Pic Update

Being a photographer you would think I would have millions upon millions of pictures of Carter, sadly just on my phone! So I have started to break out the good camera so I can have some nice quality pics to put on my wall.  If I could I would just have my friend Suzana take pics for me, but sadly I left her 4 hours behind in Ft. Lauderdale. The good thing is it has pushed me to take more photos.  Here are just some random ones I took tonight.

 Justin is the one who can get him to fall asleep

I wish I would have gotten a picture of Justin reading his anesthesiology book to him while he was screaming bloody murder!  

 I believe he gets this face from me and of course the only thing

I can claim that this boy got from me are his eyes!

 This is one of my favorites, Carter's face says it all!

I love when babies play with their feet and Carter has finally found his feet!

Confessions

Mommyhood has been great so far, but I have a confession, I was not a huge fan of motherhood in the very beginning. Carter will be 3 months this week and I feel like the first 2 3/4 months were really hard for me. Carter was not the easiest baby but was not a horrible on either, I think it was me adjusting to motherhood. 

I don't think the doing everything for this child just to watch him eat, sleep and poop helped at all. But he has started to respond to us when we play with him. He had his first laugh over labor day weekend and my heart just melted! He smiles all the time now and will take naps without me holding him (by far the best thing he has out grown) although he still would if I let him. I am loving being his mom right now and seeing the changes in him from month to month! 

He enjoys tummy time now as well

Didn't think I could love him any more

             ****WARING**** 

This is a sappy post about my love for my husband, if you do not like hearing sappy/cheesy live stories do not read this. And just know this will not be the last sappy love post I write.

Brad Paisley's song "Then" says it best 

"Now you're my whole life

Now you're my whole world

I just can't believe

The way I feel about you 

We'll look back someday

At this moment that we're in

And I'll look at you and say

And I thought I loved you then"

I thought I knew what love was and then I met Justin. It was September of 2011 and I Facebook stalked him after he had requested to add me as a friend. I sent him a message asking if he wanted to hang out some time and left my number. Later that night  he sent me a text, and I invited him to a movie in the park and the rest is history. It took a little bit longer for me (not too long though) to figure out just exactly how much I liked him, and when I did I fell hard and fast. I experienced true love with a guy who was madly in love with me. We got married December 30, 2011, fast I know but when it's right, it's right. 

Then six months later we moved to south Florida where he is currently attending Medical School. It's been just me and him and we have never been more in love with each other. He is my other half and I could not imagine a life with out him. He is very patient with me, and is able to put up with my weird habits. He is a strong member of our faith and makes me a better person. And I thought I knew what love was.

Then the man I love gave me the greatest gift I could ask for. He gave me a family. October 14, 2013 we found out we were going to be having a baby! 

June 12, 2014 we had our beautiful son Carter! The moment I saw Justin with tears in his eyes after he was born was priceless. Then after they take us to our room after labor I see this

 

 

Watching the Heat game with his son. And it doesn't stop there

Every time I see him holding Carter I fall in love with him over and over again. Seeing how much he loves our son and how he was during the labor with me I know he feels the same way. 

Like the song says "I thought I loved you then," every time I think I couldn't love Justin any more than I all ready do, it manages to grow more and more. I know this is not where it ends, I am looking forward to raising our children and growing old. My heart still races when we kiss. He is mine for eternity and I am grateful for the opportunity to fall in love with my husband every single day of our lives. To me this is a love of a life time and I know I will never love anyone else like the way I love him.   

  

Mommy Life

I am learning a couple if things about being a new mom, the number one thing that I have come to terms with, I will ALWAYS have spit up on me! Wether or not Carter burps after he eats, he always spits up; mostly on me, never on dad. 

The second thing I have learned, shopping  is not fun anymore. I am starting to understand the phrase "Going to the grocery store (or any store for that matter) is a vacation." Yes Carter is only 4 weeks old, but it is such a hassle to take him out of his car seat or put him in the pack or get the stroller out. So if I am with someone and we are going to more than one place, I tend to stay in the car and wait, so much easier!

Lesson number 3, do not for any reason move to a third floor apartment! I should have great arms after our lease is up. Taking a car seat and bags up 3 flights of stairs is not easy. 

Lesson number 4, it is too hot and humid in FL to take Carter out for a walk/run unless you wake up at the crack of dawn. It is also way too hot for for the beach or pool. So I am stuck in doors until he is a little older or it cools off; I think waiting for him to get older will be the one that wins.

Those are just a few things I have learned in the past 4 weeks. I am still in love with this boy and am happy to do all 4 things! 

Especially when he smiles! ❤️

Motherhood

Justin and I welcomed Carter William Christensen on June 12, 2014 at 2:50 pm. He was 20 inches long and weighed 7.7 pounds. He was 13 days early and we were shocked at how big he was! I got induced due to preeclampsia, which I was ok with being induced early! In Florida they start you on cervidil before they actually start the induction. That stays in you for 12 hours, so we started that on June 11 at 5:30 pm. They made me stay in the hospital, and of course they had me hooked up to monitors and were coking in my room about every hour, so no sleep for me! I also was so nervous to be induced, just to actually have a baby, I didn't sleep much the nights before. I was so exhausted that by the time I got the epidural I was able to fall asleep for 2 hours! That all started at 10 am and Carter came at 2:50. 

Our first family photo ❤️

I was a little confused what was going in when they placed Carter on me, I wasn't really sure he was mine. It was weird to all of a sudden have a baby on me that was mine! But I instantly fell in love with him the moment I saw him! I now know what love at first sight is.  The best part about the birth of Carter was watching Justin after he was born. He had tears in his eyes and was so happy. He really has been the best dad/husband. I was a little sad when he had to go back to school June 30, he was a greasy help.

I am so in love with these too and just can't seem to get enough of them.

Here are some photos that my friend came and took at the hospital and we did a quick newborn session before we moved

Motherhood so far has been great! I love it. Hopefully it will stay that way 😉

High Blood Pressure.... Fluke

Yesterday I went in for a normal check up and my blood pressure was high, this was a first, my blood pressure (BP) is normally pretty low. My doctor took my BP twice then sent me over to the hospital to get everything all checked out. They hooked me up to monitor the baby and make sure everything was good with him. Then it went to get an ultrasound. I got to see this little guy and find out why my ribs are so sore... He is head down with his feet right by my ribs so every time he kicks he kicks my ribs! They hurt to the point that rolling over in the middle of the night is hard to do. Everything checked out and do far everything is good. My BP has gone down and I am praying it doesn't go back up. My Dr thinks it was a fluke or they are catching something (whatever that thing that might be) before it has started. My Dr also sent me home with this 

I get to pee in this for 24 hours then take it back to my dr tomorrow morning. Hopefully my pee checks out or I might be delivering this little guy the first part of June! 

34 weeks and Counting!

Yesterday was the 34 weeks mark, I only have 5 more to go! Yep that is right I said 5. No I am not counting wrong, I get to be enduced at 39 weeks. Justin and I are moving June 28 four hours north of us for his third year if medical school, so I asked my dr if it was possible to be enduced a week early so that way we have time to adjust with having a little one before we pack up and move. I have heard many peoples opinion about enduction and have read up on things and feel this is the way for me to go. I have no desire to be husband less right after I have this little guy. I am getting nervous just thinking about taking care of this child! I still can't believe that I am actually pregnant, don't worry I defiantly feel and look pregnant, but the fact I am going to be a mom and have someone depends on me. I know I will be ok, but it is still nerve racking! 5 weeks or less!!!!!!!