So Big

We have officially hit 2 months! But since I suck and forgot to post his 1 month photos here they are...

At 5 weeks Carter weighed in at a whooping 12 lbs 5 oz! What a big nugget!

Now for our 2 months...

How cute is this guy?! He weighs in at 14 lbs. 6 oz.and is 24.5 inches long. He can roll tummy to back and has started grasping his toys. He loves his play mat and his changing table. His absolute favorite toy is the ceiling fan. He can not keep a pacifier in his mouth at night, boo. He coos and "talks". He can smile and almost giggle. He wears 3-6 month clothes. We are planning on moving him to his own bed this weekend, we will see how it goes.
I think we will keep him :)

Smiles

Carter smiled at me for the first time! Not like smiling in his sleep or a weird almost smile because of gas, a real smile. He was laying in his crib and I came in to put his pacifier back in his mouth. When I leaned over and he saw me he SMILED!

A sleep smile :)

That Moment..

I just had that earth shattering, life altering, heart wrenching moment when I realized that this sweet baby is the best thing I've ever done. A moment of utter clarity where I can step away from being exhausted or worried about him not eating enough or being concerned about my house being a mess and realize that I've witnessed and been a part of a miracle. And this miracle is mine.

Crazy Up In Here

Well, hello there! Let me catch you up on what's happening around here...

Baby had their own plan and didn't come until 5 days past my due date. I was so uncomfortable but I could deal with it until it was 107 degrees outside. That was a special kind of torture. I will write a whole post with the birth story and pictures and everything. Until then, meet Carter Dean Wolf born 6/28/2013 at 3:35pm weighing 8 pounds 9 oz and 20 inches long. He's amazing.

Nursery Tour

I finally got the pictures together :).  Here you go...
This is how the room started out... Actually the true "before" would have been when it was still the "office" with a giant desk, chair, couch, etc. It took us FOREVER to clean it out. We had no idea how much stuff we have crammed in there. It was intense. However, we painted the walls the perfect gray (it's valspar but the color has been discontinued and I'm super pissed about it) and ripped out all of the carpet. Then I started using the room as my "work shop" as I worked on the changing table. Which is what you see here. 

 Ta-Da! Finished product! Things will probably change but here is what we have right now...

 I am so in love with this changing table. Probably a little too much, but whatever. It was a labor of love, with help from my mom and dad. Seriously I could just sit and look at it... So pretty... Anyway, it has lots of storage and I added the crates on the wall to hold all of my cloth diapers (woo!). I know we will be spending a lot of time in front of this dresser and in that chair. Which is incredibly comfy. My mom made the pillows for the chair just as extra padding. The quilt on the chair was made my my great great grandma and the whole room was based off of it's colors.

 My mom made this quilt and bed skirt for the crib. She's one crafty lady and jumped at the chance to make these. Thanks again :).

 This is the stuff that will more than likely change.. I can't figure out what to put over the crib. It will probably end up being sweet baby keepsakes and their initials. Oh well, it will come together.

 Anywho, that's about it. WOOOOHOOO! Now all we need is to add the not-so-tiny nugget.

My lunch bag...

My lunch bag is out of control. Not that it's unhealthy but I have to have lots of snacks during the day. And it has been that way since the begining of this pregnancy.. If I don't eat something small every few hours, I pay for it. So here is what I have today:
Leftover mexican pizza from last night, an orange, a small container of strawberries, and a begal with cream cheese.

Now here is what I wish was in my lunch bag...

Umm.. Healthy. And honestly, I would put the peanut butter on the chicken. In fact, I'm salivating just thinking about that. I don't think it is socially acceptable to eat that but I almost don't care. Almost...

38 Weeks and Stuff I forgot

Here's me...

Holy cow! I can't believe we've hit 38 weeks! It feels like just yesterday we were surprising the crap out of our families, lol. Also, I can't believe how much this little human has grown. For a long time we referred to this baby as "appleseed" because when we found out, that's how big it was now it's the size of a watermelon. Holy guacamole, a WATERMELON!
In the last post I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago at 35 weeks my mother-in-law, Katie, threw me a very nice baby shower. My mom even flew in for it! Yay! I have all sorts of photos from it but I'm just going to post one...

A few of the ladies made me a super sweet diaper cake. Aww! Thanks everyone for coming and I'm seriously grateful for all of the very thoughtful gifts. It's amazing to think how loved this little nugget is and it's not even here yet. Let's just say, Nugget, you are lucky- oh so lucky.
They played a game where everyone guessed what the gender of the baby is going to be.. The results were 15 to 9 in favor of boy. I guess we will find out soon enough. I could truly not care less. Boy or girl, you are going to be one awesome kid and I can't wait to meet you (I think I'm speaking for a lot of people at this point).
In other news, I think I hit the "nesting" phase today. I scrubbed, on hands and knees, both bathroom and pretty much all of the baseboards in the house. I'm super sore now but it was worth it just for my peace of mind. Because, apparently, if you don't have clean baseboards something terrible is going to happen... Logical, totally logical.
Last time I promised nursery pictures... Well, I went a little photo crazy and now I have to sift through to see which ones are the best. But I will post them later this week.