BRING ON SPRING!!

A month has flown by and we've survived sleepless

nights, ear infections, stomach bugs and sinus infections.

Hopefully, spring brings us good health!

Full moon with a diaper

State Trooper Jace

Jace finally learned to ride his motorcycle


Cheese!


Lexi at one month

Lovin' on my sis

Lexi has grown so fast she doesn't fit in the Easter

outfit that Granny Nancy got her!

Lexi already weighs about 9 pounds!

More kisses for my sister

Jace likes playing with his sister's toys now

Jace riding his motorcycle from Grandma Patti and Don

LEXI'S FIRST WEEK HOME AND JACE'S 2nd BIRTHDAY

Lexi's first week at home has flown by,

along with a few sleepless nights :)

She had her days and nights mixed up,

but is improving every day.

Jace has also warmed up to his little sis with

a few hugs and kisses, but there's still a little jealousy

(plus a few toys being thrown at her here and there)

First family pic with Lexi

Blue eyes

She looks just like Jace did when he was

in the swing (minus the hair)


I'm the big brother now!

No more pictures, please

My birthday lunch, yum!

Happy birthday to me!

Jace had to blow out the candle about 20 times.

Such excitement!

Opening my present from the Godfather (a.k.a. Bobby)

It's a firehouse with a fire truck! Thanks Godfather!

Mom and Dad took me to Toys-R-Us for

my birthday and I picked out a microwave

with food! The pizza is delicious!

THE BIG DAY FINALLY ARRIVES!

One last family pic before Jace becomes

a big brother later on that night...

Little did I know I was almost 9 cm dilated

by the time we arrived at the hospital at

9:00 p.m. Saturday night. Those last two

hours of contractions were intense.

I was trying to find my happy place :)

Welcome Lexi Alyssa Johnsen!

Born on Feb. 21, 2009

@ 11:07 p.m.

7 pounds, 11 ounces

21 inches long

Proud daddy

family pic (I wish Jace were there)

The hospital's version of "Glamour Shots" of Lexi

She's already saying her prayers so her big brother won't beat her up :)

Getting ready to go home to meet big brother Jace!

Thanks to the Nobles, Cromwells, Seymours, Grandpa Tom and Papa Dave, Aunt Crystal, and the Rea Family for coming to visit us and bringing yummy food and gifts! We are blessed to have friends and family like you!

MORE UPDATES

For those of you wanting to know if I've gone into labor yet, no luck. We went to the doctor yesterday and I'm only 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced. So, no predictions from the doctor, but I only have less than 2 weeks to go!
Also, amongst the madness I have (as many of you already know) begun a new career working as a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. So, if you're looking for some new skin care or makeup products to try/sample drop me an email carriejohnsen@marykay.com or check out my website www.marykay.com/carriejohnsen. I will be hosting a Mary Kay open house sometime before Mother's Day, so browse my website for some items you'd like to pamper yourselves with for your special day ladies! And to all you men reading this (hint, hint), Mary Kay would make a great gift for your wife, girlfriend, significant other, etc. Happy browsing!

MY FIRST HAIRCUT!

Yes, you heard right! Jace had his very first haircut

done by his professional hairstylist, Daddy.

It wasn't a full blown haircut, but we cut off some of

the crazy flyaways and mullet pieces; so Jace is

ready to pick up some chicks for Valentine's Day.

Cutting it in the bathtub was much easier :)

Bye, Bye mullet hairs...

Success!

PLAYING IN THE SNOW

Well, we finally got a chance to play in the snow today, but

trying to get a snow suit on Jace was World War III,

and of course, Jace won the war. We did manage to get some

boots on his feet, though.

Mommy was lazy and stood by the window to take pictures

while Jace and Daddy threw snow at the window.

Eating a piece of snow (thankfully it wasn't yellow)

Getting ready to throw snow at Mommy through the window

Snowballs on the window

IT'S CHRISTMAS ALL OVER AGAIN!

Matt spent the last two nights putting together Jace's train

set that he received for Christmas from Grandma Nancy,

Aunt Lisa & Uncle Chris, Aunt Crystal and us (it only

took about 2 1/2 - 3 hours to get it done). I helped put

the track together since there were only a thousand

pieces in the set :) When Jace woke up this morning he

saw the train set and played with it just about all morning.

Notice we couldn't get him to look up for a picture. He had

much more important things to do with his new trains.

What a busy little man...

Video of Jace playing with new train set