ARIZONA

Wow - I have not posted in quite a while - things have been crazy to say the least! We have had some definite change of plans for our family and have been moving around..we were the roaming nomad family for a while there. We are now settled in our little apartment (bigger than Wymount for sure though) in sunny, hot Gilbert, Arizona. I have so much to catch up on, but we are all alive and well. Carter is growing like a champ and Andrew has been amazing with all these changes. Updates are soon to come - my spare time is hard to come by these days!!!

At the Car Wash!

The weather in Cali is fabulous (most of the time). It has been a wee bit on the hot side, but it is beautiful today and Bry decided to take Andrew out to wash the car. After all the vacuuming was done the water came on! Andrew was not too keen on being sprinkled with the cold water when it hit the car, but he loved to play and splash in the water on the ground. He says “dance” and then splashed around in it. He loved the bubbles too!

He even helped daddy…he was supposed to be washing the wheels, but hey – what can you day – he is two!

In the end we came out with a clean car! Thanks Bry!!!

My Little May Miracle

Carter Noble is now two months old!

My little angel baby is now 2 months old! These past two months have gone by way too fast, but I have enjoyed every moment. He is such a blessing in our lives and we love him so much. I can’t believe how much he has changed..

…he has doubled in size since the day he was born. I am not exactly sure how big he is, but between 10 and 11 lbs I believe.

…he now only wakes up two times at night to eat and those feedings only last about 5-10 minutes. Yes, I know he is not sleeping through the night like other babies, but I still say that is pretty good!

…he doesn’t cry at night! The way I know he is hungry is I can hear him “hunting” to eat. You can hear a little snorting sound I guess you would call it with his head going back and forth looking for food. It is quite adorable I must say!

…he can now take baths with Andrew in his little sling. It is too cute to have those two boys in the bath together each night.

…he can finally latch on to a passie, but he doesn’t want it any old time. It depends on the time of day and his mood, but it doesn’t last for too long, but he sure looks cute with it in!

…sad to say he is a bit of a spitter upper baby, but what do you do. I just am always ready with a burp cloth!

…Carter is a fabulous eater now and it is not too much trouble to nurse in public these days since he kinda has the hang of things now!

…he is starting to get more hair on the top of his little head with some curls right on the top. His hair is SO curly when it is wet and fresh out of the bath, but calms down once it is dry.

…he is getting quite chubby and we love it, but I do miss the tiny little thing he was when we brought him home.

…he enjoys his diapers being changed and finds it the perfect time to help relieve some of his gas…funny kid!

…I still adore it when he sleeps on my chest. There is no feeling that comes close to a sweet sleeping baby on you.

…he is the best morning baby ever. His first morning awake time, usually around 7 or 8 (or like this morning 4:30!) he gives the best smiles and coos. I just love it.

This little miracle baby has brought our family so much joy and I can’t imagine our family without his sweet presence.

**All these pictures were taken yesterday on his 2 month old birthday - check the dates...you better believe it. I have become quite the camera happy mommy!**

Carter's Baby Blessing

We were able to bless Carter at church on Sunday and were so grateful to have so many members of our family and friends there! Yes the air conditioning was not working in the building, but we all withstood the heat and tight quarters to witness this wonderful occasion! It was a beautiful blessing and my sweet baby did not make a peep!

Carter has a cousin two weeks older than him...Caleb who is Mark and Jami's sweet little boy. We wanted to get a picture of the two of them in their blessing outfits. It was a bit on the hot side to say the least in the house and Carter was not a happy camper. We did our best to get some shots, but Carter was a sad little man. Turned out pretty cute...or animated I should say!

First trip to the Beach

Well, we had our very first trip to the beach together as a family. This was the first time Andrew has been to the beach! I was not too excited to be going with a new baby and as stark white and post pregnant as I am, but I didn't want to miss Andrew's first time....so we lugged our stuff to the sand and enjoyed the afternoon!

Andrew was a little nervous about the water, but was okay if Bry was holding him. I was partly glad that he didn't love the water because it meant he would not go running into it! He did LOVE the sand though!!! He was quite the happy camper and Bry was so good about playing with him and building castles. Too cute!


I spent most of the day holding Carter in a chair while he slept...thus resulting in some VERY BURNT legs, but only on the front! I am red on the front (with some white splotches from Andrew's sunscreen) and white as a cloud on the back! It was quite lovely for Carter's blessing the following day.

We had a wonderful day and Andrew had a blast with his cousins!

Love these Peet

Andrew calls feet "peet" and it is just the cutest thing ever. Both these kiddos have pretty small feet and oh are they adorable!!!!

Togetherness

We are learning a whole new meaning to togetherness. We are staying with Bryan's mom for a little while until Bryan finds a job and we can move. His mom has a HUGE house and we are staying in two of the bedrooms upstairs that have a jack and jill bathroom. It really is not that bad, but it just gets long when we are up here ALL day because I have to work. They all still look pretty content considering the circumstances, huh?!
I can't believe how fast my boys are growing up. I just love them to pieces!