Saturday, January 16, 2010

Baby Girl Pictures

It's a girl!

 The ultrasound was this past Tuesday and it's amazing how technology has improved since Tyler's ultrasound 3 years ago (or maybe this doctor just has better equipment). There is no doubt that it's a girl and along with the regular Skelator-like sonogram pictures, they pulled out the 3D camera as well. Very cool!

Here she is!
Look, she's smiling! And look at that nose! I fell in love with her right when I saw that cute little nose. She was very active during the ultrasound and appears very healthy and whole so far. Hooray! We are thinking of Lydia for the first name, but are open to suggestions for the middle name. Maybe Anne or Nicole or Mariah?

Thursday, January 14, 2010

A Big THANK YOU From Us to You!

If you read the October post, you'll know how very sick Carrie has been and how much Tyler needed care these past 3 or 4 months. We are eternally grateful to all of you family members who came out to South Dakota to act as nurse, cook, and nanny and to all of you who helped in other ways - i.e. donating sky miles, paying for plane fees, contributing toward medical bills, etc. We quite literally couldn't have made it through these past difficult months without you!
To Carrie's Mom - You were here during the worst of it. So sorry we got you sick with the flu too! Tyler thanks you for hooking him on bubble baths.
To Carrie's sister Lisa - Thank you for giving up a whole week of your vacation time to come take care of us when you could have gone someplace more exotic like Paris.
To Tyson's Mom - Thank you for getting Carrie to eat again and for taking Tyler on lots and lots of walks.
To Carrie's brother Matthew - Thank you for taking Tyler on lots of outings (thank goodness for your GPS) and for the Thanksgiving dinner you cooked.
To Tyson's sister Brianne - Thank you for all the cookie activities and for teaching Tyler to clean up his toys.
To Carrie's Dad - Thank you for sacrificing Christmas at home to come and spend it with us and for spoiling us.
To Carrie's brother Justin and our sister-in-law Michelle - Thank you for driving all the way up from St. Louis to see us before your move. For playing make believe in Tyler's room and for fixing Carrie's computer and other various things around the house.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Tyson had the day off work, Carrie was feeling well, Opa (Carrie's Dad) was here, and Tyler was really excited and caught up in the Christmas Spirit this year. That all made for a great Christmas for us!

December Fun

Thanks to Daddy's willingness to play in the below freezing temperatures and Aunt Brianne's love for making cookies, Tyler had a fun-filled December.
Not to mention it's the Christmas season! And that's just fun. Tyler really gets it this year. He prances around the house, throwing both hands in the air shouting, "Merry Christmas!"