All Gone!

Carys was born with two skin tags on her face that were considered a genetic oops. The larger one was on her left cheek and the smaller was next to her left ear. TJ and I got tired of explaining to people what they were and we were very protective of our little girl. I took her to Texas Children's to see a plastic surgeon about getting them removed and he wanted us to wait until she was six months old to put her under anasthesia to remove them. So we planned to wait.
On a trip to my dermatologist, Carys came with me and the doctor said it would be quick to do and would simply hold her steady. She encouraged us to do it while she was still small, decreasing the size of the scar. We agreed and brought Carys back two days later. I was out of the room but could hear her scream from the waiting room. The two doctors and a nurse had to hold her down telling me later she was a lot stronger than they expected. When I came back in the room, she was smiling but not happy. Poor baby.

The next day you could see a mark on her face where the doctor held her still.
It has healed pretty fast and the mark on her left cheek looks more like a dimple than anything. Pretty girl.

Then and Now...Girl has Carys Grown

Carys was born 20 days early, and was such a tiny Sprite. I thought she was going to continue to be tiny for her age but as she draws upon her 3 month birthday, she is fitting into 3 month old clothing.

This was her going home outfit for the hospital, I had to fold the hat over for the picture and the dress was twice as big as her.

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She was born with a lot of hair but unfortunately lost a lot of it over the past few months.

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Her pink puppy rattle is not so big anymore.

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At first Kermit was as big as Carys...THEN
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This sleeper was roomy as first...

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Hi and Hello

Now that Carys will smile back when you smile at her, we are starting to see if she will mimic sound as well. We started with "Hi"...and she even sounds like she can say "Hello" as well. I sometimes hear her say "Hi" through the baby monitor. One thing is for sure, in the words of my brother..."Very advanced."

What Carys can do at 2 months...

Frequent visits by Grandma Cheryl and Grandpa James have brought several small celebrations. What might not seem like such a big deal to some are rewarded with a round of applause from us.

Grandpa James is always spending time with Carys on the floor where they work on rolling to each side in hopes that one day she will be able to roll onto her side by herself.

Grandma Cheryl was the first to put Carys on her tummy to see she was very strong and could hold her head up by herself. Carys can also rotate her head to both sides.

An exciting game of Froggie. I discovered she could be mobile on her tummy with a little assistance.

While taking pictures, I decided to see if Carys could sit up in her Bumbo. As you can see she can!

Carys loves to play, kicking her ball makes the teddy bear music play on a toy from Grandma Cathy.

One of the most exciting things she can do now was discovered by TJ. If you smile at her, she will smile back. It makes my heart melt!

Of course, she is a good sleeper.

Meeting for the First Time

Carys Anne Markiewicz was born February 4, 2009 at 8:03 pm. She was 6 lb 1 oz and 19 inches long. In her first two months of life she has met a lot of people. This is an album of first meetings, in chronoligical order.

Meeting Mom and Dad for the first time.

Meeting Grandma Cheryl for the first time.

Meeting Grandpa James for the first time.

Meeting Grandpa Tom for the first time.

Meeting Nana Sharla for the first time.


Meeting Auntie Kim for the first time.

Meeting Auntie Martha for the first time.

Meeting Grammy Debby for the first time.

Meeting Will for the first time.

Meeting Maya for the first time.

Coming home for the first time to meet the puppies.

Meeting Lita for the first time.

Meeting Laura and Uncle Keith for the first time.

Meeting Grandma Cathy for the first time.

Meeting Granmammy for the first time.

Meeting Granpappy for the first time.

Meeting Auntie Adina for the first time.

Meeting Cousin Grant for the first time.

Meeting Uncle James for the first time.

Meeting Aunt Holley for the first time.

Meeting Charlotte for the first time.

Bayou Wildlife Park

James, Holley and Grant visted Texas early April and we decided to visit Bayou Wildlife Park in Santa Fe close to Alvin. After living in Houston for 20 years, Mom and I had no idea such a neat place existed. It was fun for the kids as well as the adults.

TJ, Holley, Grant and I all posed for a picture.

Grant with his new hat, reminds me of the man in the yellow hat from Curious George...except he is the boy in the red hat.

There was a small area where you could pet goats, but watch your step!

Our little family, Carys really enjoyed herself on the tram, she had a big bottle and the humm of the engine rocked her right to sleep.

Sometimes the animals were a little suprising. They were definitely not shy, looking for food.

TJ really enjoyed feeding the animals.

Grant fed the animals too. We really enjoyed watching Grant literally pelt the animals with their food. He also would throw food to the animals that were 100 yards away in hopes that they would get fed...but only one morsel at a time...he is a good conservationalist.

Old Bessie would not leave us alone!

What was Carys doing the entire visit? Sleeping! We will take you back when you get older.