4 Months Old

Today Carter is 4 months old!  We can't believe how fast the time has gone. 

Carter's Blessing

We had the opportunity to bless baby Carter on June 5, 2011.  It was a great experience for all of us and Chris did a wonderful job naming and blessing our baby boy.  Chris' folks came in from Albany, my parents from the Bay Area, and my brother and sister-in-law from Utah.  Here are some pictures from the day.

Miracle Baby

We recently survived a pretty traumatic event that reinforced how lucky we are to have such a special little boy.  On the evening of the 4th of July, Chris, Carter (in his stroller), and I were all hit by a car while we were crossing Mass Ave in a crosswalk.  The brunt of the impact was taken by the stroller so it was particularly scary and definitely the worst experience of my life.  Fortunately because Carter is so young still, he was strapped safely in his Graco car seat which was strapped to his BOB stroller and he came away from the accident without a scratch or bruise on his body.

This whole event made Chris and I reflect on the angels that are watching over us and watching over little Carter.  While we are still struggling through the event psychologically, physically we are doing well and are grateful that we can put the event behind us.  Most of all the accident made us pause and reflect on the many blessings in our lives and how fortunate we are.

 We love this little guy!

4th of July

The 4th is one of our favorite holidays and it's especially great to celebrate it in Boston. A long standing tradition (well a tradition of 3 years now) is going to a professional baseball game.  This year we continued the tradition by taking Carter to his first Red Sox game at Fenway Park.  He was such a trooper!  It was a pretty hot day but he was content to watch everyone around us and sleep on mom's lap.  We made it through 6 innings which far exceeded our expectations and we got home in time to watch the end of the game. 

We spent the afternoon with good friends from church and enjoyed delicous pulled pork and other 4th of July type foods.  On our walk home from the BBQ we experienced a huge miracle and are recovering from a pretty tramatic experience (more details to come).  All in all we are so grateful for the blessings in our lives and for our healthy little boy.  Happy 4th to all!

Happy 1st Father's Day!

Daddy Time

Carter has already learned how to pose for the camera....such a cheese!  He loves daddy time, especially when they watch the Red Sox together.  Happy 8 week birthday buddy!

6 in 6

Carter is a great baby!  He eats well, sleeps well, and gives us lots of smiles every day.  The best part is he loves to travel (or at least he tolerates it well!).  By 6 weeks of life, Carter has been to 6 states- MA, CA, UT, NJ, NY, and CT.  This is a picture from our final leg of travel and the little guy was really tuckered out.

We went to the pediatrician on Friday and Carter now weighs 10 lbs and is 22 inches long!    He's growing so quickly and changing every day.  We love him so much!