Baby Caugh in 3D!

We had our 3D/4d ultrasound today! The pictures and DVD are amazing! He already has hair and opens his little eyes! It was hard to get him to take his hand away from his face, at one point it looked like he was rubbing his little eye! So sweet! We think he has his mommy's lips and daddy's chin! :) His routine is to sleep during the day and perform acrobatics at night so most of these pictures are of a sleepy little boy! We just can't wait to meet him!

30 Weeks, just 10 more to go!

Nursery Furniture

Carter has been a busy Daddy-To-Be making the nursery furniture. Baby Caugh and Susan are lucky to have such a creative and talented "master builder." :)

He was even able to incorporate the marbles he won as a young boy into the dresser! More pics to come of the crib and the rest of the nursery! Stay tuned.....

29 Weeks

Belly Watch!

Here we are at 29 weeks, going on 30!

29 weeks

Well---at 26 weeks and 14 more to go the "bump" is only getting bigger! We can't wait for our little guy to make his appearance!

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Happy Fall Ya'll!

There is a chill in the air and a dampness in the grass-yup! Fall has finally shown her face! Have you picked out a pumpkin yet or a halloween costume? I just pulled the scarecrow down from the attic along with the scarecrow family that sits on the fireplace. We are ready for the little ones this Halloween as last year we got over 100 trick-or-treaters!

Just to catch you up on our doings the last few months we will need to back up a few weeks----

The Caugh house has been busy with trips, trips, and more trips! Carter went elk hunting with his dad and Jeff Kartheiser in Northern Arizona two weeks ago and had a great time camping out with his dad. They saw some incredible wildlife and even got close enough to an elk taking a drink at the creek nearby! Here is a picture of the boys with their 'gear' on!

Carter's mom and Susan's mom took a road trip in August to celebrate Susan's graduation! It was so much fun to have our moms in town. We took total advantage of the week and went to Beale Street, the Peabody Hotel, and Nashville. Sadly, there wasn't any time to go to Graceland but we did stop by Barbara Mandrell's house and oooh and ahhh at the gate to her driveway! Here is a picture of graduation day outside of our house!

Susan and Holly at graduation!

Susan posing by Barbara's Steel Guitar at the Country Music Hall of Fame:

Here is Susan and her Mom with matching sweatshirts, two country sweethearts!

In late September we road-tripped to North Carolina to celebrate Carter's grandma, Mama Pat's, 90th birthday! It was a wonderful celebration. We saw cousins, aunts, and uncles and Susan met her nephew, Liam for the first time! Here is Carter holding a sleepy Liam!

A wonderful picture of four generations; Kathy, Mama Pat, Mary Ellen and Liam!

Susan having playtime with Liam!

All in all, it has been a great late summer, early fall! No telling what the rest of Fall and Winter will bring! We send our best Autumn wishes to all of our friends and family!

Love,

The Caughs

Our Trip to Florida

We were able to spring loose from the demands of work and school to take a necessary vacation to Clearwater, Florida. The weather was beautiful and the dolphins and sea life were breathtaking!

Here we are at an aquarium standing by a painted turtle! Wearing "sneakers!"

We ate at a restaurant right on the water and watched the dolphins play, it was an amazing sight!

We can't WAIT to go back! :)

Fishing with Dad

Carter's Dad came out for a wonderful visit! The two Caugh men ventured out many a morning in the wee hours to catch some fish at nearby lakes and ponds!

One morning Jeff Kartheiser, Dad, Carter, and Susan went fishing and caught a bunch of catfish and blue gill!

Carter's big catch of the day.......

Even though Susan was bought a nice Shakespeare "Ugly Stick" in pink, she still couldn't touch the fish after being smacked in the face by a catfish trying to get off her fish hook!



All in all, it was a great day of fishing and catching!

Great supper that night too!

We took Dad to Beale Street and had a "bluesy" time at BB King's!

Snapped this shot while Dad was at rest among nature in our back yard with his new hunting chair!

We had a wonderful visit and hope that Memphis will be a frequent vacation spot for the Caugh family!

Graduation!

Well...it is finally that time! Susan will be graduating in the middle of August. Yippee!! No more papers, presentations, or theses to write!

