SLC, Love it!

The last few days have been really fun because I am up in Salt Lake enjoying the nice cool break from hot Las Vegas! Regan had to go back to work on Monday, but I am up here hangin out with the fam for a few more days. Our weekend consisted of meeting my new little nephew Boston, who is so adorable and TINY! I think my baby was that big when I was like seven months pregnant!! Carter and Boston are so close in age, I'm sure they are going to be best buds! On Saturday we spent the entire day outside, the weather was so awsome. Salt Lake is just about the most beautiful place in the world this time of year, oh I love it, and miss it! Monday was not such a fabulous day....one word to sum it up.....SHOTS. I HATE them, I would rather be poked a million times than to have to see Carter get poked once. I'm sure all the moms understand how sad it makes you to see your baby get hurt, it really is the worst thing in the world. Little Carter is doing much better now though, smiling and laughing as much as ever! Today I was able to go to the Aquarium with all of my cousins and thier kids! It is so fun to finally be part of the "Mommy club". I love it! Oh yeah, and I have a little piece of advice for my future self... never take Carter with me when I get my hair done ever again. Especially not when He goes to bed at 8:00 and I'm there until 10:00. Lets just say I came home with wet, unstyled hair and a very unhappy baby.

Here is the cousing crew. I love that we are a huge heard of stollers! My baby as you can see from the pics just loved the aquarium...he slept pretty much the entire time! We'll try again in a few months when he can keep his eyes open for more than an hour at a time :)

First Mothers Day

Well I have officially had my first mothers day, and what a fun day it was! Just let me tell you how lucky I am to have the sweetest hubby that did everything he could to make the day so special. He is always so thoughtful. We spent the day hangin out with our family in St. George and then mine in Las Vegas. Luckily my parents spent the night at our house so I got to see my mom on mothers day! She is such an amazing woman and I love her so much. She is such a sweet mom and grandma! I don't know what I would do without her! It was great to have my mom and dad in town, We always have so much fun together. They really are some of our best friends in the world!

I thought alot yesterday about how blessed I feel to be a Mom, and to have such a great family. It has always been my dream job. I love little Carter, who by the way, has started to laugh! We were sitting on the couch the other day while Regan was telling me a story. He did an action with his hands which apparentlly Carter thought was hilarious. We heard this bubbly laugh, which honestly is the cutest thing I have every heard. He just kept going with it over and over again. Regan and I had tears in our eyes we were laughing so hard, and because it was such a sweet moment.

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[Regan]

A few more thoughts...

Since I only have a few minutes, I figured I just add an appendange to Teri's post, in order to quickly jot down a few of my thoughts and expressions of appreciation for the new Mother of our little family. Mother's day certainly had a new feel this year, as we celebrated Teri's first day of "official" recognition as a Mom. For those of you who know Teri well, you know that when it comes to holidays, she's still very much a child at heart (she still has me sleeping by the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, carving pumkins on Halloween, and decorating cookies on Easter), which, by the way, has rejuvenated my own excitement for these things. However, on Mother's Day this year, Teri had a different demeanor, a different glow. I could see in her eyes the true respect and humility that she held for this special day this year, as she was obviously captured in the surreal reality and joy of Motherhood. While I would typically use the word Destiny light, since I believe that we're largely a product of what we desire to become, I have no doubt that Teri was destined to by a Mom. In the countless hours I've spent over these past few months observing Teri interact with little Carter, I've often been overcome by a sense of reverence, for lack of a better word, as I see the light in both their eyes, and feel the sweet joy their special bond brings into our home. I thank the Lord for the blessing of my job that affords Teri the opportunity to focus solely on, and to do what she has undoubtedly been preparing to do for far more than her 23 years...to be a Mom. Teri, your perfect patience, concern, and love for Carter is truly humbling, and I thank you for all you do to raise both of us. I love you.

Late night ramble

It's late, but I'm still up dawdling around on the computer, waisting imporatant sleep time. Both Regan and Carter are sound asleep, so this is a great time to write down a few thoughts about our wonderful day. I absolutely love waking up in the mornings. I miss my baby throughout the night, and am anxious to hold him again so I bring him in bed with us at about five thirty. Trust me once you see this kid smile you would be hooked too! This afternoon we met Reg and had a fun lunch outside at the district which is just one of the amazing outdoor malls around here. Then Carter and I did a little shopping for my little nephew that is coming soon (can't wait!). This evening we went out to Lake Las Vegas and roamed around. We love it out there, it is so beautiful! We just hung out on this beautiful grass area right by the lake, and laughed at the cute faces and noises Carter was making. There was the strongest sent of flowers in the air, the birds were chirping, the weather was warm, it was so fun! I love springtime! We wandered on home, put Cart-dawg to bed, made a tasty dinner together, then crashed on the couch for American Idol. It was such a fun day, and one I want to remember. Life couldn't get any better :)

Three Months

Little Carter is three months old today! How fast time is flying. Carter has become such a huge part of our lives now that it is hard to imagine what it was like without him. I love everything about him, his smile, his cry, the way he yells at me when he's mad, the look on his face when he wakes up from a nap, his cute voice that he is discovering more and more everyday, the way he throws his fists together when he sneezes, his cute little bum, his sweetness, his stuborness, All of it!!! I feel so lucky to raise such an amazing little boy, and so happy that he is mine. Watching him grow and learn has been the funnest thing. He loves to talk and we love to listen! Every night before bed he just goes nuts telling us all about his day in his jibberish. He is just starting to grab things with his hands, and he is almost laughing! Today he rolled over all by himself, we both were kind of stunned, but really excited! He is so cute because he gets really proud of himself and smiles the hugest smile like "look what I did Mom!" I am learning to treasure every moment with him because every day is different and it all changes so fast. The last three months have been so fun and special to us, and I can't wait to see what else little Carter has in store for us.

