Carson: Month 4

Carson is 4 months! I just love this age...

This month Carson:

• Weighs 16 lbs. 7oz.
• Wears mostly 6 month clothes, and size 2 diapers
• Has 5 bottles a day of 4-7 ounces, about every 3 hours
• Falls asleep super fast, but has trouble staying asleep (opposite of his sister)
• Is now sleeping un-swaddled and sleeps about 8 hours a night! (but usually wakes once or twice needing his pacifier)
• Takes 4 naps a day still of about 45 minutes each
• Smiles all the time and especially like when we talk baby talk to him
• Is still a fussy eater, and I think it's just because he gets lots of gas... he needs to be burp about 4 times with each feeding
• Has no interest in rolling over yet, but we've started to try to make him do it
• Love playing under mobiles and in his activity chairs  
• Talks quite a bit, especially to daddy
• Has a yeast infection in his chubby leg folds, but it will hopefully get better with the cream the doc gave us
• Loves being in a sitting position and has really good head control
• Drools so much. So, so much!
• Loves bath time!
• Gets super excited and flails around at the sight of his bottle
• Will fall asleep own his own if he's tired enough.. on the floor, on our bed, in his bouncer.. it's wonderful!
• Is such a wonderful part of our family and we don't know what we did without him!

Here are some pictures from this month:

I think this sums up their relationship pretty well

Oh, how I love Carson

Sister is always "helping"

Sister loves Carson

He moves in his sleep

Carson: Month 3

Our little dude is 3 months old now and growing like crazy!

This month Carson:

• Wears 3, 3-6, and 6 months clothes (depending on brand) and size 2 diapers
• Weighs about 14 pounds
• Is taking 5-6 bottles a day of 4-6oz, and eats about every 3.5 hours during the day
• Goes for a stretch of about 5-6 hours at night 
• Loves his mobiles and has started to hit the hanging toys with his hands
• Has just started to laugh, and it's adorable!
• Smiles like crazy, and still likes his sister best
• Likes to be held in a sitting up position
• Still has quite a bit of gas, but we haven't used gas drops in a while and it doesn't seem to bother him too much
• Still has his old man hair-do, and it doesn't seem like it will fall out
• Sleeps best on the diaper pad in the living room with music on, but is often woken up by his sister running around so he takes most naps in his crib
• Naps 4 times a day for about 45 minutes each, except for a long one around dinner time (which drives me nuts that it's not when daddy isn't home)
• Loves his new toy dog Scout and will stare at it for 15 minutes with a huge smile on his face
• Is starting to be a more content baby, but still would rather be held all day long

Here are some more pictures from this month:

Hanging with Grandma

Carson's first parade!

Thanksgiving 2017

This Thanksgiving we spent at home with some great friends that came to visit us from Southern CO! We had lots of good food and conversation, and we're so sad that the Reeds have moved so far away!

Molly helping me make peanut butter pie!

Love these peeps!

The day after we went to the tree lighting down town. Molly loved watching the choirs sing! Carson was bundled up in his stroller.

Carson: Month 2

Carson is now 2 months old, and is growing like a weed!

This month Carson:

• Weighs 12 lbs 14 oz (59%) and is 24 7/8 inches tall (98%)
• Had a growth spurt last week and is now wearing 3 month and 3-6 month clothes
• Has 5 bottles of about 4 oz each about every 3.5 hours during the day
• Sleeps for two stretches of about 5 hours at night with a feeding usually around 3:00am
• Is still a fussy eater and screams during his feeding about twice a day (never at the same time of day, and it's super inconsistent so we think he just has a case of the gassies)
• Has gotten into the habit of only napping with a pacifier which can be annoying since he can't put it back in himself
• Takes 4 one hour naps in his crib during the day, but sleeps best in his car seat
• Loves to watch his sister run around and play
• Can hold is head up pretty well, and mostly enjoys his tummy time
• Still has a TON of hair and it's still very dark!
• Smiles all the time, especially for mommy
• Is still extremely gassy, but I think it's getting a little better since we haven't used gas drops quite as often
• Loves the MAM brand bottles and pacifiers and won't take any other kinds
• Likes to play under the mobile play-mats for about 10 minutes which making the cutest noises

Some more memories from this month:

Molly finally wanted to hold him!

He is mesmerized by his crazy sister

We made a fort!