carter is 3!

it seems like yesterday that my carter boy was born and now here we are 3 years later! wow! time really does fly by WAY too fast! we had a great day! we went to the gym, the zoo, the kids took a nap, celebrated at olive garden for dinner, went to build a bear and got a new stuffed animal, played on the mall toys, got to watch some AFV, and now it's time for bed (our least fav part of the day lately). but all in all a great day! here are some pics of the day! i'm gonna go down memory lane and tell about the day carter was born too, so it might get kinda long, but bren says i better write it down now cause my memory may not always be so good!

all ready to go to the zoo

carter's first camel ride! (he kinda freaked out at first, but then decided it was fun the camel's name was josh)

i went into carter's room to wake him up from his nap and instantly my heart sank when i didn't see him anywhere! i then realized he couldn't of gone anywhere (i locked his door) and looked under the bed to find this! too cute!

olive garden singing to carter (the girl on the right is one of his babysitters at the gym ashley)!

spraying on the cake!

the kids and their b.a.b boxes!

meet layla the leopard and dino the dinosaur!

kisses night night!

carter this is for you! on march 9th 2005, i woke up from a sleepless night (on the couch) feeling like i wet my pants a little! and dreaming that i had you csection! i was just convinced that's prob how i would have you! i told your dad and he said i bet your water is leaking. and i said "no way i still have to go to work and train the new girl". so i got ready and went to work still kinda leaking along. i got to work and was doing my thing and realized ok maybe something is up. i went to the bathroom and quickly called the hospital to tell them i was seeing blood. they said to come in, so i called your dad and we meet up at our apt in good ole mora kai. i remember calling your grandpa and saying "i'm not ready i didn't get a pedicure, and i don't have the baby clothes washed! (sorta silly i know) i went home and showered and got my things together and we went to hoag hospital to see what was up. i took a test around 1130 am and they came back and said that "yep your water is leaking" and your gonna have a baby today! i was super excited slash nervous! i didn't know what i was gonna do w/ a little boy! i only knew girly things! hours went by and i wasn't dialating, but i got phone calls, visits, and oxygen from time to time. they put me on some drugs that would speed up the process, so around 5pm i was ready for my epidural! ahhhhh. me and your dad talked about how excited we were to have you and what you would look like! around 10pm i was having REALLY REALLY bad pains and my epidural was wearing off, so they drugged me up some more! ahhhhh! at 1am the nurse told me that you were ready to come out! i called grandpa and said he better come to the hospital and grandma and gi gi had been at the hospital for most of the day waiting in visitors section! i pushed a couple of times and out you came at 1:15 am! our sweet carter burton bates, weighing in at 7 lbs, 15 oz and 20 inches long! i was soooo happy to hold you! it was really love at first site! it must of been the drugs talking, but i even thought you were born with some TEETH! your dad thought we should delete that part of the video, but that just shows how silly your mom is sometimes :)! i didn't know how i would respond to a new baby, but i really never wanted to put you down i just wanted to hold and love and kiss you! i'm getting choked up right now thinking back to that special moment in my life! your dad was beaming and was sooooo excited you were here. he was even kinda bummed because he thought you only looked like me, but that changed thru time (many people say you look like your dad and have my eyes)! carter we love you sooooo much and i don't think i ever thought i would LOVE being a mommy as much as i do! you have taught me so much. patience, love, laughter, happiness! i know sometimes i fall short, but i want you to know that i freakin love you so much and only want great things for you! thanks for being part of our family! we love you!