What a Month!

August 20th, 2009 by Courtney No comments »

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.

One Month Old

July 22nd, 2009 by Jordan Lyall No comments »

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Carson turned one month old today. And it was a busy day. First Court brought him by my office and we got to show him off to my coworkers. He then had a doctors appointment. He now weighs 9 lbs! That’s a 50% increase in just one month!

Carson’s Birth – Two People Enter, Three People Leave [video montage]

July 2nd, 2009 by Jordan Lyall No comments »

Hope you’re not tired of seeing photos and videos of Carson. We’re sure not tired of taking them. :)

Carson at 1 Week

July 1st, 2009 by Jordan Lyall 1 comment »

We took this a couple days ago at one week. Hard to believe that today would have been his actual due date.
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Belly Shots – 9 Months of Photos in 2 Minutes [Video]

June 30th, 2009 by Jordan Lyall No comments »

Photos from the same position every few weeks for the duration of her pregnancy.

Lots of Pictures

June 25th, 2009 by Jordan Lyall 2 comments »

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.

Coming Home

June 24th, 2009 by Jordan Lyall 2 comments »

Hey guys, we left the hospital just two hours ago. We’re all still wiped out. I’ll see if I can upload photos and a video or two later tonight. In the mean time check out the professional photos we had taken this morning.

Baby Carson – Our 365

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Carson Thomas Lyall

June 23rd, 2009 by Jordan Lyall 3 comments »

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.

Carson’s Room

June 21st, 2009 by Jordan Lyall No comments »

With just a matter of hours until he’s here, we’re putting the finishing touches on the baby’s room.

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Last Day of Just the Two Of Us

June 21st, 2009 by Jordan Lyall 1 comment »

Last Wednesday we found that Courtney’s blood pressure had risen past a normal, safe level. She was instructed to rest for a couple days and come back Friday. On Friday her blood pressure was still too high. They decided it was safer (for Court’s health) to induce labor early.

While very concerned for Court & Carson’s health, we’re very excited to welcome the little guy into the world.

Over the last couple days I’ve had to quickly wrap things up at work (who through me a surprise party and got us some really nice things), buy a new camera, buy a rocking chair, pick up some other last minute things, and finish up the nursery all while Courtney has been busy resting (and organizing the baby’s closet … shhh).

So here we are. What an awesome first Fathers Day!

Tonight at midnight we’ll head down to Mission Hospital and begin induction. Her OB will come in tomorrow morning and check things out.

When time is available, I’ll post updates here from my phone. For more frequent updates check out my Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/jordanlyall or send me your cell phone # for text updates.

Please keep both Carson and Courtney in your prayers… and, while you’re at it, pray for me too. :)

Yesterday we had lunch with Courtney’s parents at Tortilla Flats on Lake Mission Viejo. Here are some photos:

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