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What a Month!

August 20th, 2009

We have been so busy this month. Carson is growing quickly! He loves to smile and make some very silly faces. He’s also becoming pretty vocal. There are nights when we will put him in his crib and we just listen to him grunting and sighing. His cries are becoming stronger and he has discovered fake crying. There are times when he will look at one of us and say, “wah” and then he will just continue staring. It’s hilarious!

Here are some of our favorite faces he makes.

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We took Carson to his first trip to the Disneyland Hotel to visit with Mimi and Boompa. We had a great time pushing him around in his stroller and eating a nice dinner. I can’t believe we forgot to take pictures!

Uncle Cory’s birthday was this month and we joined him for dinner at Alcatraz. Carson wore a special rock outfit just for his Uncle.

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Carson’s Uncle Jeff, Aunt Leah and cousin Aidan came by this month to visit. We had a wonderful time with them. We put the boys in their strollers and walked to Oggi’s for lunch and then stopped by a park to play when we were finished. I had so much fun with playing with my nephew on the play structure. He is getting so big and says the cutest things! Aidan finally warmed up to Carson. We started out just by having him feel how soft Carson’s skin is and a little while later Aidan was giving Carson kisses. It was so sweet!

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Carson’s Gram and Papa threw a family shower for him last Saturday. It was such a fun day and it was exciting to have everyone over to meet Carson. A huge thank you to everyone who came to the shower and for giving Carson such nice gifts. We are truly blessed to have so many close friends and family that love and pray for our little guy.

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After the shower Gram and Papa watched Carson so Jordan and I could enjoy our first date since he’s been born. It was a little strange not having him with us but it was nice to get out enjoy a nice dinner. Thank you Ken and Heidi for such a great day!!

I should also mention that it was Uncle Taylor’s birthday this month as well. He is still in South Africa so we couldn’t celebrate with him but we definitely thought of him.

We are looking forward to another fun, yet busy month filled with Disneyland trips, birthday parties, having friends over, and Carson’s first trip to Bakersfield! If you want to see all of the pictures from the past month click here.

Lots of Pictures

June 25th, 2009

Considering how rough the first couple nights at the hospital were, the first night at home with a newborn wasn’t too bad. We have had time to catch more hours of sleep than Monday or Tuesday combined. I was also able to transfer and upload a bunch of pictures. Here are a few. For more, click the photos tab at the top of the page or check out the photo set at Flickr.

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For more photos, check out theĀ photo set at Flickr.

Carson Thomas Lyall

June 23rd, 2009

Carson Thomas Lyall – Born Monday June 22 at 10:13PM. Weighing in at 6 lbs 3 oz. 18 inches tall.

Mother and baby are doing just fine. Thanks to everyone who sent their thoughts, prayers, and congratulations!

We’ll be here at the hospital until tomorrow at 11AM. Feel free to come visit. We’ll have lots of photos and video to show soon after we get home, but I’ll show you a photo I took with my phone.

More Showers

June 13th, 2009

On May 30th my wonderful friend Pamela threw me a nice baby shower at Buca Di Bepo along with my friends Jessie, Kelly and Ana. Pamela, thank you for putting the whole thing together. It was a perfect day! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it and a huge thank you for all of your generous gifts. The Lyall family is very blessed to have all of you in our lives supporting us, loving us and praying for us.

Here is a picture with everyone who helped with the shower.

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Pamela and me

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With the delicious cake!

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I had my last day of work on Friday June 5th. I was planning on working until the 17th but Carson is wearing me out! I’ve been taking lots of naps and slowly getting things ready for the little guy to be here. On my last day of work everyone I work with pitched in and threw me a potluck lunch and gave me some cute baby clothes and a gift card to cover the cost of our crib. I am so grateful! Everyone at my school is amazing! The teacher I work closely with, and friend, Angela threw me a surprise baby shower with the families in my classroom. Jordan knew all about it and came to the shower as well. It was a great day!

