March 31, 2010
Ultrasound Update
I just wanted to let everyone know that I had my monthly ultrasound today and aside from his feet, which we already knew about, he is looking very well! His heart looks great, his aorta looks completely normal, and all his body parts are accounted for. His growth is right on track, weighing it at a whopping 1 lb, 1 oz. That's double what he was a month ago! This is a picture of one of his feet. It looks almost exactly the same as Benny's but the cleft doesn't look as deep as Benny's. So, needless to say, we are relieved and thankful that all seems to be well with this baby! We're going to continue to follow the baby with ultrasound throughout the pregnancy (every 4 wks) just in case anything were to develop, but I will keep you posted!
March 25, 2010
We're walking!
I just wanted to share a little video clip of Benny finally taking his first steps! It's just a short few seconds, as that's all he's able to do at the moment in between falls, but he is so excited with himself for doing it on his own! We are excited as well and encourage him everyday. Enjoy!
Also, here are some photos from the last month or so!
March 20, 2010
March Update
Time seems to go by faster and faster these days. Abigail's Spring Break is at its end (woohoo!) and March is halfway over. In just a few short months, by baby girl will be a 1st grader! Something she is very excited about. School suits Abi very well. She loves it, and actually looks forward to having real homework. I told her to hold onto that as long as possible, because there will come a day when she doesn't like it so much anymore. She didn't believe me.
Benny is currently down for a morning nap so I thought I would take a quick minute to update everyone on life at the Carr household (not that it's all that exciting anyways). Ben is doing fantastic just 5 1/2 short weeks post-surgery. We worried that he would regress physically or that it would be hard to get him going again but he showed us differently. He is just the same little monster he was before surgery, but definitely more smiley! He is moving around and getting into everything he shouldn't. He figured out how to climb the stairs a few weeks ago and thus we had to make a gate purchase! Let's just hope he doesn't figure out how to climb over it! He'll be 16 months old next week, as hard as that is to believe. He's still so small, hovering around 17 lbs., but is growing in length! Our goal is to put some much needed pounds on him by Thanksgiving! Darin and I are interested to see how fast his baby brother will outgrow him...any bets?!
Emily is just Emily...obsessed with playing games at the moment. Her favorite by far is Sequence for Juniors. It's the first thing she asks about in the morning and the last thing before bed. She's obsessed!! If not Sequence, then the Lady Bug game is her next runner up. Needless to say mommy and daddy are exhausted with these games. She is also working on her Butterfly Garden she received for Christmas from her Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike. She sent away for her caterpillars a couple weeks ago, and they came last week. So, we've been watching the caterpillars grow bigger and bigger each day, waiting until we can move them over to their netting and watch them turn into butterflies! She's very excited about having her own butterflies. We'll make sure to take pictures when her new babies arrive!
Abi, as I said earlier, will be going back to school on Monday, to finish out her last 3 months of school. Her last day of school is June 3, and then it's summer break...lucky mom! She wants to get involved in Soccer this spring so I'm looking into that. She's still with the Girl Scouts and has an event coming up next week. They're going to go the the Chef Academy and learn how to cook a few things! Should be fun! In April, we'll be having a ceremony for the girls to get their pins and become official Girl Scouts! They're all looking forward to that too!! A day all about them!
Darin and I are exhausted, as usual, but doing well. Darin is still working Saturdays at the brake shop so it makes for longer weeks for everyone. However, on the bright side, Darin has managed to get the summer off from that job so he can spend some time with the kids before Abi goes back to school and their new brother comes! He'll be working through mid-May and then he'll take a break and return to work there in September. So, not only does he get to skip the hot summer months at the shop, he also gets full weekends to spend at home for a while! We're so thankful that his job allowed him this flexibility!
