Breaking out some old friends

Matt, Ella Catherine and Carter in the bjorn ready for a nice morning walk
Carter in his new friend the bouncer! He would just smile and chuckle when he would kick his legs and it made the bouncer bounce.

Well Carter is finally old enough that we decided to break out some of Ella Catherine's favorite activities/toys...the bouncer and the bjorn. He had such a great time this morning bouncing in the bouncer. I think he really liked being upright and acting big. :) It was such a beautiful day after weeks of rain that Matt took the kids for a walk while I got some things done around the house. He loved the bjorn and the walk so much that he fell asleep almost right after they left. He goes back to the doctor for a checkup Friday so will post his new stats when we get them.

By the way! For those followers who didn't know, Ella Catherine is now in big girl panties. August 22nd we went shopping for our panties and August 23rd was our first day wearing panties. She has done FABULOUSLY! She even gets up in the night to potty...tiring for Matt and I but very good that it wakes her up. Now we are working on the appropriate cutt off time for fluids. :)

A day out with Thomas

The Main attraction...Thomas!
Ella Catherine and Matt with their Thomas Tattoos
Ella Catherine and I riding the small train
Ella Catherine making her very first purchase EVER! Some popcorn please. The greatest thing was she asked Matt for more money later and stuck her little hand out and said, "Please daddy" Oh man are we in TROUBLE!!
Ella Catherine with Murdoch
Ella Catherine and Emily
Ella Catherine and Spencer
Carter with Spencer
Carter with his Godfather
Ella Catherine on Thomas
Ella Catherine and Lewis...So Sweet!

Saturday September 12th we met our good friends the Thomas family at the Railroad museum for a day out with Thomas. Ella Catherine was soooo excited to see Lewis and Thomas the train. While waiting for the train ride they had a multiple activities for the kids. They had a petting zoo..of course Ella Catherine took one look and saw a big goat head butt one of the smaller goats and decided it wasn't for her. :) Can't say I was too disappointed. They had an imagination station that had legos, multiple trains set up for the kids to play as well as coloring stations. A tattoo tent where both Matt and Ella Catherine were able to pick out the tattoo they wanted. She was a little apprehensive but after seeing daddy get his she was all about it! They even had a little train set up for the kids to ride. One of Ella Catherine's favorite parts about the whole day were the refreshments. She made her very first purchase, a bag of popcorn. She LOVED it!
Carter was as good as ever. He just took it all in riding in his stroller and actually fell asleep on the train ride. It was a great family day with great friends.

Carter's Baptism 8/29/09

My sweet baby boy and I before the ceremony
Such a happy boy! he does have a lot to be happy and thankful for.
Carter's God Parents: Godmother, Kelly Williams and "The God Father", Ed Thomas
Our Family with my mom, dad, Kelly and Cori
Our family with Matt's dad, Debbie, Christopher and Michael
Our Family with Matt's Mom, Aka: Mimi
Carter, Matt and I with the Deacon

Saturday August 29, 2009 was actually Carter's 2nd baptism. His first baptism was on May 28, 2009 in the NICU at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Both ceremonies are equally important to Matt and I, but the feelings and emotions were definitely different. We are so very thankful to God for healing our baby boy. He is such a joy and I am so looking forward to seeing what God's plan is for his life. As you can see from the pictures above, we had a small private ceremony with our family and friends. It was a perfect day.

Carter is 3 months old

It is so hard for us to believe that Carter is already 3 months old. He is doing GREAT! We had a visit with the pediatrician on August 14th and everything is going well. He now weighs 14lbs 13oz (90th %) and is 24 3/4inches tall (95th%). The day after our visit on 8/15/09 he decided it was time to start moving a little bit more and so he rolled over from his back to his stomach for the first time. Yesterday 8/23/09 he rolled over from his stomach to his back for the first time. I'm not sure that this wasn't just a fluke as he didn't repeat that move again for us yesterday. He continues to be a happy, smiley baby. He will have a baptismal ceremony at our church this weekend. I am hoping he can still fit into the gown! Will keep you posted. :)

New Memories with Old Friends

I apologize for the delay in posting. We have had some computer problems but are back up and running now. The weekend of August 8th and 9th, we made a trip to Memphis. Matt and his dad played in the annual father and son golf tournament (and team Lynch came in 3rd, YAY!!) and our good friends the Coles and the Pattersons hosted a sip and see for Carter. It was a very busy weekend but a very fun weekend. Ella Catherine was able to play with her old buddies (Airey, Lewis and Gray) and Carter was able to meet his new buddies (Cambell, Cole and Hayes). It was such a delight to watch the children play and to visit with old friends and catch up. Matt and I love Nashville but we do miss all of our friends and family in Memphis.

Best Buddies! These two had an absolute ball at the family get together after the golf tournament. Friends reunited.

Ella Catherine LOVES the Cole boys. In fact, we knew she was going to be a great big sister when the Cole's came to visit right before my due date and she could not get enough of Campbell. She was always hugging him and trying to feed him. Such a sweet girl! Looking at this picture I can almost hear Campbell saying hey how about sharing that cookie. :)

We tried to get all the kids together for a group shot. Easier said than done! :) The Pattersons are missing and we hate that but understand tired children. From Left to right: Cole Thomas, Lewis Thomas, Airey Cole, Campbell Cole, Ella Catherine and Carter.

Ella Catherine was so worn out from the weekend that she fell asleep eating goldfish. PRICELESS!

Carter is 2mo, Gabbie is 3yo and Ella Catherine has mad carpentry skills

2 months old! Heading off to the first full day of daycare
Ella Catherine and mom leaving for the party
Arts and Crafts with the birthday girl
Loving the slide
Riding the tricyle
Playground fun
Gotta love the ear muffs to protect her from the loud noise of the saw.
Future Trading Spaces Carpenter

It is so hard to believe that Carter is already 2 mo. His first official day of daycare , July 20th, was also his 2mo birthday. He is growing so big and is paying more attention to his surroundings. He loves to watch his big sister run around. He is a very happy baby and an absolute joy.

Ella Catherine attended her first birthday party since moving to Nashville last weekend. Gabbie her friend and one of her classmates had her 3rd birthday party at Fannie Mae park. A lot of the children from her class were there. It was nice to get to meet their parents and get to know them. The kids had a ball. They had set up a side walk chalking station, a bubble station, arts and crafts, t-ball, and Gabbie had brought her bikes for the kids to ride. In addition, the park had a great playground. Ella Catherine had a fantastic time and on the ride home said she wanted to go to Gabbie's party again.

Matt decided to build his work table last weekend and Ella Catherine wanted to help. It was so cute to see her helping daddy and she was so proud of herself. Matt took some pictures and I though they were too cute not to share. She too is getting bigger by the day.

Trip to Pickwick

Enjoying the lake life in her pink life jacket
Let the boys ski, wake surf and knee board....I've got my pool of toys
Hanging out in the pool on the boat
Playing Jenga with Miss Cindy

Fishing, AKA :Waiting for the orange ball to go under the water