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.

Carson: 5 Months

Very curious about our feet

Little man was 5 months old on Tuesday! So hard to believe!! At our last doctor's appointment, they wanted to start keeping track of his growth since he tapered off a little. So Reid and I decided to take him back at 5 months for a weight check and it's a good thing we did...

Newborn: 8lbs 6.3oz and 20.5 in

Two Weeks: 9lbs 1oz and 21in

Two Months: 12lbs 9.5oz and 25 in

Four Months: 13lbs 13oz and 25.5 in

Five Months: 13lbs 11.5oz and 26 in

 

Our doc didn't have a medical concern about him losing weight because he is still growing length wise and basically it boiled down to we think Carson is burning more calories than I can give him. This kid won't sit still no matter where you set him down. Hopefully we can beef him up a bit and he'll be back on track for when we decide to start solids.

 

So back to how much Carson is changing!! Our newest skill we are working on is crawling. While we aren't there quite yet, we sure are working on it. I've also been working with him on sitting up. We borrowed a Bumbo seat and he can tolerate the "tripod" position for 5min at a time. Then we topple :) But the best news for Mom and Dad is that he sleeps 9-11hrs at night now. After a rough month of waking up multiple times at night, we bumped up his bedtime to 7:30p and he's sleeping like a champ. I've got the morning nap mastered and am now working on a little rest in the afternoon. We sure do love this little guy to pieces.

 

 

Cutest Pumpkin In The Patch

This weekend we decided to go to the pumpkin patch. Last year we went to a dud one so I made sure to find a better one this time. I got spoiled with Green Bluff in Spokane and I don't think anything will ever compare. We ended up at Rock Creek Farm outside Broomfield. The pumpkin patches here are beautiful because you have these large open spaces with great mountain views. We managed to keep Carson happy enough to get some pictures and pick a couple pumpkins. And we couldn't leave without a caramel apple, yum!

Manhattan, Here We Come!

Last weekend we made a trip to Manhattan to go to the K-State/Baylor game. I wish I could say the weekend was a blast, so here is how the story goes...

My friend Stephanie recently moved to Manhattan and it was wonderful to not have to make the extra two-hour journey to KC to stay. It is still so hard to believe that we are both mommies now but we couldn't ask for two better little boys! We sure hope they grow up to be best buds :)

Little did we know the best part of the Manhattan trip for Carson would be tailgating! I knew I at least wanted to try to take him in to the game, but didn't know how he would take to the noise. I must say, you never really realize how loud a football game really is until you take a baby with you, lol. Our first mistake was getting in to the game just in time for the Harley's to ride around the stadium. And that just set the tone for the game. With a loud whistler a couple rows behind us and the scoreboard playing the announcer nearby as well, Carson was not a happy camper. But he survived the first quarter and then I headed back to the tailgate with him. Thankfully as soon as I walked out of the stadium, he was back to his happy self. At least he got a cool new hat and sweatpants. :)

So right now it appears Carson not enjoying himself  was our only worries for the day, but it turns out that would be the least of our worries. Because we have had problems with Snyder being alone in people's houses in the past, we decided to leave him in Steph's backyard (with his dogbed and duckie). Well my parents met us around halftime of the game to take Carson for a little while. We they got to Steph's house, my brother called to say Snyder wasn't in the backyard...WHAT?!? Long story short, we left the game and called the local animal shelter. Thinking this was a shot in the dark, we didn't scan our tickets to go back in to the game. But luck was on our side and they had picked him up but we weren't able to pick him up until the next morning (that was a fiasco in itself). So now we were stuck finishing the game at the tailgate. When we got back to the house, we discovered he had broke part of the fence and wiggled his way out. I don't know what it is with this dog that we can't leave him anywhere. Hope he's satisified that he has to be boarded now everytime we go somewhere and can't stay with him.