My Sweet Abby

I guess from being the middle child she has developed "tender feelings". She cried when I ripped off her necklace she made in primary only after Josh pointed out that here was hair attached. Like the awesome big sister she is, Ali went over to hug her and make her feel better and then Nate joined them. The other picture is just her asleep. See she can fall asleep anywhere and you can't waker her. She will but herself to bed early in the evening and sleep until late. Not like my other nightowls. I love you Abby!

Ty's Blessing

This past Sunday was Ty's blessing. We are thankful to all who sacrificed to come. Josh's parents, my parents and my brother and his family were here. My Mother-in-law is a talented seamstress. She made Ty's blessing outfit as well as the blessing outfits for all of my other children. The blessing was beautiful. It said he would be a peacemaker. He already is. Josh and I have felt that he truly has a special spirit. We love our Ty-Ty. See the post under this for more pictures of Tyson.

Josh's parents

Ty in his blessing outfit

Tyson

My parents

Ty 4 Weeks Old

Here are some pictures of Ty 4 weeks old. He is a good baby and the kids love him. He eats all the time. He is 24 inches and 12 lbs!

10 Down and Eternity to Go!

Here are some pictures from our Engagement and our Wedding!

Tomorrow is our 10 year anniversary. The time has gone fast and I can honestly say I love him more today then I did then and I thought that was impossible. When we got married I knew Josh had all of the qualities that I wanted but what I didn't know was that he also has all of the qualities that I should have wanted in a husband. For example, I knew that I wanted someone who worked hard to provide for his family. I should have looked for someone who worked hard but always put his family first. Luckily Josh is just that man. But he has so many more awesome traits that I didn't know would be important and it turns out that they are. Thank goodness he has them all.

So here is to you Josh, your top ten list

1. You always put me and our family first.

2. Your testimony is always growing. I love that fact that the Book of Mormon is always turned open to a different spot in the bathroom!

3. You never yell or raise your voice at me much less touch me in anger.

4. Your role as a father is important to you. Once a friend asked how I got you to spend time with our kids, I told her I don't, that is just you!

5. Your love for the Latin culture. Not only because of my Grandma but because of my mission. I love that culture and am glad we can share it together.

6. I totally trust you. I know that you would never lie to me and that means a lot.

7. You always make time for the two of us. Those Friday night date nights are the highlight of my week.

8. You are my biggest fan. According to you I am the best cook, Mom, basketball player, scrapbooker, etc. I think that people are sometimes disappointed when they meet me cause of the picture you always paint.

9. You are my best friend! There are no words to describe how I love to just be with you. We can do nothing or anything, just being with you makes it great!

10. You have the huge calves!!! Josh loves to run and exercise and I always tease him about his calves. Yes they are big, and yes they are sexy!

I love you Handsome!!

TY IS HERE!

Ty (Tyson) was born on Feb. 25 at 4:52 am. He was two weeks early and boy are we glad! He weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and 22 inches long. He would have been 10 lbs. had he gone full term. He is a healthy and happy baby so far. We are both doing well. Read on if you want to hear the whole story.

Tyson Lowell Glenn Carpenter

Baby Ty

Nate, Alison, Ty and Abby



This is me right before it all began. On Tuesday the 24th I had a check-up and my midwife told me that she was on call that night. I was done with being pregnant so I had her strip my membranes and told her I was taking castor oil that night. She said I was at a 3 so I would have a chance that it would work. She also said that if I came in with my body doing something on its own that she could help wink wink. So Josh cancelled his trial the next day and at 6:00 pm I took castor oil. I didn't take a lot because I felt like I was going to throw it all up.
By 9:00 pm nothing was happening, I hadn't even had to go to the bathroom so I thought that I hadn't taken enough castor oil and thought well it just isn't going to work. Around 9:30 pm the castor oil started to send me to the bathroom but still nothing in the contraction department. I was having some but nothing to get excited about. I fell asleep and woke up around 10:30 pm and still nothing new. Went back to sleep and woke up around 12:30 and got some water, watched some TV and felt some contractions but nothing new. I couldn't really go back to sleep so I decided to walk around our room to see if I could get something going.
I was having contractions around 2-5 minutes apart but they only lasted for 30 seconds or so. So I got in the shower to see if anything would change and they just continued the same way. Josh convinced me to call my midwife so I did. I really felt like if was false labor but she said to come in anyway. So we called our RS president to come and stay with the kids and Josh jumped in the shower. Within a couple of minutes of hanging up with the hospital my contractions became so much stronger. I was pounding on the shower door telling Josh to hurry because we needed to go.
As we drove to the hospital I was having contractions a minuted apart and they were 45-50 seconds long. I was so afraid that they were going to tell me that I was too far along for an epidural but I was only at a 4 when we got there. Things were slow that night so they hooked me up to an IV and Mr. Epidural man came and gave me my meds and 30 minutes later he was born. I went from a 4 to a 10 in an hour. He was born an hour and a half from the time we pulled into the hospital parking lot. He came out in two pushes. It really was easy and I feel great. I think the difference was that I was spinning everyday (6 days a week) until the week I had him. That week I walked on the treadmill.
He is handsome and a sweet baby. The kids love him to death and Nate will grab his hand and say "Baby likes me." We are so glad he is here.