In a couple weeks, around Easter, Darin's mom will be coming to visit for a week. She was having withdrawls from the grandkids and couldn't wait until the summer! :) The girls are looking forward to her visit. We think it's going to be a busy summer for us. Elisia's mom will be coming out for a week or so in July/Aug to visit with the kids as well as to help out should the baby decide to make his entrance! We also hope to see some old friends from San Diego that we haven't seen in quite a while; Ben and Crystal and their new little son Logan will hopefully be out for a visit in August. I also think that my longtime friend from middle school and high school, Jennifer, will be visiting in August as well. Plans are in the works! We'll have company back to back but we're very excited at the possibility of getting to see everyone!
That is what's happening around here. For those of you wondering, we still have not settled on a name yet for little baby brother. We're having a more difficult time with this baby for some reason. With the other kids, we just knew, but with this little man, we're having a hard time deciding...we'll let you know if we settle on one! We hope everyone has a great Easter and we pray that the Lord blesses you all!
Benny is currently down for a morning nap so I thought I would take a quick minute to update everyone on life at the Carr household (not that it's all that exciting anyways). Ben is doing fantastic just 5 1/2 short weeks post-surgery. We worried that he would regress physically or that it would be hard to get him going again but he showed us differently. He is just the same little monster he was before surgery, but definitely more smiley! He is moving around and getting into everything he shouldn't. He figured out how to climb the stairs a few weeks ago and thus we had to make a gate purchase! Let's just hope he doesn't figure out how to climb over it! He'll be 16 months old next week, as hard as that is to believe. He's still so small, hovering around 17 lbs., but is growing in length! Our goal is to put some much needed pounds on him by Thanksgiving! Darin and I are interested to see how fast his baby brother will outgrow him...any bets?!
Emily is just Emily...obsessed with playing games at the moment. Her favorite by far is Sequence for Juniors. It's the first thing she asks about in the morning and the last thing before bed. She's obsessed!! If not Sequence, then the Lady Bug game is her next runner up. Needless to say mommy and daddy are exhausted with these games. She is also working on her Butterfly Garden she received for Christmas from her Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike. She sent away for her caterpillars a couple weeks ago, and they came last week. So, we've been watching the caterpillars grow bigger and bigger each day, waiting until we can move them over to their netting and watch them turn into butterflies! She's very excited about having her own butterflies. We'll make sure to take pictures when her new babies arrive!
Abi, as I said earlier, will be going back to school on Monday, to finish out her last 3 months of school. Her last day of school is June 3, and then it's summer break...lucky mom! She wants to get involved in Soccer this spring so I'm looking into that. She's still with the Girl Scouts and has an event coming up next week. They're going to go the the Chef Academy and learn how to cook a few things! Should be fun! In April, we'll be having a ceremony for the girls to get their pins and become official Girl Scouts! They're all looking forward to that too!! A day all about them!
Darin and I are exhausted, as usual, but doing well. Darin is still working Saturdays at the brake shop so it makes for longer weeks for everyone. However, on the bright side, Darin has managed to get the summer off from that job so he can spend some time with the kids before Abi goes back to school and their new brother comes! He'll be working through mid-May and then he'll take a break and return to work there in September. So, not only does he get to skip the hot summer months at the shop, he also gets full weekends to spend at home for a while! We're so thankful that his job allowed him this flexibility!
In a couple weeks, around Easter, Darin's mom will be coming to visit for a week. She was having withdrawls from the grandkids and couldn't wait until the summer! :) The girls are looking forward to her visit. We think it's going to be a busy summer for us. Elisia's mom will be coming out for a week or so in July/Aug to visit with the kids as well as to help out should the baby decide to make his entrance! We also hope to see some old friends from San Diego that we haven't seen in quite a while; Ben and Crystal and their new little son Logan will hopefully be out for a visit in August. I also think that my longtime friend from middle school and high school, Jennifer, will be visiting in August as well. Plans are in the works! We'll have company back to back but we're very excited at the possibility of getting to see everyone!
That is what's happening around here. For those of you wondering, we still have not settled on a name yet for little baby brother. We're having a more difficult time with this baby for some reason. With the other kids, we just knew, but with this little man, we're having a hard time deciding...we'll let you know if we settle on one! We hope everyone has a great Easter and we pray that the Lord blesses you all!
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