Nick Being Nick

Some acceptance....

Halloween

I know its a little late, but I'm finally posting some pictures of Nick in his Halloween costume. We went to Tim's brother, Jeff's house to trick-or-treat. Tim and I forgot our camera, so we had to wait to get pictures from Jennifer. As you can see, Nick was a rootin' tootin' cowboy. He loved his costume, and also thought the whole free candy concept was awesome. He kept wanting to dress up and do it again, and it was hard to explain the concept to him that it is only one day a year. I am 36 weeks pregnant in this picture. Hard to believe that a week later, we were a family of four!

First Outing - One Week Old!

We were feeling a little cabin fever, and with no visitors expected and a sunny day, we decided to take Nathan out for his first adventure on his 1 week birthday. He slept through the whole thing, but Nick really enjoyed himself.

We went to the zoo on a day when all the animals were out sunning themselves. Some of them we had never seen on previous visits. It was a great day to just hang out as a family of four.

A peacock found us and walked next to Nick for a few minutes. It was really cool. Nick even threw him a few raisins to eat.



Nathan was rather unimpressed.

Just Some Pics of My Three Boys

Leaves

Nick seems so big now, doesn't he? Here he is, helping Daddy rake up leaves. He is a good helper.

Nathan Phillip Carrier

Nathan Phillip Carrier was born on November 7, 2009 at 10:33 p.m. at only 37 weeks! He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and is 18 inches long. He came very fast. I started having contractions around 5 p.m. and about 5 1/2 hours later, he was out! So, no time for drugs! (I highly recommend drugs). He's pretty adorable. He looks a lot like Nick, I think, but he has dimples, and he's a wee bit smaller! Nick was 8 lb., 8 oz.

Nick is rather un-excited about the whole thing, but he does occasionally help get a diaper or pick out an outfit. He is pretty clingy with Daddy right now - we'll see how the next few weeks go!

Cousins

35 Weeks

This is what I look like 35 weeks pregnant now.

This is what I looked like 37 weeks pregnant with Nick. I'm running about 20 pounds lighter this time around. I clearly need to eat more cake.

Apple Orchard

Baby goats and bunnies and sheep.

My busy little Bee!
What a beautiful fall day!

Sugary, sticky, messy cinnamon doughnuts. Yum!

Pooped after a long morning.

Apples and Big Shoes

Another Day In The Life Of Nick

Adventures with paint.

Dressing for the weather.

Helping me clean up the trash in the house.
Napping with his basket.

Camera Shy

It's hard to get good pictures of Nick these days, since the minute he sees the camera, he puts a scowl on his face. He really does smile sometimes!

The World's Most Precious Baby Boy

Another Zoo Trip

Tim and Nick by the T-Rex in the Dinasaur Encounter display - scary!

Here is a python in the act of eating a rat. You can't tell from the picture, but the rat is half-way in the snake's mouth and is still breathing. Gotta love nature!
Nick being adorable in front of a frog sculpture.

Here I am in all my fat pregnant glory, perched on a giant toad that squirts water from its mouth. Lovely.