8 Months!

Happy 8 months Carson...a few days late. :)

What Carson has been up to lately:

Carson continues to take 3 naps a day between 1 1/2- 2 1/2 hours and sleeps about 12 hours at night.

He sits really well on his own now! He can sit independently for about 15 min. at a time and then will topple over.

Carson pushes up on all fours, rocks back and forth, and lunges forward. He also started creeping forward this week, which has been so much fun to watch! We can no longer leave him in one spot and expect him to be there when we come back. :)

He is quite the little talker! He babbles and says: dada, baba, gaga, and a combination of those sounds. He hasn't said mama yet...but hopefully he will soon. :)

Carson is a thumb-sucker. He usually just sucks his thumb when he's tired and is ready for a nap.

We can't believe Carson is 8 months old already. It's amazing how fast the time goes and how big he is getting. We are really trying to enjoy every minute with him at each stage he is at. Happy 8 months Carson, we love you! :)

Mother's Day Weekend

This post is a little late...better late than never I guess. :)

I had a wonderful Mother's Day! We went to church in the morning, out to eat for lunch, and went for a walk as a family in the afternoon.

Here are some pictures from our walk with Carson.


Carson and mommy.


Carson and daddy.


Carson and mommy again.

Also, last Tuesday was my 27th birthday. My husband sure knows how to make a girl feel special. He came home from work during the day to surprise me with beautiful flowers, and he also planned a surprise dinner for just the two of us. He arranged for our friends, Mike and Andrea, to babysit Carson so we could have a date night in the Quad Cities. It was delightful, and Carson had a great time with the Gauss's :)

It was a great weekend and we are so thankful for the miracle of Carson. :)

Babadadababalala

Guess who started babbling this past week!!



He is quite the little talker! :)

Happy 1st Mother's Day Mom!

Mommy,

Thanks for being the best mom a young man could ask for! You make me feel so loved and you always feed me such good food. And, like some sort of superpower, you always know just the right time to put me down for a nap.



You really are the perfect mom, you loved me when I'd wake you up very late (or very early) and you always have so many smiles and kisses for me :)



I look forward to spending mother's day with you every year, but know that this one is my favorite so far. In fact, I'd like to award you "Mommy of the Year."

I love you and I look forward to our walk this afternoon. I hope you have a great day!

Carson (with help from Daddy)

7 Months!

Happy 7 months Carson!

What Carson has been up to lately:

• Carson now takes three 2-hour naps during the day, and then sleeps about 12 hours at night.
• He eats solid foods three times per day (along with nursing). So far, Carson has tried eating rice cereal, oatmeal, barley cereal, squash, green beans, and carrots. He seems to enjoy them all, but especially likes squash and carrots.
• Carson has 2 bottom teeth.
• Carson can wave "bye bye." This is pretty inconsistent yet, but he had a week where he waved "bye bye" about three times per day. :)
• He can sit up on his own for a few minutes at a time, and then he begins to tip over.
• Carson's favorite books right now are "Perfect Piggies" and "The Bear Snores On." We love how he giggles and smiles at the same parts in these books.

Happy 7 months Carson...we love you to pieces! (Pictures to come soon.)

Visitors

This weekend, my parents came to Muscatine for a visit! We'd like to say that they came to Muscatine to see Nick and I, but we think we know who they really came to see. :)

Thank you mom and dad for visiting us and helping us clean our house! We always have such a great time with you two, and Carson loved the attention from you both. :)

Home Sweet Home

Nick, Carson, and I moved into our house last Saturday!

Thank you so much to our friends who were so generous with their time to help us move into our home and get settled. Also, thank you to Katie for letting Carson nap at your house during the move! :) We appreciate all of your help so much!

We are so excited to make many more memories in our new home! :)