School has been quite an adventure and Susan is ready to have a normal life again! (Normal? What's that?) Carter has been more than patient and understanding these last two years as Susan has been stressed, anxious, panicked, and sleep deprived throughout the whole process! They are both looking forward to some semblance of normalcy!

Thank you to all who have been supportive and encouraging. Susan often thinks about going for her PhD....nah!!!

Holly Marries the Doctor!

Hi! Last weekend we had the privilege of being part of Susan's best friend from nursing school's wedding. The wedding took place in Jackson, Tennessee. Susan was a bridesmaid, Holly looked beautiful, and we had so much fun!

At the rehearsal dinner!

Getting ready!

NICU team!

NICU party girls!

The Big Apple at Christmastime!

Hi! We hope your holidays were fun and eventful! We sure enjoyed spending a quiet Christmas at home with our puppies (spoiled rotten!) hee hee!! We were fortunate enough to go to NYC for a few days in December and we took lots of pictures and saw every building and street you see in the movies. It was Carter's first time in the city and we had so much fun!

Here we are at Tiffany and Co. No, I didn't get a little blue box in my stocking nor did we have Breakfast at Tiffany's but it was sure fun to look around!!

Susan in the "Newborn Nursery" at FAO Schwartz and Co. The employees that work in that department are dressed up like nurses. What a fun job!!

Also at FAO Schwartz at Legoland! These Starwars guys were made out of legos! So was Harry Potter, Darth Vader, SpongeBob and Santa! It was amazing!

Seasons Greetings

Happy Holidays!!! December 2007

Well, the time is upon us again. The holidays are right around the corner and the cold weather has settled in to stay. As 2007 closes we prepare for a new year with new beginnings and resolutions (we hope to keep this time)!

In early January we headed out West to Tucson for Susan's mom's milestone birthday. Her party was so much fun and it was truly wonderful to see friends and family who also flew in for the big event!

Sadly, in early March Susan's dad, Larry Solomon, passed away unexpectedly. He was a wonderful man whose wisdom and guidance will be missed by those he touched. However, he will continue to live in our hearts and we'll always remember what an admirable individual he truly was.

In May we took a much needed vacation to Temple/San Antonio/Austin areas in Texas. Carter fed an otter at Sea World and we got a "soggy" wave from Shamu! We were fortunate Texas is so beautiful as we may be planting roots there in the near future.

As for Susan, work and school have been keeping her quite busy. She is still happily working in the neonatal intensive care unit at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and working on her master's of science in nursing. She can't wait for her August 2008 graduation!

Carter continues to work for the BNSF railroad and has been able to work locally more instead of being on the road. Susan really appreciates that he is home more often. He also took a nice break to go fishing with a good friend in Arkansas this summer.

Susan has been able to get back to Tucson a few times this year and was able to celebrate her nephew, Jake's, 3rd birthday with him. He sure is growing like a weed.

We were also able to get away this month for a New Jersey/New York trip. We celebrated a family Bar Mitzvah and went in to New York City for a couple of days! We were so excited because the whole family made it out East. Susan's mom, her sister, brother-in-law, and Jake were all there! It was wintery-cold but a wonderful family get-together around the holidays! It was great to see the Solomon's and 'catch-up!'

As for these holidays we plan to spend them together, very low-key and cozy! I know Zena and Petey will love that! We pray that your families are healthy and happy and may 2008 be full of peace and blessings!

All Our Love,
Carter, Susan, Zena and Petey

Happy Fall Ya'll!

I know, I know, it's been a long six months since I have last posted. It has been one heck of a 2007!

We did manage to sneak away to San Antonio, Texas for a much needed break from reality. Here we are in front of "The Alamo." I didn't realize this city was so rich in history!

We look like a couple of tourists, don't we?! Well, we had fun anyway!

We also made it to Sea World, Carter's favorite place in the world! We fed sea lions, dolphins and even got a "wave" from Shamu!

We also went to the Guiness Book of World Records Museum and sat on a bench with a famous person!

I was also fortunate enough to go back to Tucson several times this summer to see my mom, Sara, Boe, Grandma, and Jake! My-oh-my, Jake is getting so big! He turned 3 during my visit and had a wonderful time opening presents and "feeding" everyone!

Have a wonderful Halloween and Thanksgiving!

With Love,

Carter and Susan