Too Much playing wore him out!

We still get the chance to steal a night away just me and my hubby every so often. Reg took me to see Phantom of the Opera this week. It was spectacular!!!! and so beautiful!!!!! I loved it, and I had such a good time. Thank you so much Reg.

Carter's Blessing

What an amazing weekend! It all started when we flew up from Vegas and were picked up from the airport by Regan's brother Mike and his adorable little boy Talon (who we never get to see because they live in Denver). Mike was so excited to meet little Carter for the first time, and let me tell you how lucky Carter is to have an uncle that cares so much about him. It was so fun to see them spend time together. Carter loves Regan's brothers, It is so funny to see him with them. Regan's younger brother always holds Carter this certain way (I call it "the Brian"). Carter is just so happy and calm when he is being held by him. We met up with Regan's whole family that night at the Mayan, and had a great time with everybody. We spent Saturday night at the Jazz game with some of Regan's fam and had a ton of fun until this fifty year old man with a mullet sitting behind us started calling Reg out to fight him because we asked them to move their coats! It really was a fun game besides that little incident. And then came Sunday...what an amazing day that was for our family. We started the day off badly when we were getting Carter ready for his blessing and he burnt his hand on my hair straightener. I have never felt so bad! I'm sure every mom can relate, and I experienced for the first time, how terrible it feels when your child gets hurt. He was OK after about five minutes of crying, and it didn't bother him the rest of the day. After that.... the day was perfect! What a neat experience was to see my sweet husband get up in sacrament and give my baby the sweetest blessing. I was so touched during that whole meeting. We were surrounded by our family, some who traveled a long way to come support us. It was a really neet experience for me, and I am so grateful for my husband, and all those that came. It really meant alot to me. We had a fun get together at my parent's house afterward with good food and company! My mom put in alot of effort to make it nice, like she always does. She is so great, and I am so thankful for her. We have the most amazing families, and I am so glad I could spend this special event with all of them. Carter is so lucky to have so many amazing people in his life that love him.

So much to do...So little time...So much fun!

So I am finding that there is a very special slot reserved every day that I become superwoman and try to get all of the things done that used to take me all day (or at least a good chunk of it) called NAP TIME... Now dont get me wrong, I cherish all of the time I get to spend with my little one and we have so much fun, but I am starting to enjoy the little breaks in my day too. I am becoming super talented at a little thing called multitasking and doing things Quickly. I have about one hour to make the bed, pick up the house, shower, get ready, eat breakfast, do launry, fold it, iron it (the worst chore ever) and get ready to leave to meet regi for lunch. And yes all this can be done before my little man wakes up! Then after we get home from our afternoon out I have another bit of time to myself which today I am spending with Carter asleep in one arm and blogging with my right! ( it is really hard to type with one hand).

We had the best conference weekend! We met my family in St. George and pretty much played the entire time! We took this really awsome hike up to these beautiful cascade pools which were freezing but amazing! We had such a blast. As you can see we took Carter swimming for the first time! He looked so flippin cute in his swim outfit! We couldn't tell if he liked it or not because he just sat there very still with a very serious look on his face. He continues to change and grow so fast. He keeps me and Regan laughing everyday with his cute, sweet, and stuborn personality. I am so lucky that I have the two cutest boys in the world to spend my time with! I love it!

Rewind!

I can't beleive I have not posted a blog in such a long time because so many great things have happened. We now are living in Las Vegas and are having a blast here so far! We live in this great apartment just south of the strip. My days are filled with hanging out with little Carter during the day and my hubby at night. I can't write down or say how much I love this life of being a mom. Carter is growing so fast! as I look back at the last couple of months I realize that I have never been so happy, and I was really happy before! He brings so much joy into every day, and makes every experience new again. I love taking care of him and love to watch him grow. He is still such a happy and easy baby, always smiling and talking! He loves to try to imitate that sounds that you make to him. Oh, he is so freakin adorable! I think we are going to love this move to Vegas. It is so close to St. George where we are going on the weekends to see our friends and family. I love being close to home!

Sportin our Uggs together!
J-Dawgs!!!
Loves his cousins!

So we took a family vacation to Disneyland a couple of weeks ago, and we had a great time! It really is such a fun place to visit! We were anxious to see how our seven week old baby would do, and he did great! Only one or two tired breakdowns and the rest of the time he was just fine! With all the family there, we still went on all the rides a bunch of times. Our very faves were the tower of terror and the new space mountain ride! Oh my, those were fun. I was surprised how many rides let us take Carter on with us as well. It was a crazy and exciting trip with all of us. Our family is getting bigger by the second it seems like, but I love the energy all the kids bring. We were on the go the entire time, early in the morning until late at night. Every night watching the firework show all wrapped up in Reg's arms was my very favorite part of the trip! Thanks to Mom and Dad for the fun experience!