He is SO cute!

Here are some more pictures of our sweet little guy. He's doing great and so are we. We are really having a great time getting to know him better and adjusting to our new family life.

This is the cutest picture of Lucas! He's happy almost all the time (hey, everybody has their moments). His dimples are adorable and we get to see them a lot.

I love this one because he's so happy and he has his eyes wide open.

He doesn't seem to mind having his picture taken at all, and we just can't seem to resist!

First bath! He did really well, especially considering he is a very modest boy and does not like to be naked. Cute little dimple!

I just love this face Jared caught him making. He was just pondering life I think.

So, as far as more details of our labor experience, I guess I got off pretty lucky. I went in on Monday night at 7:30pm to get induced. They gave me pitocin and got my contractions started. Then they broke my water and I was able to feel the contractions. I was in a lot of pain, so I got an epidural and then they said I was a 4 and I should try to rest. I think I slept for about 30 minutes and then they checked again and said I was an 8 to 10. Then the head nurse checked and within the next 10 minutes, they called the doctor and said that they could see the baby's head and that I needed to get ready to push. The doctor showed up and I pushed about 2 times. I had to stop quick so they could cut the cord loose because it was around his neck and had been causing his heart rate to drop drastically. Anyways, it was only six hours of labor and with the epidural, I didn't feel a thing. I'm feeling it now... but that's a different story and it's getting better quickly with all of the help from my mom and sister and of course, the pampering from Jared!

HE'S HERE!!!

LUCAS JAMES CARLSON

was born today 1/15/08 at 2:48 AM. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., and measured 20 3/4 in. long. Both Mom and baby are doing great. Enjoy the pictures and watch for more details later.

Latest Adventures

This picture is obviously from Christmas in front of the Christmas tree.

Jared really wanted to make Christmas goodies, so here he is with his sweet rolls, dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls. Don't they look yummy? (they were)

So, no baby yet, but I would assume that the next time we post, there will be a new little addition to our family, so look forward to that. His due date is still January 15, so we'll see when he decides to make his appearance, and we'll post soon afterwards!

The Great Santa Run

This last weekend in Las Vegas was the Great Santa Run. Basically, they get everyone they can to come out for a charity event and everyone dresses as Santa and then either runs a 5k or walks a mile. This year was huge because we were trying to beat London for the World Record held for the most Santas gathered in one location. Last year, Vegas fell short because of some counting issues. But this year....

SANTA RUN: Ho, ho, holy cow! Locals set a Guinness world record Saturday morning when they turned out by the score downtown for The Las Vegas Great Santa Run. The running tally: 7,123 officially registered, Santa-suit-wearing participants.

The best part is that proceeds from the event went to benefit Opportunity Village.

Dec. 04, 2007
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Jared walking in his Santa duds.

So, we are part of a World Record! So cool!

So, this is the whole group that came for Thanksgiving. This is in front of the Bellagio Fountains. We had a great holiday break thanks to our wonderful company.

When we were up in Alaska, Grandma Carlson told Heidi and I the recipe for her frog-eye salad. So, for Thanksgiving I braved trying to make it as good as Grandma. It wasn't as good, but it tasted right and it was yummy. I hear that this officially makes me a Carlson now!

While Jared and Heidi were peeling the mashed potatoes, Kelsie was eyeing one of them and so Scott let her chew on it. I took this picture because I was impressed at how far she could get it into her mouth. Also, it was amazing how much she enjoyed gnawing on a raw potato.

Our adorable cousins suprised us with our own little baby shower. This is a 3 tiered "cake" made out of diapers all rolled together and it has bottles, undershirts, a bottle washing thing, and cute little cowboy boots on it! It's so cute, I didn't take it apart, I just put it in his room so I could enjoy it longer.

This is in front of the Luxor, it's dark and a little blurry, but you get the idea. It's cool looking.

This is the group that went up to the top of the Stratosphere and rode all of the rides. Looks like they enjoyed it.

Heidi helped me make a balloon turkey for Thanksgiving. It turned out pretty good.

We were so glad to have so much family come for Thanksgiving. They were the best guests! And we had so much fun and so many adventures. You guys are all the best! We miss you already!

The little guy's new room

These are pictures of the baby's room.

This is the baby's crib and nightstand. His giant teddy bear is holding his place in the crib for later.

Here you can see the two dressers and the changing table pad. I just noticed that there is a serious lack of wall decorations. I'll have to fix that.

This is a shot of the crib quilt that Jared's mom and Jared and I made. I finished the bumpers just a few days ago so that it would all be ready for when we have a little guest (namely Kelsie Carlson) for Thanksgiving.

Halloween Pics

For Halloween we twisted balloon animals at the trunk or treat. I made this vulture balloon on a cactus to decorate our trunk and advertise the balloons!

Jared dressed as a karate man and my costume in this picture is missing my balloon twisting apron because I went as a balloon twister. That's a balloon flower in my hair. You can also see my tummy at 29 weeks.