3 Months

Carter is 3 months old I know I say it a lot but I can't believe how fast the past 13 weeks have gone. Carter now weighs 15 lbs and is 25 inches long. He is a growing boy. Some of his 3-6 month outfits I just starting putting him in a couple of weeks ago are too small. I am anxious to see what everyone who hasn't seen him since Thanksgiving thinks.

This past Tuesday we went to a Christmas party at our daycare provider's house Janet. It was so great to meet all of the families. Everyone was so inviting and had great things to say about Janet. The majority of the families are in the ad agency business which is a plus for me. The week after Christmas we are going to do a couple of trial runs, with me dropping Carter off for a couple of hours & most importantly having him at Janet's during a couple of feedings to see how the bottle thing goes. She assured me that we will get through this & that it is important for me not to worry & she will make sure Carter is ok. I feel great about the person and environment Carter is going to be with while we work. I am just having a lot of anxiety about leaving him and the bottle situation. Everyone says this is normal and I should be fine after some tears and a week or so of work. The plan is to work 5 hour work days the first couple of weeks and make adjustments as needed. Everyone wish me luck on January 4.

We are heading back to Iowa next week and are looking forward to Carter's first Christmas & celebrating with family & friends. Everyday we have something going on so it is going to be hectic. I am just praying that Carter stays healthy.

This weekend is the Hayek side family Christmas (Jordan's mom side) in Cedar Falls. Unfortunately, I don't think Carter and I will be able to go. With him still not 100% healthy & with a long road trip a couple of days later we think it is best for us to stay home. The plan is to have Jordan go & represent our family.

We wish everyone a safe and Happy Holiday season!

Thanksgiving & 11 weeks old

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! We were able to spend Thanksgiving in Davenport. We had a great time spending time with family and friends and were able to introduce Carter to many of our friends. Carter was even able to meet some of his new friends Tatum & Brody.

Since we got back from Davenport it has been pretty rough in our house. Carter started coming down with a cold on Sunday night & let's just say that we have been to the doctor twice this week. But luckily everything is ok and is just viral. Carter is starting to get better which is great news. Jordan and I are also fighting colds ourselves. Jordan is also dealing with a bad back. He has 3 swollen vertebrae in his back & is in a lot of pain. Lots of lying down on the floor and ice. Let's hope his back is better soon or we might have to consider staying in MN for Christmas.

Carter is continuing to grow and is now able to roll from his tummy to his back (just started doing that today) and can also roll from is back to his side.

I am sad to say that one month from today I will be back at work. I can't believe how fast the past 11 weeks have gone and I am going to really enjoy the next 4 weeks with him. I don't know how I am going to be able to go back.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

2 Months

Carter is 2 months old! We had Carter's 2 month check up last week & he is growing like a weed he weighs 13 lbs & is now 23 1/2 inches. He has pretty much out grown all of his 0-3 month clothes & even some of his 3 month clothes & has officially started wearing his 3-6 month outfits. He now has a whole new wardrobe & I am having fun picking out outfits everyday :) He also received 5 shots at his appointment & was a trooper (I cried more than he did). The doctor said he is right on track where he needs to be & keep up what we are doing.

This past weekend Grandma & Grandpa Gorsh & Aunt Brenda came up for a visit. We hung out at the house for the most part but we ventured out to the Mall of America for a couple of hours Friday afternoon (which Carter slept the whole time) & we even were able to go out to dinner on Friday night. It was so nice having them!

We are looking forward to being back in Davenport next week for Thanksgiving. We hope to see as many of our friends & family as we can.

7 Weeks

Carter is 7 weeks old. It is amazing how fast the past 7 weeks have gone & how much he is growing. We enjoyed Carter's first Halloween (as much as a 6 week old can enjoy :) Carter went as a monkey & helped us pass out candy. I know next year he will really enjoy Halloween & will be running around the neighborhood for candy.

We enjoyed having Grandma Wiebler stay with us the past couple of days & helping us with Carter. I personally really enjoyed the company & was even able to get a long over due hair cut. We also went to my office & introduced Carter to everyone & even got some shopping in.

