Thanksgiving Break

I can't believe the Thanksgiving break is already over! It started out a little rough for the whole Blome family as we all got the stomach flu on Monday night/Tuesday morning. It was terrible trying to take care of Carter and also each other...thankfully Kathy was able to come over and take care of Carter so Christian and I were able to rest/recover. We were feeling much better by Friday and traveled to Scottsburg for the weekend.

We had a very busy weekend! We were able to see some of my aunts/uncles/cousins that hadn't gotten to see Carter in awhile. He amazed them all with his new found crawling abilities! It was great to visit with my friend Steph and her son Davey on Saturday afternoon. I was able to grill her with some of my mothering questions! :-) Luke and Jenny and Christian and I went shopping and out to dinner at Famous Dave's on Saturday night. Grandpa and Grandma were nice enough to babysit Carter for us. Sunday morning we went to church with my parents and brought Carter with us into the service. He isn't used to sitting in the service since he goes into the nursery at our church each Sunday. He lasted through the singing and then started screaming! I made a quick exit out to the lobby and we stayed out there just to be safe through the rest of the service. :-) Sunday afternoon I got together with some of my friends from high school. We try to get together each year around Christmas and always have a ornament exchange. Even though we don't see each other very often, these girls are the type of friends where you just seem to pick up where you left off with them. I attached a picture of our day together.


Christian and I have so many things to be thankful for! 2008 has brought many changes to our family with a new baby, new house, new job. It has been a crazy year, but one filled with many wonderful blessings! I hope each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

P.S. Congrats to our best friends Riss and Scottie on their new arrival! Avery Joleigh was born on November 21st, 8 pounds 9 oz, 19 inches! She is so beautiful! We look forward to visiting with the whole family in a few weeks!

New Pictures

The big news at our house this week is that Carter is crawling! He is just starting so his techique isn't the best, but if you put a toy out in front of him he will crawl/scoot over to it! He is growing up so fast!


On the couch with Daddy and Oliver!

Carter showing how well he sits up on his own

Playing around with Daddy

This picture cracks me up! He looks so surprised!

Another picture of Carter playing in his jumperoo.

Halloween

Here is Carter's Halloween costume! We still haven't decided if he was a dinosaur, dragon, or alligator but he looked so cute!

You can see his tail a little better in this picture. We stopped by Mimi and Papaw's and then by our old neighbors Phil and Judy who are like grandparents to Carter. While we were leaving the house our friends Brian and Jalyn stopped by with Jenesis and Jurnee. They both looked adorable!

This picture is on our front porch with the pumpkins we picked at Jamie and Robert's pumpkin patch. I think Carter is mesmerized by the pumpkins.

This is a disaster we had a few weeks ago. I was getting ready to feed Carter some green beans (you might spot the lid and spoon on the corner of the table). I set the open container next to Carter (I thought out of reach) when I needed to run to the front door because I heard a cat screaming outside...but that is another story...anyway, I turned around to this mess! I'm assuming that Carter attempted to pick up the baby food and this happened.

He looks so innocent!

After a night of trick or treating! Carter is wearing the glow in the dark Halloween shirt his Grandma Smith got him. You might spot Oliver in the background looking a little sleepy himself.

Carter had minor surgery this week in Indianapolis to correct a urinary tract problem. Although the surgery was minor they had to put him under, which was little scary. He couldn't eat for like nine hours which was even scarier. The surgery went very well and Carter is recovering quickly. He just looked so cute in his hospital gown (which was covered in lions and tigers) that I had to take a picture!

Here is Carter showing off with Uncle Luke how he is able to sit up on his own. You can tell Daddy dressed Carter this evening since he is wearing a hoodie!

We are finally here!!!

Well, we are finally in our new house! We finished moving during the terrible wind storm we had last Sunday and have been in the house for a little over a week. We were so blessed to have our family and friends help us...otherwise it definitely would not have gone as smoothly as it did. Our small group from church came over and helped paint, install ceiling fans, and watched and entertained Carter. My parents, Luke and Jenny, Christian's parents, my Aunt Debbie and Uncle Richard, Pat and Keith (Jenny's parents), and Carri and Andy all came over and worked on painting and unpacking the moving truck. Our friends Tom and Libby had been nice enough to store all of our belongings in their warehouse. What wonderful friends and family we have!
The house is coming together...we have about 75 more boxes to unpack but we are just taking it one day at a time. When I can find the cord that connects the camera to the computer I will post some pictures.

Christian surprised me with a date out on Saturday night! He got tickets for us to see Jon McLaughlin at the Red Skelton Center. I was so excited because I love his music!! We went to our favorite Mexican Restaurant beforehand and Kathy and John babysat Carter. The concert was awesome and it was nice just to have an evening together. If you haven't heard any of Jon's music you should check it out! He sings "Beautiful Disaster" and has a new album coming out in a few weeks.

Big weekend coming up....Christian's 10 year reunion! Homecoming is HUGE here! There is a parade where the classes celebrating a reunion year sit on a float. The high school classes also create floats. After the homecoming football game all the classes are going down by the memorial to hang out and catch up. It should be a good time. I think I'm going to take Carter to the parade so he can see his daddy riding on a float. :-)

We have moved!!!

I'm sorry it has taken quite awhile for my second post to appear, but we have been pretty busy the last few weeks! We are in the process of buying a new house! Last weekend we packed up all our belongings, hauled them off to storage, and moved in with Christian's parents. The move to the in-laws is temporary since our new house isn't quite ready for us yet. So Christian, Carter, Oliver, Abby and I are all sharing a bedroom for the time being. I'm trying to type quietly so as not to wake the baby as he is sleeping in his pack and play a few feet away from me.

We are so excited about our new house! It is in a really nice neighborhood and has a basement (two of my requirements)! The house actually belongs to the parents of one of Christian's good friends so he has spent quite a bit of time over there. I'll try to post a picture of the new house soon!

Just getting started!

Christian and I have decided that it was probably time to enter the blogging world! With our lives being so busy we figured that this was one of the best ways to keep in touch with our family and friends! Just a quick update on our lives: Our little welcome addition the the Blome family, Carter is growing like a weed! He is 4 and 1/2 months and is tipping the scales at 16.5 pounds! He is starting to sleep through the night, just not consistently. The Lord has blessed us with the happiest baby ever! I'm truly honored to be his mommy!

My big news is that I graduated with my Physical Therapist Assistant Degree in May from Vincennes University! I passed my boards and am now a licensed PTA! I work at a Long-Term Care facility in Huntingburg and at Good Samaritan Hospital here in Vincennes! I absolutely love being a PTA and am so happy that I went back to school to pursue this degree!

Christian is staying busy as Director of Admissions at VU. School begins next week and it brings the beginning of the busy season for Admissions. Thankfully Christian does not travel overnights anymore so he is able to be at home with Carter and I on a regular basis. I definitely don't miss the days of my husband being in Gary every week during travel season!

We will try to keep this blog updated often!


Here is Carter at 4 months! He is going to be crawling soon!

Carter sitting in his bumbo chair!

Christian with our three "babies": Carter, Oliver, and Abby