One week old

Joey has been a blessing to us. We couldn't have asked for a better baby. He has been sleeping great. It's also been great having Joe home with us. Our hearts are definitely filled with joy! Enjoy the pictures we have taken over the week. 

Joseph Daniel Carroll

Joseph Daniel Carroll was born on 01-20-2015 at 8:01 p.m. He is 21 inches long and weighed 7 lbs 12 oz. Katie and our little son are doing very well! In short we arrived at the hospital at 7:30 in the morning to start the induction process as Katie was already 41 weeks pregnant! Katie finally gave birth to our amazing son  at 8:01 p.m. that night. It was a long day but well worth it to welcome our son jnto the world. Mom and baby are doing great! He slept relatively well all night once the nurses left him and Katie alone. Here are some pictures from last night and this morning as well as his first bath at midnight last night!

Katie's Weekly Pictures

I know I haven't updated as often as I initially thought I would so I decided to create one post with Katie's weekly pictures up until the day before Joseph was born. 

22 Week Ultrasound

We had to go back for another ultrasound this afternoon to see if lil Joey moved so the tech could get a clear picture of his spine. This is the third time we've been in hopes that he had moved from laying on his back. This time Katie drank a Mountain Dew on the way to the appointment in hopes that would wake him up and get him moving. We were in the waiting room for 15 minutes or so and Katie could feel him kicking so of course we had to wait another 15 minutes before we were called back. Luckily as soon as the tech pulled Joey up on the screen he was flipped over and was laying curled up on his stomach. She was able to get all of the pictures she needed and confirmed that everything looked good. We were getting used to seeing him every couple of weeks but now we won't get to see him until he arrives in January. Here are the last few ultrasound pictures from our visit today. Some are tough to see but if you look closely you can see where his face is in all three pictures. 

His arm is in front of his face in this one you can even see his four fingers. 

Meridian Park

This week we went to Meridian Park which is just a few miles from the house. We've taken the dogs here since we moved to Loganville so we thought it was a good spot to take Katie's pictures this week. Here are a few of the pictures I took of Katie next to the pond!

Haynes Creek Watershed

I've also been taking pictures of Katie every week. Last week we went to a park near the house that has a really cool water shed and wood covered bridge. Here are a few pictures from the park. 

21 Week Appointment

All is well with Katie and Joey! Last appointment little man wouldn't cooperate when the ultrasound tech was trying to look at his spine. Katie was scheduled to return for a follow up ultrasound today to see if he moved at all so they could see the base of his spine. Well it turns out he didn't move but while we were waiting to see if he moved we were able to see him for quite a while.  Here are se pictures from our visit today. The third is my favorite he has his right hand on his forehead and his left elbow is visible with his left arm bent behind his head!