gifts; we truly felt blessed by everyone's generosity.
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| College Station Shower |
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| Work Shower |
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| Dallas Shower |
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| Dallas Shower #2 |
May - Chris' cousin's wedding (our last couple's getaway before baby) and Chris' 28th birthday at the Arboretum; we took this month to fully enjoy our last moments as a family of 2.
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| Ryan's Wedding |
June - Carson's arrival!!! With his presumed large size, we were induced the night of June 12 (which barely happened because L&D was full). Things were progressing, but not exactly as they should so Katie was given an epidural and a very small dose of Pitocin the next morning. Carson kept us on our toes all day with his heart rate dropping occasionally, but Katie was able to move around, breathe deep, and pray to keep him happy while Chris watched soccer :) Things progressed steadily all day, and around 5pm we were ready to push. After about 15 minutes of pushing, he was moving in the right direction, but we had to stop to free up our nurse to help with an emergency c-section. While she was gone, a heavy hail storm hit Dallas giving the whole family a bunch of love dents while we waited for him to arrive. An hour later we were ready to push again, but this time Carson was over the whole labor experience. His heart rate dropped to dangerously low levels during contractions and we were prepared for an emergency c-section should the next few pushes not deliver him. Luckily he arrived on that third push, healthy and crying. It was the best feeling in the world! We also celebrated Father's Day and our 5th Anniversary this month.
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| First Family Picture |
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| 1st Father's Day |
July - Carson's first 4th of July fireworks and he loved them! He also had his first roadtrip to Houston (slept the whole way there and back) and live soccer games (one in Houston and one in Dallas). Over the month he was able to meet lots of friends and family.
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| 4th of July |
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| 1 Month Old |
August - Again this month Carson got to meet new friends and family and Katie returned to work. That brings us to the present...We are loving our new life as a family of 3 and are getting settled into our routine. He is smiling, cooing, and generally bringing so much joy to our lives. We are blessed to say he has been healthy (aside from the left kidney that is still being checked on, but no symptoms) and is letting us sleep quite a bit at night. Here's to all the fun times to come!
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| Our Happy Baby |
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| Family at Church |
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