Carson: Month 11

We have a handsome little 11 month old now!

This month Carson:

• Wears mostly 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers
• Is starting to have normal meal times and snacks and 3 bottles with his meals
• Loves lunch meat, apples and cheese
• Is such a goof! He loves making people laugh and is always so happy
• Can stand by himself pretty well, but has no real interest in starting to walk
• Had had lots of adventures including the butterfly pavillion, children's museum, and the fair!
• Loves to play with Molly (when she's playing nice)
• Likes our morning stroller rides and is starting to play on the playgrounds
• Can say Mama!
• Won't sit still to read a book, but loves to dance to music
• Is a very social baby.. he wants everyone's attention and is such a flirt
• Loves bath time and swimming
• Doesn't like to be held or hold his own bottle
• Is starting to understand what we're saying and likes to play "Where's Carson"?
• Makes our life a lot more fun!

Here's some pictures from this month:

Carson: month 10

Our little Carson is 10 months!

This month Carson:

• Wears 12 months clothes and size 3 diapers
• Has cut 2 more teeth for a grand total of 4
• Can crawl super fast, stand up, turn on the bathtub, and push buttons
• Gets a huge smile when daddy comes home from work
• Loves to play with Molly, especially when they scream back and forth
• Is very content in the stroller and loves to go on walks or stroll around stores
• Takes 2 naps a day about 1.5 hours each, but they are getting later and later so we might be going down to one soon
• Doesn't love his bottles anymore, but gets about three 7 oz bottles a day
• Loves to eat big kid food... His favorites are lunch meat and bananas
• Still does great sleeping at night.. he falls asleep about 5 mins after we put him in his crib and rarely wakes up in the night
• Loves to play with balls by pushing and then chasing them
• Wants to be included in the family and will do a high pitched scream to get attention
• Loves his pacifiers and keeps 3 in his crib at night
• Like to hit our faces and laugh.. we are pretty sure this means "i love you" 
• Pants like a dog when he gets excited 
• Can say "hi" and "uh-oh"
• Doesn't like reading books.. he would much rather eat or throw them
• Will still not hold his own bottle and doesn't like sippy cups.. but we need to work on this more often
• Is starting to understand words.. he will reach his hands up when we say "reach" and know what "no" means
• Seriously brings joy to our lives, and I can't imagine our family without him. I have a feeling he will always be the life of the party.

Here are some more adventures from this month:

Carson: 8 Months

Carson is 8 months! Where has my little baby gone?

This month Carson:

• Wears mostly 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers
• CRAWLS! And is getting faster every day
• Has 2 teeth and seems to be always teething but never getting anymore teeth
• Sleeps a full 11 hours at night and takes 2 naps about 1.5 hours each
• Loves to play with Molly.  She is still the one that can make him laugh the hardest
• Puts everything in his mouth and is getting a lot better at finger foods.  I have to fish things out of his mouth daily though...
• Still loves his pacifier and it's not a good time if we go anywhere without it
• Has a LOT of hair that we will sometimes do in a faux-hawk 
• Is an extremely happy baby! He only cries when he's overtired or get hurt somehow
• Has three 8 oz bottles a day and 3 solid food meals + a snack
• Is rocked to sleep every night now, but it usually only takes a few minutes before he's out
• Would much rather play with mommy, daddy or molly than any toys
• Likes to crawl under the coffee table and piano and to the air vents in the house
• Hates getting his diaper and clothes changed.. it's really the hardest part of my day!
• Makes everyone in our house smile every day.  He is such a sweet and happy boy!

Here's some more adventures from his 8th month of life: