My 23rd.

It was my birthday on Monday and it was great! Cory didn't have class! This was so nice because he had just finished boards on the Saturday before. So we hadn't seen too much of him. I felt like a single mom. I'm sure I'll have many more days and weeks of those here to come. 

Anyway, we went grocery shopping and Target shopping. And we had dinner at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Carson had a fit at dinner though. Like crying and screaming and kicking his legs. Nothing really calmed him down. He has never acted that way. He is usually fine if there is food in front of him. I wanted to just leave and take our food with us but Cory convinced me to stay. It was so bazaar because Carson was fine once we got home. I have no clue what was wrong with him.  Once Carson was in bed, Cory and I watched a chick flick. It was great to spend some time together! I had a great day! 

Baby Leggings.

Baby leggings are not just for girls. 

Boys can rock them too. I seriously want to make 10 more pair. These are so fun and easy and fast to make. Here's the tutorial. Now he can crawl around without poor hurt red knees.

Basket liner and lamp shade re-do.

So, I really have been trying to keep myself busy and occupied. I've been baking and crafting and reading and watching Pretty Little Liars. Anything to keep me from thinking about Eden too much. It has really been helping me. If I start dwelling, I start crying--and I can't stop. So this past month I've done a few things to keep me going.

I've been wanting to re-do a lampshade for awhile now. My friend Nicole was having a yard sale and was selling the perfect lampshade for my project. Thanks, Nicole! Here's what I did:

I messed up the first time I attempted this. The top of the shade is a little smaller than the bottom, so it was a little tricky. I can't find the exact tutorial I saw. But if you search Pinterest I'm sure you'll get the idea. This was so fun and I love how it turned out!

I used the extra fabric to re-do a basket.

The ugly before and much better after. This was way easier than I thought it would be. And it was really fun. If I had more fabric, I'd do it to the other baskets I have. I didn't have a tutorial for this one--which I'm proud of. I just ripped apart the original and used it as a pattern. :) I felt very crafty once I was done.

Carson is 9 months

Here's what he's been up to:

-He started crawling a few weeks ago. It's so fun! 

-He claps, waves, and gives high-5's. Every night I tell him to say goodnight to the fish and he'll frantically start waving his hand around at them. 

-He started eating real people food for every meal. He doesn't like baby food so much anymore. Because of this he started sleeping through the night! He was waking up once around 430am to nurse. But now he sleeps 12 straight hours! Woohoo! 

-He is down to 2 naps. He usually takes a nap at 9:30 and 2:00. It's so nice knowing when he'll be napping.

-He still doesn't like nursing too much. He usually nurses 1-3 times a day. He has gone a day or two with no nursing. And some times he'll take a bottle but most of the time he won't. And every time I nurse I get bit--hard! He's got 6 teeth in there! I had to stop scolding him for biting because he started crying every time after he latched--right when he was thinking about biting. I noticed he will nurse more now. So I have been trying to suck up this scrutinizing pain. Instead of yelling I wince and just switch sides or tell him he's done for now. No fun. Only 3 more months, right? Ugh. We'll see how long we can keep this up. 

He loves stuffed animals-especially Scout.

He went through this phase of hiding under furniture. This was before he was crawling and he thought he was so smart to get in those places.

We had a visit from Trevor and Karin. It was so good to see them!

We love putting hats on Carson. And we loved this one! He looks so cute.

Eden.

On August 7, my beautiful 16 year old sis was in a car accident. Some family members and her were driving to a cousins' house when a drowsy driver hit them head-on. Eden was in the back middle with a lap seat belt. She folded in half then torqued and landed in the seat next to her. They weren't going fast and they were in a neighborhood. No one else in the car was seriously injured. 

She has been in the hospital ever since and the doctors say she'll be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of her life. I don't know when she'll be able to go home. Her body is not recuperating like it should. 

I'm so grateful for all the people willing to pray and fast for her--even strangers to her. Many people around the country have put her name in various temples. The kindness people have shown has been humbling. Many people have been reaching out to our family and I am very grateful for their generosity. Thank you, thank you to all those many people! I love you all. 

Hang in there Eden! I love you so much. You're so strong.