Kalleigh's Bday

We have only 1 more party to go... on Sunday we will celebrate the girls' bdays with our families... So far I have made 3 cakes... 2 chocolate and 1 confetti. ONly 2 more to make for Sunday and we will be all set! It is hard to believe we have a 6 and a 3 year old, and a 3 week old. I remember the day we brought Kalleigh home from the hospital. So much has changed since then, and so much has stayed the same. :)

Right now the girls are at Dars pizza in Pipestone with GMA and Bree Bree. They have kidnapped all of the kids-the 6 youngest anyway for an afternoon/night of ice cream cones, the park, swimming in our hot tub and sleeping in the camper. Hopefully the weather will cooperate otherwise they will all be in grandmas house!! All of the kids were super jacked up when they were here, and Bree and Grandma will be lucky to survive with their ear drums intact. 1 9 year, 2 5 year olds, 1 6 year old and 2 3 year olds... talk about a full house!! They are lucky to have so many cousins that live close!!

Sow Belly Pig

OK so whoever told us we were taking a little boy home from the hospital was WRONG... dead wrong... We do not have a little boy at our house, we have a LITTLE PIG... At his 2 week appointment, Ramsey weighed 9 lbs 15 oz... mind you all he weighed 7lbs 11 oz when we left the hospital... so needless to say he is gaining very nicely!

His entire face has changed, and his stomach, and thunder thighs.... maybe he will be built more like Kalleigh than Abigail.l... time will tell I guess. He is doing great... we are on this massive cycle of eating, pooping, and sleeping - not in any particular order. Nursing is going good- all of my parts are still intact, however I am still sticking to my original statement when I said that boys suck WAY harder than girls.... maybe that has something to do with his massive weight gain?? we will have to see. But so far- he is fitting right in to the Carr family... I think we will keep him!

Happy Birthday!!

As if getting a new brother wasn't exciting enough... Monday was Abigail's 3rd birthday. She tried hard all day to get past the fact she believes she is 5 1/2.... but I am not sure it has stuck that she is 3 and not 5 1/2... oh, well, she will have a whole year to grasp the concept!!

Big ticket items on her bday list was a BABY BORN... when she opened it up she said..." Oh, my GOSH, Oh, my GOSH! About 6 times... it made her day! She spent the day feeding and changing it's diaper... just like Whamsey....She is such a little spunky thing... we can't wait to see what the next year will bring!

Next monday will be Kalleigh's 6th birthday... I think we will be celebrating AEbleskiever weekend... with the cousins and whomever is around....

Life with a Little Boy...

Well, we have 1 week under our belt, and I would have to say that things are going very well. Ramsey is such a little stud. He sleeps for the majority of the day (and night), eats, and goes through a massive amount of diapers... It seems like he is dumping a load in his pants every 5 minutes... his little tush is sore due to the fact he ALWAYS has poop in his diaper!

The girls have adjusted to having him in the house... Abigail has yet to learn how to use her inside voice... it was good he had to listen to her for 9 months inside of me... he sleeps right through everything...

I have deterined that BOYS are way harder "suckers" when nursing.... He gets right to business and is a super good eater....

It is hard to believe that he came out of my body... I find myself staring at him in wonder...partly because he is a boy, and partly because he completes our family. Part of me is a little sad... but the other part of me is so relieved. I have NO desire to be pregant again... even if the end result is something as cute as Ramsey!!
Enjoy the recent pictures... he is growing like a weed!

RAMSEY JOHN CARR

Our family was blessed with a beautiful, healthy 8lb 2 oz. (20 in. long )baby BOY on Saturday, June 28th. Ramsey John Carr joined the family at 9:45 AM. We arrived at the hospital at 8:15... Contractions started to become regular a little after 6:00- we had spent the night camping at Lake Benton without the girls... they had gone up to the cities to stay with TanTan and Habte with my Mom and Dad...

Things around our house are going well. The girls love their little brother and it is hard to believe we have a baby boy in the house. Changing little boy's dirty diapers and taking care of sore little boy parts are new to everyone!!

We came home from the hospital about 2:00 on Sunday...he is nursing good, wetting his diapers and giving his Dad a run for his money changing dirty diapers! Talk about Dad on DUTY!

We will keep you all posted with how things are going as we get more into a routine...
We are very thankful and feel beyond blessed with our girls and Ramsey. It is hard to put into words!

No baby yet...

The Carr family remains at four for another day at least... still no signs of the new addition beyond the contractions I have felt for the past 2 months. I am not sure what the hold up is, and frankly being at home right now and not having to go to work is not really helping!

The girls are busy with riding bike, playing outside, going to basketball camp, t-ball, vacation bible school, Danebod Family Camp, and soon swimming lessons will start... we have gone to the pool, went for a boat ride and just been lazy at home... Yet none of these seem to interest the baby enough to come and join the fun. Tomorrow we go to the doctor and hopefully she will have good news. The girls are going to the cities for the weekend with my Mom and Dad, so in way I almost hope that the baby will hold off for the weekend (did I say that outloud??)... Only because I think meeting their new brother or sister in the hospital would be a memorable experience for them both... but I am willing to sacrifice that for the basketball to come out!!

I know they will have fun in the big city with Tante and Habte, Mah Mah and Fa Fa... the question is if THEY will enjoy the experience...

We will keep you posted!

Words of Wisdom from our Doctor

Well, we went to the doctor on Friday, and she reported I was dilated almost to a 3 and that things were progressing.... whatever that means in doctorspeak... She stipped my membranes-whatever that means...in hopes of getting things moving... About the only action I have noticed is more intense contractions that don't go anywhere. So here we sit. Beautiful weekend to enjoy with the girls and no plans for what to do. To fish, or not to fish.... to camp or not to camp... to put up a new swing?? Who knows where the weekend will lead us... hopefully on the way to Marshall to have a baby... but we will see.

We go back to the doctor next friday, and if we havn't had the baby by then she was willing to induce me on the following monday... which turns out to be Grandpa Ron's bday.... To induce or not to induce... Have heards LOTS of horror stories about induction. Anyone have any advice??

Enjoy the beautiful weather, it looks like summer is finally here!!