Yummy Yummy In Carson's Tummy

So we have recently started solids with Carson and it is going pretty well. This kid will be in heaven when he can feed himself, as he is already trying to do so. Our first food was oatmeal cereal. We started pretty runny and he just had a little trouble figuring out this new way of consuming food. And today we started sweet potatoes. Instead of putting potatoes in a blender, we just mashed them with a fork. This left tiny chunks and every time Carson ate a chunk he got this sour look on his face!

Aside from starting new foods, Carson is getting soo close to crawling! His latest obsession is papers and magazines. Probably knows it something he's not suppose to play with :) In other news, we are very excited to be traveling to Texas for Thanksgiving on Thursday. Everyone is very excited to meet Carson!! I'm ready for a break from work and other people to entertain little man!

Lastly I mentioned a few posts ago Reid was redoing our dining table. Well he finally finished! We love how it turned out. Next up is some new chairs to match.

Carson: 6 Months

How can Carson be six months old already? This little guy is such a joy to be around, and I'm thankful that I am able to spend my days with him. Of course we have our "bad" days here and there, but he's a baby and can't be perfect all the time! But he is pretty darn close :)

We headed to the doctor's today and this kid lost more weight :( He dipped below the 2nd percentile for weight but is staying steady in the 50th percentile for height. Our doctor isn't too concerned about his low weight because he is so alert and meeting his milestones. He said we just need to figure out a way to get the pounds to stick. We got the okay to start solids, so this next month should be very adventurous for us all!

Newborn: 8lbs 6.3oz and 20.5in

Two Weeks: 9lbs 1oz and 21in

Two Months: 12lbs 9.5oz and 25in

Four Months: 13lbs 13oz and 25.5in

Five Months: 13lbs 11.5oz and 26in

Six Months: 13lbs 7oz and 26.5in

So what has Carson been up to? He LOVES cups, well mostly he loves trying grab anything you have in your hand that resembles a cup (or something drinkable). He is getting closer to crawling. He started balancing on his hands/knees and rocking, progressed to moving his legs forward (he still hasn't figured out that his arms can move) and now he pushes his butt in the air, balancing on his hands and toes! He is able to sit unsupported for good chunks of time. As evidenced by my recent Facebook post, he still topples but we're working on it :) He's very good at grabbing toys, and especially bringing them to his mouth! He has now started to get frustrated when he pushes a toy out of reach. Soon enough he'll be able to chase after them.

For his 1/2 birthday Carson and I went to a Gymboree class. He was a little on the tired side but I think he had fun. His favorite thing was the parachute. All the babies were laying on their backs in a circle and we were waving the parachute up and down. As the parachute got close to him, he would extend his arms and get this big smile on his face. Then after about the third time it went back up away from him, he started to cry because he couldn't grab it! Poor guy, but it was too cute!

Oh Mr Carson...

Yesterday Reid spent the day singing silly phrases to Carson to the tune of "On top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese. I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed." Of course he didn't want me to write any down (I should have secretly), so here's a few I tried to remember:

Oh Mr. Carson kicking your legs, now it's time for me to have eggs

Oh Mr. Carson you like to drool, that is because you are very cool

Oh Mr. Carson it's time to sleep, we better not hear a peep
Oh Mr. Carson you wobble when you sit, that means you need to practice a bit

In other news...K-State played a great football game yesterday! Way to go 'Cats!! After the game, Carson and I took Snyder on a walk. We decided to stop at a park to swing and play on the slides. When I first put Carson in the swing, he fussed a little. But he started swinging and instantly got a smile on his face. We've got to take advantage of these beautiful fall days before having to bundle up for the chilly winters.

Aside from Carson, Reid decided to re-finish our dining room table. We're doing a gray-wood stain on top and a cream bottom. We'll let you know how it turns out. Today I'll leave you with a cute clip of our future soccer stud!

Poor Guy

I had my first "I'm so sorry I can't help you" moment last night with little man. It all started with me being beyond frustrated that he wouldn't go to sleep (see that playful face above). Reid took over a feeding and rocking duty and this kid still would not go down. So it became my turn again. I decided to change his diaper (since we were on an hour now of trying to get to sleep) so he'd have a nice clean diaper for the night. When I took the diaper off, the poor kid had the worst rash I had ever seen!! It was so bad he was in extreme discomfort and there was nothing I could do to help those cries. Saddest mommy moment to date. We let it "air out" a bit and even got pee'd on in the process :( but at this point I didn't care. I wanted my little guy to not be in such discomfort. So we sat him in a warm bath while I called an on-call nurse line just to make sure it wasn't something serious. I didn't know a rash could spring so quickly! Thankfully he fell asleep for the night and it was already looking better by the morning. I've been caking the diaper cream on and it's doing even better. Whew, glad that's over!

Happy Halloween!

We finally had success with trick-or-treaters! Of the 4 years we have been married, we had one group of trick-or-treaters (and they were even too old to be out) until last night. Our new neighborhood was a huge success which makes me excited to decorate the front porch next year and buy MORE candy!! We had to call it quits a little early because we ran out.

Reid and I aren't really in to Halloween so of course we didn't dress up. But it's fun handing out candy to the little ones. And next year Carson will be old enough to walk around and get his own candy. Can't wait for that! So since I don't have any costume pictures of Carson, we did have a Halloween onesie and I painted a pumpkin for him. Hope everyone had a safe, and fun-filled day yesterday.