We are still working on bottle feeding with Carter. We know that he will take a bottle if he has to but it really is a struggle & a lot of hard work & patience is needed for the person giving him the bottle. But we will continue to try and just hope that he quits being so stubborn. It is crazy how a 7 week old already has such a strong willed personality.

6 weeks old

Carter is 6 weeks old today. I can't believe it. He started to smile last week which is just melting my heart. It is so rewarding! He also can pretty much hold his head up by himself & roll over on one side.

We haven't been to the doctor in 4 weeks but we decided to weigh Carter at home since Jordan & I were both curious to see how much he weighs. According to our scale he weighs 11 1/2 lbs! And I believe it. Baby boy is really starting to fill out.

We are still adjusting to life and Carter is now eating about every 2 to 2 1/2 hours which is still exhausting for a breastfeeding mother but it is getting better. Last week we decided that we want to start have Jordan give him one of the feedings (with me pumping). Jordan tried to give Carter a bottle but he will just not take it & gets really upset. We have tried 5 different nipples & and techniques but nothing seems to work right now. We will continue to try & just pray that he will soon take the bottle. Any suggestions that you have would be appreciated.

1 Month Old

I can't believe it Carter is one month old. The past 4 weeks have flown by and our baby is growing & changing everyday.

We got back from our first trip from Davenport on Tuesday this week. Carter was perfect on the flight back to Davenport last Thursday and we only had to stop twice on the car ride home. Jordan had a great weekend in Denver at Bryan & Jessica's wedding and decided to head to Davenport on Sunday (instead of Monday) because he missed us so much :) It was great seeing & spending time with family & friends.

Jordan is off this week so we are enjoying time together as a family & trying to get into some kinf of a routine. It is hard right now to go out & about since Carter is eating every 1 1/2 hours but we hope that will change within the next couple of weeks.

Here are a couple of pictures from this past week!

Two Weeks Old

It is hard to believe that Carter is already two weeks old. The past two weeks have been the best & hardest two weeks of my life. Jordan and I are adjusting to parenthood and the motto in our house right now is "one day at a time". Carter has his two week appointment tomorrow so we are anxious to see how much he weighs. He really is changing everyday.

We are looking forward to Mollie & Karl coming up to visit this weekend. Jordan is heading to Denver the following weekend for a good friends wedding. Carter will be taking his first plane ride with me back to Davenport to visit family next Thursday and Jordan will be heading to Davenport on October 12 to pick us up and hang out for a couple of days. We hope to see you and introduce you to Carter when we are back.

Here are a couple of new pictures!

Introducing Carter Thomas Gorsh

Carter Thomas Gorsh has arrived!!! He was born on September 15th at 1:57PM, weighing 8lbs 1oz, & 20 3/4 inches long. We have been home from the hospital since Thursday and are adjusting to life with a newborn but could not be happier.

Thank you for all of your calls, cards, emails, gifts, & messages. We can't wait to introduce Carter to all of our family & friends.

Here are a couple of pictures (he seriously is a mini Jordan :)

Love~ Jordan, Stephanie, & Carter

After Many Requests...

After many requests from certain family members Jordan and I have decided to start a blog to keep everyone updated on life in Minnesota. This will be a great way for friends & family to check in on us.

These are the latest pictures we have: the first picture is Jordan and I at my cousin Troy's wedding about 3 weeks ago and the second picture is me at 38 weeks (which was almost 2 weeks ago). Trust me the belly has grown even more since this picture was taken.

First of all I would like to wish my husband a HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! I know he hasn't been too excited about turning 3-0 but I assured him that it is just another chapter in his life & the best is yet to come.

As far as baby news.... I am 4 days away from my due date. Which is hard to believe. Up until a week ago I have really been feeling great. But I am officially ready to have this baby & continue to tell him that we are ready for him to come. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I am anxious to see where things are at but I have been mentally preparing myself that it is quite possible for me to go over due. So we all need to have patience :) The plan is to work until I have the baby but I am crossing my fingers this Friday is my last official day.

We will do our best to keep the blog updated on the arrival of baby boy & pictures. Jordan and I want to thank all of our friends & family for all of your support & love the past 9 months. There is no way we could of done this with out all of you.

Looking forward to announcing the news of baby boy's arrival!