Christmas Eve with Gamma

On Christmas Eve, Daddy, Mommy, & me went up to Gammas house so they could celebrate the holiday with family, & of course, to show me off!  They all had Stew & a great time!

Why are you looking at me like that?

What is with all these pictures?

I WANT STEW TOO!

Posing with Gamma

His 1st Photoshoot

To see Carter in his very first photoshoot, please visit the following

Carter Kansas

She's Finally starting to warm up...

I went to feed Carter this morning at 6:00 am and Dakota, being the loyal dog she is always gets up with me and comes to lay at my feet while Carter nurses.  When I finished up last night, she lagged and didn't come back to bed with me, and when I woke up this morning, this is what I found....

How Adorable is THIS!  She laid by his crib until I came and woke them both up this morning.  

Aw... this is the life

Life is so rough!

Has anyone seen my pea in a pod....?

Meeting the Girls

Sadie got to go first... she was a little unsure what this "thing" was...

She liked him much more when she could see him

Dakota came next and she was more excited that mommy was finally home!

But she still seemed pretty happy :)

He is the main interest of the furbabies.  They love him to death.  Dakota comes to bark at us if we let him cry too long & Sadie brings him her toys and sticks her nose right up on him to make sure everything is alright.  

Finally, we were able to leave

Today, we were finally given the OK to go home!  We had to stay a few extra days because Carter lost 10% of his original body weight and was a bit jaundice.  We had to supplement a bit of formula feedings to help get his weight up.  

 

The happy trio!

Wanda, one of our nurses who was there almost the entire time

Almost Home!

Introducing to the great world...

Carter Kansas Gross!!  Weighing in at 6 pounds, 11.9 ounces, & 20.5 inches, he was born at 3:08pm on 12/11/08.    

I went into the doctors, & they direct admitted me to the hospital, I was 5cm @ noon.  They put me on Patocin, by 2 pn they came in to check on me and I was 8 cm, so they broke my water.  I had my 1st labor pain and my doctor ran back.  @ 3:08 pm we were blessed with an adorable little boy!!  I didn't have time to get an epidural, and he came out face up so he got a bit of a bruise on his head.  But it's starting to go away now.  He is absolutely precious & we are so thrilled he is finally here!  Now, if only we could switch up his days and nights!

Just after he was born!

So sweet

Dr Hunt & Carter

Gamma & Carter

Birthing suites were nice, nurses were great, bed was like concrete

This is where I spent my 4 days in the hospital....  I had some requests for photos

Hey, look!  Its a bathroom!

Where Mike spent his nights, doesn't it look comfy!

Me, my friend-the IV stand, & my contraction monitor

On the phone with my brother Brad

doesn't that look like fun!!

December is the lucky month!

We're just not sure what the lucky day will be.  Will I be able to hold out till my original due date or will he decide to come out early?  So you may be wondering what the plan is.  I had a doctors appointment yesterday and according to Dr Hunt I will be on my meds and bed rest until December 1st.  Then I go see her on the 1st, go off my meds, off bed rest, and we wait to see what the little guy wants to do.  She thinks I'll deliver within the week, I just hope it's not on my birthday!  Currently I am 34 weeks, and by the 1st I'll be 36 weeks which was my target holding week :)  So who is betting on the due date?  I want to hear guesses!!

T is for Tiger

 Just like it says on the door, you wake him, you take him!!  Of course, we won't let you take him far, but it's up to you to put him back to sleep!  Who wants that responsibility?!

This is what you see when you walk in the door, we still have to get fabric for the curtains

The reading nook, with the comfy recliner we got from Mikes Parents & threw a slipcover on to match the room.  Looks new!  Winnie the Pooh lithographs and the painting his daddy made.

Looking back towards the crib & changing table

The dresser won't stay that messy!  Look at all of mommies photos!

The adorable & soft T is for Tiger Bedding

Wild Mobile and crib

All his animals to watch over him.

The changing table & moms photos

So cute!

We cannot wait till we have a cute little man hiding out in there too!!

In the craziness of last week...

I never got around to posting pictures from the Shower my Aunt and mother threw for me!  We decided to have the party at my house which was super fun to show off the house.  We played a few shower games and ate way too much cake!  The little guy got tons of clothes, books, and other fun things.  We didn't take too many pictures, but here are the ones we did.

The edible cake and the diaper cake

Everyone in the living room

Me in the kitchen

Nate, the only man there!

Adorable Lion towel being passed around

The next addition to the Gross family, Allison, & I

The Yummy cookie Favors

Jen & Nate

A Pile of gifts

A close up of the Diaper Cake

I hope everyone had tons of fun!  Because I had a blast!  

Im home!

Mike and I went in for our 32 week ultrasound last Tuesday and ended up in the hospital.  Well I did, he was just there for the fatherly support.  Turns out our little boy decided he'd had just about enough of the inside view and thought it was time for him to make his outside view!  I was having 15+ contractions an hour and not feeling any of them.  So of course I was admitted to the hospital and giving lots of drugs and monitored for the next 3 days.  The contractions finally slowed down and I was allowed to come home on Friday.  I'm confined to bed rest, only able to be on the couch, the bed, or in a recliner.  My mom has come down and moved in to take care of me.  Mikes mom has brought over dinner and we're all set.  I'm stircrazy already but they said if he'd bake till at least thanksgiving he'd be better off coming then.  So me and the little man are taking it easy!  I will say that bed rest really isnt as much fun as it sounds!