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The stepping stool that Angela and Vanessa had made for us. Cutest thing ever!

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A huge thank you to Angela for putting the shower together and to all the families! It was a bittersweet last day. I’m thankful to be off so I can get as much rest in as I can now and take my time getting ready for the baby. But I already miss the kids and families so much!

As always there are a lot more pictures from these events under our photos link. If all goes as planned Carson should be here in 2 1/2 weeks! So, keep checking in!

Bakersfield Baby Shower

May 22nd, 2009

On May 9th my sister, sister-in-law, aunt and cousins threw me a beautiful baby shower! I am overwhelmed with the amount of love people have for Carson already. He got so many nice things, I can’t wait for him to be here and use all of it. Thank you to everyone for making it to the shower and being such an important part of our lives. Your love and support means so much to us! A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped with the shower. It was an amazing and relaxing day for me, just the way I pictured it. I love you all!

This is everyone who helped with the shower.

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My beautiful Mom!

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Carson with his Mom, Aunt Katey and Aunt Leah

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Carson’s Mimi and Gram. (Thank you Heidi for making the drive to Bakersfield. It really meant a lot that you were there. )

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Patiently waiting…

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There are a LOT more pictures under the photos link for everyone to look at. Thank you Mary for taking such great pictures, I love them all!

31 Weeks

May 3rd, 2009

I can’t believe I am already 31 weeks along with Carson. Time is going by so quickly. Things are going really well and Carson is healthy and very active. One of our favorite games is to play music on Jordan’s iPhone and put it on my stomach and watch Carson rock out. He loves upbeat music!

A few weeks ago Jordan and I went to Bakersfield for my friend Elena’s wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and Elena looked gorgeous! I was able to catch up with a lot of people I haven’t seen in a long time. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera but my old friend Stephanie took some pictures of us and sent them to me. Thanks Steph! And congrats Elena and Mike!!!!

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The day after the wedding we had a bbq at my parents house to celebrate Leah’s birthday. It was nice and relaxing and we had so much fun playing with our nephew Aidan. He is growing up so quickly!

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This is my favorite picture ever!!

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There are a lot more pictures if you click on our photos link. :)

May is looking very busy with showers, birthdays and baby classes and we are looking forward to all of it!

Happy Easter!

April 12th, 2009

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His name is Carson

March 26th, 2009

Jordan and I were planning on keeping our son’s name a secret, but we love it so much that we have decided to share it with everyone. His name is Carson.

We are still deciding on a middle name, but right now we are leaning towards Thomas. Thomas is Jordan’s middle name and his Grandpa’s middle name.

Carson is continuing to grow healthy and strong. We had an appointment on Wednesday and everything is on track and he has a really strong heartbeat. His heartbeat has to be my favorite all time sound.

People have been asking for belly photos so here you go. These were taken a week ago.

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Last weekend we visited my best friend Kara in Santa Barbara. We had such a great time! Jordan and I are trying to get all those out of town visits and vacations in now because starting in 3 months it is going to be difficult to get away.

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Stay tuned for more updates!

21 Week Ultrasound – Video

February 24th, 2009

Hello All,

Today we caught another glimpse of our growing boy from a 10 minute long ultrasound. He seems to have everything the right size in the right place. We even got to see and hear his heart beat!

Here’s the video of the entire ultrasound. We won’t feel bad if you can’t sit through the whole thing – most of the time it looks like a lava lamp. But if you’d like to check out the heart beat skip to the three minute mark.

Here are the still photos we got:

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Also, if you’re interested in what else is going on in our lives, check out the photos from our Super Bowl Party, our Valentines Dinner, or our trip to the San Diego Zoo.

Until next time…

It’s a Boy!

January 29th, 2009

So we asked the ultrasound technician to keep the gender a secret, write it on a piece of paper, and seal it in an envelope. We shared the special moment at a nice dinner out.
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Here are a couple of the 18-week ultrasound photos.

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