Carson is 4

I have not done a Carson update in a while so I I'm definitely due to brag about my little man!  Carson turned 4 last month- October 17th!  I am not sure where to even begin with Carson- he is the sweetest, most caring and loving little man I know.  He is so extremely smart and Gabe and I are constantly looking at each other in amazement at the things he says!
He is in 3 year old preschool this year 2 mornings a week.  He seems to be enjoying that and brings home fun things to share.  He just had his 4 year well child visit and he looks great!  He is 36 pounds and 3'3''.  He is still pretty true to size wearing 4t clothes and wears size 10c in shoes.
Carson also visited the dentist just recently for the first time and his teeth look great as well! Our dentist already warned us that he is more than likely going to be an orthodontist patient like his Mommy.  Oh Joy!

Carson is a super helper and will do or get almost anything I ask!  He is such a great big brother and is constantly doing things to show them how much he cares!
I need to start writing down things he says because he cracks us all up!

A few things off the top of my head that he will say
After not being a good listener: "Mommy, I'm sad."
Me: "Why is that?"
Carson: "Because I wasn't being a good listener"

Out of the blue he will come up to Gabe and I say, " Mommy/Daddy, I love you!" Just melts my heart!

If Kellen bumps his head or gets hurt, Carson will say(in a high nurturing voice), "What happened Buddy? Are you ok?  That hurt, didn't it.  It's ok."  OR if Kellen goes potty before bath, Carson will say to him, " Good job Kellen!  You went potty, didn't you.  Your a big boy!"

Carson is very good at coaxing Kellen into playing with another toy if Kellen has a toy that Carson wants to play with.  Of course they are boys and they fight and there are tears quite often, but can't imagine our life without all of them!

Carson still loves to cuddle with us and give hugs. . I hope he never outgrows that!  He loves books, playing with legos, tractors/gators/anything farm, practicing his name, playing with play-doh, helping Gabe do things around the house, and the list could go on.  He is starting to do some simple tasks to help us out such as putting his plate in the sink after a meal or putting his dirty clothes in the laundry, ect.  He can get undressed and dressed by himself.  Kellen mimics or does almost EVERYTHING that Carson does so I'm so thankful we have ourselves such a good little role model (most of the time ;) ).
We are so extremely proud of our first born; love you more than you know, Carson! :)

Just a few random pictures! :)

Cruz is 2 months

It's hard to believe my little peanut is 2 months old already! Where does the time go? I am so thankful that I still have 3 more weeks with the little stinker at home before I go back to work.  Here's a few things about his 2 months of life:

• Has the cutest smile and is most smiley right away in the morning or after naps; smiles more for Mommy and big brother Carson- Daddy just usually gets the scowl face!
• Will definitely let you know with his voice when he's not happy- has to stand out over his 2 big brothers :)
• Is wearing size 0-3 month/ 3 month clothes
• Still in size 1 diapers
• If he gets a bottle, he drinks about 4 ounces of breast milk- we were having troubles with bottles at the beginning- he was screaming after taking one- I like him to have one randomly though so he takes them when I go back to school- I bought a Doctor Brown's bottle and he seems to be doing very well with that
• I'm nursing/feeding every 2 1/2-4 hours- just depends on the day/time of day
• At night he goes to bed between 730-8:30 and will sleep anywhere from 5-7 hours(went 8 hours the last 3 night between feeding), then eats and goes back to sleep until 7 or 8 :)
• He weights 12 lbs. 6 oz.(a little below the 75th percentile) and is 24 inches long(90th percentile)
• We are on the go quite a bit, but if we are home, he usually takes 2 good naps and then a cat nap or 2- I need to start making him sleep in his bassinet/crib during nap time- he just sleeps on the floor right now in the living room- he loves to take naps on his tummy-but lays on his back at night time
• His hands and feet are constantly moving when he's laying under his play gym or being talked to!

Can't imagine our life without him! :) We love him to pieces!