Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hunter

Congratulations to Simon and Shannon Hunter who got married this weekend. We are so happy for them. The Hunters are now in Aruba for their honeymoon...hard to believe it's already been 3 years since we were there for our honeymoon!

The wedding was in downtown Indy so leaving Carter for a couple of hours was a piece of cake. Grandma Fearrin had babysitting duties while Mom and Dad had a night out on the town.

Rain, Rain Go Away...

We were hit pretty hard by the storms last Friday. Our power went out at 10:30pm Friday night and didn't come back on until Tuesday afternoon. A big thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Fearrin for letting us stay at their house while we waited. In addition to the power being out, we suffered some damage.

A tree in the yard split but thankfully it fell into the yard and away from the house.

Also our basement flooded. We didn't realize it until Saturday morning, but we both had to work so the clean up effort didn't begin until after 4:00 on Saturday. There was at least 9 inches of water we had to pump out. We rented a gas powered pump since our sump-pump wasn't running (who knew we didn't have a battery backup!). To say the very least, the water pump was incredibly difficult to use and we finally got all the water out Sunday evening. Of course more came back in Monday. Augh! So it was another trip back to the rental company to rent a generator to get the sump-pump running again.
Here's a shot of Kyle walking the water pump hose around the backyard trying not to flood it.

Taking care of a 2 month old baby while trying to save the basement was the most difficult part of the entire weekend. We can't thank the Claps family, Nicole Kelker and my mom enough for the hours they spent babysitting Carter. THANK YOU!!!!

We now have a dry basement. A water restoration company came in and hauled away the big stuff like mattresses and furniture that couldn't be saved. Everything else is in our garage and piled throughout the house. We also had to throw away everything in our fridge and freezer including 5 weeks worth of expressed breast milk. I'm sure all nursing mothers out there understands how frustrating that is for me.

Favorite Things

One of Carter's favorite things is the picture in our living room from Aunt Robin. We noticed several weeks ago he would stare at it constantly. Now when he gets fussy we put him in front of the "magic" picture and he is instantly mesmerized.

It's taken Carter awhile to warm up to his toys. Now that he's a little bit bigger he loves, loves his swing, activity mat and mobile. It had been a couple of weeks since we tried the bouncy seat so we thought we would test it out again. It was a hit! He loves to kick, wiggle and look around. Check out his latest video:

2 Mo. Checkup

Carter had his 2 month checkup on Tuesday. He is one healthy, happy and growing boy.

His stats:
Weight - 13 lbs. 10 oz. (86%)
Height - 24.25 inches (88%)

Clearly Carter likes to eat and it shows. He gained over 2 pounds and grew over 2 inches in the last month. Carter was a great patient for the doctor...until the shots. Poor guy got 3 shots this time and HATED every second of it. His poor little cry is simply heartbreaking. As a parent it is so sad to watch. However, watching him taste the grape flavored Tylenol before the shots was pretty entertaining. He wasn't quite sure what to think of it. He had no idea what it was, but he definitely liked it.

Weekend Activities By Carter

Hi everybody! I went to the Broadripple Art Fair with my mom and dad. Mom liked the art, Dad liked the locally brewed beer and I liked laying in the grass dancing to the music. Turns out I really like jazz music.

I also helped my mom in the yard. Really, I just slept in my stroller.

I just love nice weekends! Summer here I come!!

Love,

Carter Meek

Children's Museum

Grandma and Grandpa Meek and Cousin Aidan came with us to the Children's Museum today.
Aidan loved it. He got a kick out of the trains, sandbox, water toys and slides.




Carter and Grandma spent lots of time together while we played in the exhibits. Carter slept the entire time we were there. The museum will be a huge hit when he's a little older.