Carley's first FIVE weeks!

Where do I start? You don't have to tell us that Carley is beautiful, we already know that!! Ha! Carley is an absolute JOY, with a little gas! Now I know why my parents used to say that about me! Ha! We already have that unconditional love for our new baby girl that you cannot describe until you become a parent! We had no idea what GOD had in store for us Lowerys and she is every million or zillion one of those things! She makes us laugh, cry and smile in ways that we never thought were possible! It's those little moments that you have by yourself with her that make you realize that you are the luckiest parent in the world and she is perfect in every way. Sometimes those moments come with a smile and a tear or two! She is a breath of fresh air even when she explodes, which is pretty often! She has every bit of me and Sean in her and we are anxiously waiting to see who Carley will become and look like for herself!

I realize that I am way behind on posting new pictures of precious Carley, ok like 5 weeks behind! Give me a little slack because being a new mommy is definitely a full time job with little time to do other stuff. Here are some of our favorite pictures of little Carley!


Thanksgiving Morning, 2 days old


Sleeping Beauty

Everyone has been asking what color hair does Carley have? We are not sure yet and even her pediatrician, Dr. Barret said he was not making any bets. It is a cross between light brown with golden tips, with some darker casts swirls in the back with a faint strawberry blonde tent all over and even has a more auburn glow in the sunlight. It was a surprise for mommy & daddy too!


Snuggle bunny


Yes, Carley has a mohawk!


Saturday Princess in leggings

It has really been an experience to see her everyday change a little or alot. She is surely full of surprises and everyday is a bit different! We strive to love and care for her in the best Christian home that we know is right for our new baby girl! She deserves the best! We are debating if she is going to be a momma's girl or a daddy's little girl! It's a close tie! She is already a strong willed child and I am afraid that she will have to decide that for herself.


Rambo Carley


Sean & his baby girls

Carley was born a night owl and likes to make that known to all in the house. She is already fighting her future bedtime. Her craziness and fussiness starts like clock work around 9-9:30 and will continue for hours! We soon discovered the pacifier and even that seemed to be a bit short lived, but it is worth a shot! Carley and I had a rough start with the sleeping habits. Since she eats every hour in a half to two hours, that does not leave room for much sleep! This can take a toll on any new mommy! I keep holding on to what all other moms say, "it does get better." And it will get better, I am sure!


We have so much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day

PaPa T & MiMi


LaLa & Daniel


Maw Maw Mason is a great Grandmother! Maw Maw got to meet Carley for the first time! She was so happy!


We love you dearly Maw Maw & we are going to miss you greatly!

At about 2-3 weeks, Carley was already holding her head upright for the most part. She has really strong neck muscles. Her leg muscles are incredible too. She likes to push off with her legs and she likes to stand on one foot. That is the gymnast in her, I think! Around week 4 Carley started to focus more with her eyes and could follow an object in front of her face. She loves her new rainforest music melody mat with lights and can stretch out her little legs and kick to the sounds of frogs, birds chirping and the beat bopping. Around week 3-4, we saw an occasional smile and she makes laughing noises in her sleep! At week 5 now, she can clasp her hands and she sat in her bumbo for the first time successfully! Carley is such a sweet, smart, big girl! We tried putting Carley in her carseat in her crib and she actually will sleep 3 hours at one time which allows about 5-6 hours of sleep per night. Way to go Carley! Now momma will not go nuts!


Mommy & Carley


Let's Dance Little Pookie


Aunt Sha Sha QT


Love this pic!


Elf Carley


Christmas Eve in Arkansas


Angelic Carley


Santa's Helper, Ho Ho Ho


Love Bug Carley, 5 weeks

Week 38-40 & Carley's Birthday

Week 38

Week 39



Fun belly pics


Wearing Sean's shirt

Week 40


My due date, the 22nd came & went & still no Carley! Sad faces! Contractions started around 10:30 pm on the 23rd & at 3:30 am on the 24th I woke Sean & told him it was time to go!! Sean said, "time to go where?" The hospital!


Last pic before heading to the hospital

We get to the hospital at 3:45 am to find out that they were going to admit me, but did not have a room available. Sean & I walked the hallways (in baby steps, I was in a bit of pain) for one hour! Things were progressing really quickly according to the nurses. Contractions started getting stronger at 7 am & we finally got a room. My water broke around 10:30 when Sean went down to the car to get the baby book! Imagine that! Contractions came on really strong & I wanted to know where the anethesiologist was immediately! 20 minutes later, it was smooth sailing!



Thank God for pain medications! At 3:00, it was GO time! I pushed for 28 minutes with lots of coaching from my sweet husband & 10 other people in the room, or at least it seemed like it! Sean said it was an amazing sight to be seen! MiMi was in the room too! At approximately 3:28 pm on Nov. 24th, Carley Nora Lowery was born unto this earth, weighing in at 7.9 lbs & 18.5 in. Hallelujah, a healthy baby girl is born & she is absolutely perfect!! PRAISE GOD! Little girls are like angels from above!! Carley is truly a beautiful MIRACLE!!