I've Been Tagged!

Just today Abby asked me how I met her daddy. I said on my mission and she said that "Daddy said he saw you at a party. Did you think he was handsome?" I guess that was a sign that I needed to fill something like this out.

Josh and I will celebrate 10 yrs of marriage on the 13th of March so this is a great way to stop thinking about the baby and focus a little more on the great husband and marriage we share. Thanks Michelle for tagging me!

What is your hubby's name? Joshua but I never call him that…it’s mostly Josh, Daddy or Handsome

How long have you been together? Married almost 10 years

How long did you date? Dated for 4 weeks, got engaged and married 4 months later so a total of 5 months!

Who said I love you first? Josh, I think his words were I think I am falling in love with you.

Who is taller? Josh by a couple of inches

Who is smarter? He's not reading this right? Josh, hands down. He is one of the smartest people I know.

Who does the laundry? 100% me

Who does the dishes? 100% me

Who cleans the house? 100% me

Who sleeps on the right? me, closest to the door for when the kids cry or come in.

Who pays the bills? 100% me

Who mows the lawn? 100 % Josh

Who cooks dinner? 100% me. Josh makes breakfast on the Weekends.

Who drives when you are together? 100% Josh

Who is more stubborn? Me, yes I'll admit it

Who kissed who first? Josh kissed me first. But I was the one who suggested Squaw Peak at BYU so it left little doubt that I wanted him to kiss me.

Who asked who out first? He asked for my phone number at our mission reunion saying that he wanted to talk to my trainer from the mission. Since I didn't have her phone number with me he asked for mine to call and get it later. He called 2 days later and we went out the next day. He NEVER did ask again for Darrington's phone number. Side note; Josh was there with his fiance and I had just broken up with another Elder from the mission who was also there. On our first date he went and saw an ex-girlfriend before picking me up. I didn't take the first date serious because everything pointed to him being a player! By my count I was the third girl he had taken out in 3 days!

Who proposed? Josh. You have to remember that Josh has his own version as to how everything happened but I came up to see him late one evening after he got off of work. We took a walk in the cold and the U was lit because they had won a game. He said that we was falling in love with me and wanted to know if I felt the same . After I said that I did he asked if we should pray about getting married. Then 5 minutes later we were kneeling in his parents house praying about getting married. I remember thinking, am I crazy? What am I doing kneeling with this guy who I thought was a player still at this time, praying about marriage?The actual proposal came after he asked for my hand in Colorado.

Who has more siblings? Me 5 brothers and 2 sister.

Who wears the pants? Depends on the issue. We agree on so many things so it is hard to say. I'm sure he let’s me have my way more than I realize.

I have the best man in the wold but I will elaborate more on that closer to our anniversary! I tag Trisha, Megan, Melissa, Terri, Angela, Aubrey, Mary, and Audrey

Pictures of Baby Ty

Here are some pictures that we took at a 3D/4D ultrasound a couple of weeks ago. He looks a lot like Nate. He has chubby cheeks and a lot of hair. It was neat watching him swallow, yawn, and even smile! He is extremely squished with feet and hands covering his face so it was hard to get the pictures. The placenta was in the way also so it made some of the pictures blurry. Sorry it took awhile to post these. Now that the phone works we are having problems with our computer!