Pool Side!

I am such a horrible blogger!  Made the effort and TIME to tackle a blog quick today!  Summer has been fantastic, but if feels like I have no time for anything!  Carson takes up about 98% of my day and I love it, but it's hard to find time to fit anything else in! :)  The other day(like 2 weeks ago) we spent the day at Grandpa and Grandma Baughman's and it was a warm one!  Grandma Lori whipped out the baby pool and Carson had a riot playin in the water!  I didn't have his swimsuit with but luckily I had a swimmer in the diaper bag so we were good to go!

Breakin' Sticks

The other day Carson discovered that breaking sticks was the greatest thing ever!  I had to grab my camera because the faces he was making after breaking the sticks were priceless. . .as you can see below! 

 Working VERY hard to try and break this stick

 Grandma helped and it finally broke!

Like Father. . . .Like Son. . .

I feel like I have been an awful blogger lately!  I am hoping things start to slow down a little bit. . .I have lots of things to post so I will be try and get them all shared in the next week or so! 

As for now. .  . like father. . like son. . .

 Carson is trying to give Gabe the "peace" sign. . strugglin with it a bit!

sticks. . .

 Carson  loves picking up sticks.  It doesn't matter if we are at our house, the park, or my parents house. . .he can spot sticks and goes running after them.

 Showing daddy the sticks he found . . he's sooo excited!



12 weeks. . .

So I have finished my 12th week and am now in my 13th.  Just thought I would give you all a little update on what we found out at our ultrasound a couple weeks ago.  My due date was changed to December 5th instead of the 10th.  The baby was looking great and the heartrate was about 167.  I am still feeling exhausted and do much better if I eat small meals throughout the day.  Will keep you all updated as this pregnancy progresses.

The first picture of our little peanut!

 My 12 week photo



First official haircut. . .

So it was finally time for Carson's 1st official haircut! I have trimmed his hair 3 times already, but it was getting a little too long and I felt like he was ready for his first big boy haircut!  We called a family friend who used to cut Gabe's hair and she was more than happy to do it.  I was a little worried how Carson would react to it. . .it wasn't a happy sight.  He was not impressed and cried screamed most of the haircut.  Towards the end of the haircut, we tried bribing Carson with a lawnmower ride after the haircut and finally he started to settle down.  Poor guy. . .looking at pictures it looks absolutely awful but. . . our little man got through it and Mommy and Daddy were so proud of him!

 Daddy and Carson with Bonnie after the haircut

 Carson loving his lawnmower ride with Bonnie after his haircut



Our Exciting News!

Well. .I guess it is time to share the news. . . Carson is going to be a BIG BROTHER! :) 

Gabe and I are extremely excited to add to our family and Carson is thrilled to be getting a baby brother/sister!

How we found out (or how I found out I should say):

Let's rewind back to getting pregnant with Carson--Gabe was away at a football clinic when I decided to take a test and so I couldn't tell him for about 12 hours--TORTURE!
Well--this time around, I was visiting one of my best friends and was having some really odd feelings that I hadn't experienced since the last time I had been pregnant.  I didn't think much about them but Jenny suggested taking a test just to make sure so I did and. . . POSITIVE!  Gabe was not with me again. . he was playing in a basketball tournament in Spencer--just my luck. . again. . couldn't tell him for at least 12 hours :(  I should have learned my lesson the first time around and waited until we were together. . .but I didn't think much abou it. . or much rather didn't think the test could be positive! :)

I had my first doctor's appointment yesterday and have an ultrasound on Friday to get an exact due date. (Right now it's around December 10th)  Gabe wasn't able to get off work, so I had to go alone.  I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time and was thrilled to know things are looking good!  I will keep you all updated as this journey progresses.

This is how we told parents. . .

A mother's day bouquet made with love by Carson

 And within the bouquet was this. .