1st pic of lil' angel Carley with Dr. Carl


Meet the newest Lowery! Carley Lowery! Isn't she beautiful?!


It was love at 1st sight for mommy!


And daddy!


PaPa T came to the hospital the day after to see Carley & he actually has a real smile! Go Horns!


Paw Paw Lowery loves Carley!


Exactly 24 hours after Carley was born (not a minute before), we got to go home!


Home sweet home!

Parents In Waiting, Week 34-37

Week 34
Our really good friends Kate & Dave hosted a couples gift card shower at their house for us (& Carley) along with our other close friends Julie & Colin, Ashley & Wade, Laurie & Drew, Melinda & Matt. We certainly have some really wonderful friends that we cannot thank enough for their love & support! We really had a great time filled with wonderful foods & decorative petits fours, beautiful flowers & a fabulous table presentation, adorable diaper cake (made by Melinda) & "L" napkins and great guests came to celebrate the night. God has truly blessed us in soo many ways!

Kimbo & Kates & cute diaper bag for Carley from the hostesses!

Love my girls, the hostesses!
Mama Laurie, Kates, Ashley, Mama Kim, Melinda, & Julie


The food was excellent ladies & the Ashley did the fab job on the flowers!


What would we do without Willie?


Three mama ducks in a row! Ha! Laurie & Melissa are too cute!


Sunday school girls & Mike!



Week 35 Vegas Vacation
Sean, Alan & Adam took a five day trip to Las Vegas for a "last" get-a-way guys trip! Vegas, Vegas, Vegas...baby! They got an upgrade & stayed at the Treasure Island hotel where they wined & dined all week long on the strip! They went to see the Criss Angel, Believe, Mind Freak magic show at the Luxor Theater. Sean thought it was definitely not worth $100+ for the ticket. That is now money taken out of Carley's college fund. The boys checked out a lot of the hotel casino's while they were there & they all came back with more $$ than they put in! Cha-ching! Who would have thought those good baptist boys were gambling men? The boys had a celeb sighting of Jesse Jackson at the airport! Sean also got stopped at baggage check for having hairspray & a pocket knife! Sean, suspicious? Nah! Glad Sean is back! It is just not the same without him here! Mazie & Polly kitties missed him terribly!

The usual pose. They are BFF's!


Mazie May


Polly Esther


Week 35

Week 36
We had a packed full, fun weekend! Sean's work audiology department (Lesley, Laurie, Mary Kay, Janice, Martha, Marilyn, Shannon & Fred) gave us a "Bear Necessities" baby shower for Carley on Friday night! The shower was very, very nice & it was at Janice & Daniel's house! We ate lots of yummy hors d'oeuvres & chili made especially by Janice & Laurie's husband, Tracy! We feasted on a delicious cake too! It was most enjoyable to hang out with Sean's work friends & get to spend some QT with them outside of work! Sean's department is mostly a talkative, energetic group comprised of lots of women...& Sean & Fred! Sean is definitely out numbered by the "X" chromosome!


Marilyn gave Sean a book titled, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know!


Yay for diapers & wipes & much more!


Lara & Marilyn


The group


Thank you Lesley for writing down of all our gifts!


Resound Hearing Aid Team gave us flowers! Awe!




Soon to be parents!

BOO!!! AGAIN! We celebrated the 2nd Annual Hallowen Costume Party at the Lowery's house again this year filled with ghosts & goblins, spiders & spirits! We had a great party of about 12ish & ate lots of ham potatoe sandwiches,
Mrs. Hardy's famous zesty corn dip (Thanks to Kate), artichoke dip & pinwheels (Thanks Papa T), veggie tray & cheeses, punch with the smoking dryed ice(Ewww, scary) & finished off with Marcia's "to die for cookies!" Thanks for everyone's help this year! It would not have happened unless some people had not requested it again this year!


Emily & Austin are Elliot & ET!


Disco, groovy Julie & Colin!


Michele & Jason are the Dentist & the Tooth Fairy!


Preggo Pumpkin Mama Kim & Pink Camo Marcia


Garth (Papa T), Vampiress (Shannon)(She wants to suck your blood, or already did!)& Jolly Pumpkin


The Stewart-Lowery clan


What a cute dancin' pair!


They look like they are straight out of the horror flicks that Sean & Kim watch! Better watch your necks!!


The Oversized Cowboy Papa Sean & Preggers Pumpkin Oversized Mama Kimberly. Happy Halloween!

Week 37

Update on lil' Carley this week: MD said that she is "maybe a one" (dialation). Good report on everything else! I guess we have to play the waiting game for Carley & when she is ready to be a "ten", we too hope to be ready! We are getting excited, anxious & nervous, but bottom line, it will be wonderful to finally get to meet our precious angel Carley!