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: Month 9

Carson is 9 months old! He's been outside my belly longer than inside now, and just keeps growing and growing.

This month Carson:

• Weighs 21 pounds
• Wears 9-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers
• Takes two naps a day: one usually in the stroller on our morning walk and then a good solid afternoon nap
• Loves eating baby food, and does okay with finger food. His favorites are cheese, crackers, prunes and yogurt
• Is crawling super fast and can now climb the stairs easily
• Pulls up to stand on anything he can especially on Molly's chair in her room
• Can wave and clap and says "HI" every now and then
• Has had many bumps and bruises including a fat lip from his sister pushing him over
• Puts himself to sleep at night most nights and sleeps about 11 hours
• Still has just 2 teeth, and I love his gummy smile!
• Had a pretty bad case or croup, but luckily got better fast for his first road trip!
• Loves taking baths with Molly and still cries when we take him out
• Has started to love reading books and like to turn the pages
• Puts EVERYTHING in his mouth, and we can't leave the house without his pacifier
• Loves being included in what the family is doing and hates when we leave the room
• Spent his first night away from mom and dad and seemed to do awesome!
• Likes chasing a ball around or playing on the slide in the basement
• Is SUCH a good baby and we love everything about him!

Here are some more pictures from this month:

Story Time!

At the doctor for croup

That face!