Carson is 8 Months

Carson has been such a sweet little goober this past month. 

-He learned how to clap. And he loves doing it. 

-He dropped his 3rd nap. And we're still adjusting. Let me just say I'm glad we won't have to do this again for awhile. It takes a lot out of me.

-He's done with teething--for now. 

-He loves watching Kidstv123. We tried to get him to watch other stuff but he doesn't like it nearly as much. Between his teething and nap transition, it has been a life savor.

-He rolls everywhere! And scoots sometimes. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks and rocks but can't quite crawl yet. He ends up going backwards when he's in that position and gets really frustrated. 

-He likes eating anything we are eating and tries to swat things off our plate. 

-He knows where the fish are. Whenever I say, "fish," he looks straight at the tank. It's cool that he is starting to recognize certain words and sounds. 

-We have been working on waving. He's done it a handful of times. He enjoys clapping more.

-He loves his Dada. Whenever Cory is in the room, he just watches what he's doing. As soon as Cory gets home, Carson gets a huge grin and can't wait for Dada to play with him! If he could play all day with Dad, he would. 

Here are some pictures for you viewing pleasure.

Love this one. He's got the Facebook shot down to a perfection.

A friend let us borrow this and he loves it!

He loves the splash park now! He hated it in AZ for some reason.

I love his church outfit. We finally found him a shirt he could wear with the tie I made him!

Carson's 7 Month Update

Carson is so much fun. Here's what he's been up to:

-He rolls everywhere! 

-He's not crawling but sometimes he does this cute scoot thing on his bum. 

-Another tooth popped through. He's got 3 now. I think more may be coming in though.

-He still loves all kinds of baby food. And he still doesn't like nursing very much. And somewhere in the past few months he stopped taking a bottle...? So getting him to drink anything has been a challenge. I'm at a loss.

-He's not as happy as he was last month. Ever since we got back from Arizona, he's been a grump and teething. So that hasn't been too fun. Thank you Ashley for teaching us about Kidstv123 on Youtube. It has been a life savor! That is the only thing that keeps Carson happy for more than 5 minutes.

-He's growing more hair and it's coming in lighter! I think he's going to have light brown hair. Some patches are pure blonde though. He's got 2 different colors going right now--it's cute.

Arizona 2012

We got to fly to Arizona this Summer and it was so much fun! Carson did pretty good flying. I was so incredibly nervous about it. He did cry a little on the way there but we sat next to a nice guy who didn't mind...the 3 beers he drank must have helped. On the way back he slept the whole way! He did great. 

Here he is on the way there.

Amber & Warren blessed Leah while we were there. Here are some pictures of the night.

I'm a mean mom. Poor Carson.

We went to the Aquarium

Carson & Andrew loved playing together!

Carson had so much fun playing with all their cool toys!

We went swimming and Carson loved his blow up chair. He almost fell asleep in it at one point. He was so relaxed!

4th of July

Mean Uncle Cory wasn't so mean after all...

Here are some of us saying goodbye

 

We had so much fun! It was so good seeing all the new babies and family. We miss everyone already!

Ohio Visit

We drove to Ohio to visit Jimett and Tom and her family. We celebrated Jimett's birthday and attended baby Camille's blessing. Trevor and Karin & Grandpa Wes and Emmy were there too. It was great to see them! We had a lot of fun spending time with family. 

Carson loved meeting his great-grandparents and playing with his cousins!

Carson's 6 Month & Father's Day

This boy is 6 months and super cute! He is happy all the time and takes great naps! He loves all kinds of baby food and is just a sweetheart. I love that I can set him down and give him something to play with and he'll just sit there and play. I am loving this stage so much! We started giving him those little puffs--it is adorable watching him learn how to grab one and put it in his mouth. 

This was our gift to Dada for Father's day:

We had a lot of fun doing this and Cory loved it! 

Happy Father's Day, Cory! 

We love you so much. Carson loves playing with you! You're the best Dad! Thanks for taking care of us.

Happy 26

Cory turned 26 yesterday! 

We did everything he wanted to do. 

Which basically involved a relaxing day at home. :)

Cory,

I love you so much.

 I hope you had a great day! 

You are so sweet to me.

 You always make me laugh.

You're an AMAZING father. 

Carson loves you so much. 

We are so thankful for your hard work. 

Happy 26! 

Sincerely, 

Celeste

Another Carson Update

My 5 month old has done lots of growing this past month.

5 months!

-He dropped his 4th nap! It was so hard for both him and I to adjust to. It took well over a week.

-His hair is growing back.

I'm pretty sure about a month ago he was completely bald on top.

-He has tried all fruits and vegetables available at Wal-Mart. And he likes everything--just like his dada!

-Remember how he sometimes cries? The "mouuuumm" cry? Well, now that he's babbling he says, "mommmm, mommm, mommm" over and over. I love it! And he says, "Ba ba ba."

-He's getting really good at sitting up. I'll set him on our bed and he'll sit there for quite some time before toppling over. 

 

He loves:

-Cuddling with his dada. He does this all the time. Even when he's not tired.

He loves hiding in blankets. We find him like this quite frequently. He gets real still and quiet. 

He loves stroller rides! We walked along the Mississippi a few weeks ago. It was fun except we walked longer than we should have. Carson had a meltdown on the way back.

He finally likes his jumper. It took him awhile to understand it really was a fun thing!

And we like dressing him up.