Welcome Carter!

Our anticipated day finally came, three days late that is!  While our home front was a bit bumpy a few days leading up to the celebrated day (with the kids getting sick & an unexpected scare of my dad going to the hospital to get a couple of stints put into his heart), everything ended up working out and the end result of our newest baby was perfect!  My dad seems to be doing good and our older kids were healthy by the time we took little guy home.  God really does have a place in time for everything!

We made it to the hospital with plenty of time and were welcomed with open arms by the staff as I was the only patient currently checked in the maternity ward... He was the 3rd baby to be born there, the first boy!  We walked the halls for about an hour, got an epidural and waited/rested a couple of hours until it was time to push.  Three contractions (~12min) later we had our beautiful baby boy in our arms... I really LOVE epidurals!!!  Welcome to our family, Carter!

Carter Andrew 7lbs 9oz, born on Sunday Feb 20, 2011 @ 11:08AM

He is perfect & looks JUST like Joshua!

Lots of family and friends came to visit. G&G B...

...And G&G R!

The hospital was really nice and new- They even fixed me a steak and lobster tail dinner the evening that Carter was born.  The desert was my favorite! 

Mike was as proud as ever!

So was I!

The whole process is just as amazing the fourth time around as it is the first time! 

We finally got to see what he looked like!

Proud brothers all around!

We found him with his hands folded in his lap.

After our 48 hour hospital vacation, he was ready to go see his real home!

3 days old, we were able to catch him with his eyes open.

I think he likes his new home!