Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Playin' ball

Since some blog followers aren't very patient (Bethany) I thought I'd post a few pictures of Carson to get you through until I have time to blog!  He is playing with his ball from Walmart (it was $1. . i know. . big spender right?)




Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Every night. . .

Almost every night before Carson goes to bed, Gabe sits and reads to him (unless he is gone to a game).
I just had to capture it with my camera!


 (sorry about the blurriness of Carson's face below. . my camera caught Carson's leg as the focal point . .whoops!)

Monday, January 17, 2011

Bath Time!

So I finally got a video of Carson at the end of his bath!  Whenever we ask him if he is ready to get out, he drops to his stomach.  Obviously in the videos below we played along with it longer than we would typically do, but just had to show you what a goof he is!


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

SnOw BlOgGiN!!!!!

First SNOW DAY today!  I was very excited and was ready for a random day off! :)  We got out at 1:30 yesterday so it was great to be home for the afternoon as well as all day today.  Gabe decided to go out and snow blow our driveway to get the first layer off after we both got home from school yesterday.  I decided it would be fun to take Carson out in his little Carhartt's to be just like Daddy!  HE LOVED IT!  In fact, he threw a fit when we had to come in! :) 
Getting dressed!
 Telling Daddy he will be right out

 Stumbling through the snow



Loving It!
 Daddy and Carson with their matching Carhartts! So Cute!
 Stole the shovel from Daddy
 Working hard

 I don't know why, but I just LOVE this picture!


Monday, January 10, 2011

Just a few randoms!



Just thought I'd post a few random pictures from the weekend! Enjoy!


 My mom and dad came down and brought a heater for us to try out during the cold winter months. . .Carson had to be just like Grandpa Rick down on his hand and knees checking everything out! :)
 It was too cute!
 Carson wanted to sit in his Iowa chair.  He had to go get a controller before he got into it. . .Stinker!

 My blue-eyed baby boy!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Carson Update!!

Looking back on the last 14 months I wonder. . where has it gone?  Words can not express how much Carson has stolen our hearts each and every day this past year plus some.  Carson has grown to have such a loving personality. . .loves to cuddle, loves to blow kisses. . .what more could a Mommy ask for?  Definitely some spunk at times and never ever stops going, but we are loving every single minute of him growing.  I often wonder what in the world did Gabe and I do when he was not yet in this world?!?

You hear people always say, "oh they grow up so fast" or " before you know it he will be graduating" or "they don't stay little very long"  I was always like, "yah, ok, not like Carson is going to wake up tomorrow and be 5."  I am however starting to understand where they are coming from and how fast time seems to go. 

I know I haven't done a Carson update in a while so here goes. Carson is constantly surprising us each and every day with what he knows for only being 14 months old!  Carson is so super smart! (We may be a bit biased)

Bottles:  Carson still gets a bottle at naptime and bedtime.  Daycare is working on the nap bottle--he only takes about 4 ounces before he is out so we are hoping to have that bottle gone soon. 
I can't take it away at bedtime. . not yet anyways.  The routine is there and he goes down so easily after he has his bottle!
Teeth:  He has 4 teeth on top and 3(1 more poking through) on the bottom. . drooling like crazy lately so I'm thinking some more are ready to pop through
Food:  Loves to eat about anything and everything.  LOVES fruit!  Loves cookies and M&M'S--must have a sweet tooth like Mommy! :)
Sleep: Carson sleeps about 12 hours at night.  He goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 and sleeps until 7:00 or 7:30.  He takes 1 nap a day--usually about 2 hours.
Words Carson knows all by himself:
(These are words that Carson just knows and says. . .without Gabe or I telling him what they are.  Carson can repeat ANY word you say--he knows quite a bit of names like his aunts and uncles and close friends--I just didn't want to list them all.)
"Mommy"
"Daddy"
"tackter"-tractor
"pa-pa"-Grandpa
"ma-ma"- Grandma
"duck"- duck
"bobble"-bottle
"bye"
"buh"-book
"fuh baa"-football
"ba-ba-ball"-basketball
"gin"-again (he says this when he wants you to do something again or make him laugh again)
"bath"
"ball"
"cuk"-truck
"nigh nigh"
"apple juice"
"nana"-banana
"petiz"-peaches
"cup"
"mihl"-mik
"money"-loves to put money in his piggy bank
"go?"- he says this when someone or something disappears or leaves
"hat"
"coh"-coat
"sock"
"pretty"-says this when he hears me say something that is pretty
"no-man"-snowman
"tee" tree
"igh" light
"puppy"-LOVES when he sees puppy's
"pop"- Carson says pop for any beverage in a can or a bottle
"gasses"-glasses
"peeeez"-please
"cap"-clap
"tae you"-thank you
"vacuum"-I don't really know how to spell this in his language. .but he knows what he is saying!
"key"
"bow"-when he received a present at Christmas he looked at the bow on the present and pointed at it and said. . bow--Gabe and I looked at each other with shock because he has never said that and we have never showed him what a bow was. . .:) Smarty Pants!
When we ask him what Santa says, he says, "Ho, ho, ho"
"uh-oh" "oh no" "whoa"
I know I am forgetting some but those are his main ones---he surprises us daily!

If you say one, Carson will say "two" If you say two, Carson will say, " tcheee"-three
Carson knows where his hair, nose, ears, bellybutton, and toes are! He doesn't quite know where his eyes are but he can tell you where someone else's eyes are!
He is walking and running, everywhere (has been walking since 10 months)
Loves playing in the drawers in the bathroom while I'm getting ready-tries to put on my headbands, grabs the pick and puts it to his head like he is combing his hair, plays with all my makeup brushes--Daddy is not a fan of this! :)
Loves to be read to.
Loves to play with Daddy on the floor--Gabe can get him rolling and it is just hilarious! :) Too cute!
Carson can dance! He first started to turn in circles with his hands in the air and now he bounces and swings his left arm-what a goof!
This is Carson's signature facial expression!
A lot of times, Carson will make this face when we catch him doing something he is not supposed to be doing! Our little stinker! 
LOVE HIM TO DEATH!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Happy New Year!

Well, we brought in the New Year with a bang!  Gabe and I headed to Des Moines for New Years.  My sister (who never has any days off from being the manager of Buckle) had the weekend off! Whoo hoo!! She met us in Des Moines Friday night and we spent our night at the Blue Moon, which is a piano bar.  We had SO much fun and it was so nice to get away for a night!  Huge thanks to my parents for coming to stay over and play with Carson for the night--he had so much fun with Grandpa and Grandma!

The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out, relaxing, and having lots of play time and fun with Aunt Christin! Below are some pictures from the weekend!


Gabe and I before heading out!

 Carson enjoying a mouthful of snacks on Grandma's lap
 Thanks for coming to babysit Grandpa and Grandma
 Family photo--Gabe opted to sit out on this one-- what a pooper!
 Playing with blocks!
 Carson loves getting into all my hair stuff and makeup brushes in the bathroom.  Well, he found Christin's makeup bag and would not leave it alone. . brushing Christin's hair
 What else do you have in there?
 Found the nail polish. . . and Aunt Christin couldn't say no. . Daddy however was not impressed :)
 He would look at his toes and say. . "pretties"  Yes. . he hangs with Mommy too much!
And don't worry. . the polish remover was used before bathtime!
 Wanna build a fort?
 The final product!
 Look at me! Loving the fort!
 Jumping on the cushions after the fort was down
 Just chillin!
I hope everyone had a Safe and Happy New Years!  Let the fun of 2011 begin!