Team McCarston

 Week 130/2! Another week with two kids and trip to Iowa Walking and feeding, Lisa is a champion! Noah requested an ice cream cake for her half birthday. She helped make it! And she's been such a good helper with Mo! Ice cream cake creation! Siblings out for a walk! What a snoozer "Helping" At gymnastics! Happy 1 week, Mo! Bubble beards Emily, Tilly, and Mo Melissa came over to help/snuggle the baby/be at Noah's every beck and call Wallace and the laundry, a love story Our friend Skyler and her siblings came over for a sprinkler adventure! We accidentally trapped Maki in Noah's room during nap, so Maki just napped with Noah! First bath! He literally fell asleep the moment we set him in there and slept the entire time A visit to Iowa. Noah's leg was "broken" This is actually an exercise roller We went to a wedding! Mo mostly slept, but he seemed to like it Not pictured: Grandma Patti and Grandpa Jeff meeting us in Des Moines and spending the evening e...

 Week 129/1 Welcome Emory Francis McCarston! See pictures for details! Thank you to grandparents for helping us over the past few weeks! Making meals, fixing things around the house, letting us sleep in, and being great moral support. Still pregnant Lisa! We were waiting... And waiting... And waiting... Until finally we went in for an induction! Lisa geared up, and our midwife decided to break Lisa's water instead of start them on Pitocin, which we were happy about.   They broke Lisa's water at 8:30 a.m. and Mo was born at 1:02 p.m. on 7/18/2023. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz, exactly like his sister. He was 21.75 inches long. Noah got to visit us in the hospital! Baby Mo gave her a new book! Grandma Patti came to visit, too! Our family! Noah has been very curious about Mo and likes him to be around. Katy, Keegan, and Frankie came to the hospital to visit, too! And Grandma Lori and Grandpa Tom! And Jerry... And Todd! Meanwhile at home, Noah was carrying her baby all around, even ...