February Simons Visit

We are so happy Tyler & Ashley moved to Chicago! It is so fun to have family close by. The end of February, Cory went to Charlotte to get some experience with adjusting. So, Carson and I spent a few days with Tyler & Ashley. We had a lot of fun!

Carson 16 Month

-He is saying a lot! 

He says, "buhh, buhh." ( bye-bye)

"Huhhh" (Hi)

"Baaaaa" (bath)

"pooh, pooh" (Poop, pooh)

"uhhhmm, momma" (Please, Momma)

"ickk, ahkk" (Tick, tock)

"gung, gung" (thank you)

"Gunnng-gunn gung" (Christmas Tree)

He's got his own language. It's kinda fun being the only one that understands him.

-He signs-- 3-4 words. "Milk," "More," "All done" and sometimes "Water" And it is cute! I don't care to teach him anything else.

-He knows some letters! He knows the sounds of K, P, D, B, O, H, M, and Z really well. Probably thanks to Kidstv123. And his alphabet books. I didn't do much to teach him those unfortunately.

-He loves going for rides on the bike trailer.

-He loves to run outside in the field. 

-His favorite food is cheese.

-He is learning how to put stuff away--which is really cute.

-He learned how to go down the stairs by himself! But he still prefers me to carry him. And I give in a lot.

-He loves singing!

-Frequently, he will touch something he is not supposed to, then puts himself in time out. And he will do it over and over. Time out is a game to him.

-He loves lids and putting things in jars and containers. 

-His favorite shirt is now too small for him. I couldn't bare to put it away in a box. So I put it in his toy bin. 

-He has become a lot more cuddly! He will just come up to us and sit on our laps! We are always really surprised. We love it.

-He will throw anything in the toilet if the gets the chance to. 

This happened during my shower.

He's trying on new shoes.

He loves taking selfies with the dada.

He likes to sit with me on the heater.

Valentine's 2013

Valentine's was perfect. 

I made Cory a steak dinner.

He got me some movies tickets.

Carson got some M&M's.

We got to watch Downton Abbey together. 

Perfect night.

Although, the dinner was the day after Valentine's because Cory was sick... It was still great!

He's trying to stuff as many in his mouth as he can. Yes, those are baseball pants he is wearing. They are super cute! He has a whole outfit to go with them.

My mantle? I love how it turned out. Thanks Cory for the flowers!

Carson's 14 month update

Carson is 14 months already. 

Here's an update on him.

-He tries to mimic everything we say! He's getting better at pronouncing words. His favorite word right now is, "uh-oh." 

-He runs! Everywhere. 

-He has a favorite shirt. Weirdo. 

-He blows kisses and folds his arms for prayers--which is so adorable!

-He loves to play with his friend, Olivia! He's getting close to saying her name!

-He's obsessed with the vacuum. I can't say that word around him or he expects me to get it out. 

-He throws everything in the trash can. We're trying to figure out what to do about that.

-He's such a busy body! He is constantly running and getting into everything! 

-He started singing! It's more like a hum. Every night I sing to him right before I put him to bed. And he sings with me. It's the most precious thing!

-His favorite song is, "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam."

-He also LOVES One Direction. He could watch their music videos all day!

-He loves Thomas the Train still.

-He started dancing. It's so stinkin' cute.

-He copies his dad with everything! Brushing his teeth, putting on lotion... etc.

-He loves playing with my bras. He even tries to put them on. I need to get a picture of that.

-He LOVES tomatoes!!!

-He's got so many teeth! I've lost count. But I know he has his bottom molars and some canines are now coming in.

-Boy is he getting harder though! He is a lot of fun! But he also throws tantrums and that is not fun. Especially in public. He's still sweet though. I'm going to read up on Toddler Wise to see if I can get any help. Cory and I were saying how much easier he was as a baby.  This toddler stuff is crazy! Fun but crazy!

Here are some 1 Year Pictures. Thanks, Marci! :)

He had a pretty hard time smiling...

Our mullet baby

We have since cut his hair!

He love walking, crawling, running, with a blanket over his head.

His favorite shirt.

Watching 1D. Like his mullet???

Christmas 2012

We had our own little Christmas this year. Carson did great with ripping his presents open. It was super cute! He loved getting some new toys. We played with his new stuff all day long. And he really likes the M&M's he found in his stocking!

And here we are on New Year's Eve, lounging away. A couple of Carson's favorite foods are cheese and deli meat. So he especially liked our cheese and crackers tray. Notice how he grabbed all the turkey at once.

Carson Turned One!

Carson had a great birthday. He is so sweet and we are so happy he is in our family. Here are some pictures of his day.

I had to hurry and stop him from touching the flame.

This is the most daring he got.

He's grown so much!

-Oh how he's been turning into a toddler. If we take away something he wants, he gets so pissed! He kicks and screams. 

-He has been drinking more milk! Even though he still barely drinks any in our pediatrician's eyes, we've made big progress! 

-He's walking everywhere! Sometimes he sneaks up on me and it really freaks me out. He really started walking a few days after his birthday. He still falls All. The. Time. He's got bruises everywhere! Poor thing.

 -His favorite food is beans & rice. Ashley's recipe. :) And he LOVES cheese!

-He recently started opening cupboards and pulling everything out! 

-He tries to say "duck." (He loves his rubber ducky) And he has kinda said, "Santa" a couple of times.  I love it when he says that! His favorite word though is, "DADA!" He only says, "Mama," if he needs something or is sad. 

-If Cory goes upstairs, Carson gets very concerned and waits at the bottom of the stairs and yells, "Dada!" until he comes back. He loves his Dada.  

-It is suddenly SO hard to get this kid to smile on demand. He won't do it. No matter what you do, he'll just stare at you.

We took these at JCP in November. I thought I would share a few.

After the blizzard, Cory took Carson outside to get the mail. We were too lazy to get him bundled up so we put him in my hoodie. It was hilarious watching him walk around in that!

When he's done, he throws his food everywhere!

He is precious.

He's really good at Facebook shots.