Oh the places they will go...

Eric is no longer a student!!!!!!! So he got a surprise party to celebrate! It was a combination party for Carson's 1st birthday and his graduation. It was lots of fun, people brought books for Carson and gag gifts for Eric. Among Eric's gifts were lots of medications (viagra, farters choice, a special concoction of trail mix for pregnant mothers, that was for his wife of course), a speculum, a self anethesia kit, a sock monkey because he only thinks he got the monkey off his back, a snuggie because everyone needs one, rubber gloves of course, and many others I maybe won't mention...haha. It was SO great to surprise Eric since he deserves to celebrate after ALL his hard work over the years!!!!! I am SO incredibly proud of my man for following his passion and finishing school even with a growing family to support! I can't wait for him to start his new job and be able to do what he knows God has called him to do. He will help so many people and be a great Family Nurse Practitioner! But first, Eric has to pass the boards....so he will continue to study for now!

My little cat in the hat enjoying his prune cake (it's a family favorite my grandma makes, it's really yummy, I promise!). I can't believe our little guys is one, yet we can't remember our lives without him. I absolutely refuse to say he is a toddler now, he will always be my baby boy!
The bears were decorated as a medical bear and birthday bears. We also had a sample tray of urine and poop which were yellow jelly beans and chocolate covered raisens for people to take. There were lifesavors and heart candies as well sprinkled on the tables. It was great to celebrate two very special times in our lives with our family and friends.

Shock of a lifetime...

I'm Pregnant!!! Ya, surprise to us too!!!! No infertility meds, no metformin, no progesterone, and no heparin shots this time around!!! And no trying for that matter...just spontaneously preggo!!! We are still in shock over here, but excited to not have to go on the VERY expensive route this time! But shocked it is this soon....Carson's not even 1 yet!!!! I am feeling rather nauseous and very, very, very tired-my sofa and I are inseperable on the days Eric is off to help with Carson. We saw and heard the heartbeat on Monday and so that was really awesome, made it all very real that, indeed, we are having another baby! : )

First words...

I wanted to be sure to note Carson's first words at 10 months.

He is constantly throwing balls, and has a pretty good arm too! So of course the word "ball" was one of his firsts, as baseball is his daddy's sport.

He also attempts to say "duck" but it comes out sounding like "g", but he tries so hard to say it every night as he plays with his ducks in the bathtub.

If we ask him what a cow says he says "mmm, mmm" as "moo, moo".

If we ask him what a lamb says he says "baa" it is so cute!

He says "book" which comes out "bu".

In his room is hanging a model airplane that was my grandpa's and when we ask him what sound an airplane makes he blows a raspberry.

He also pushes his cars and trucks around saying "vrrrooooom" all day long. Such a boy!!!!

If we tell Carson to "shake it baby" he will get down and boogie, So great!

I also sing silly made up songs (you know we all do this!) and he dances and laughs....fun for both of us!

At night time I have always sung to him "twinkle, twinkle" and so he puts his head on my shoulder and knows it is night night time. So sweet! In his Baby Einstein video the "twinkle, twinkle" song comes on like 5 different times (in different languages) and when he watches it he cries every time that song is on because he thinks I am putting him to bed, so funny!

He also loves to point at things in his books so we will tell him what they are. He is getting so into talking now, he tries to copy and say things all the time. It is so fun to watch him learn.

He is really close to walking too! He sort of stopped acting interested for a while...and now he wants to hold on to one of our fingers and walk around the house all the time. He attempts to take a step, he is just really cautious. Any day he will take off though and he will be a full fledged walker.

We are having the best time watching our little guy grow...such a blessing! We could not be happier and are so blessed to have our family and friends enjoying our son too. Watching others love on our little man brings us such joy! Just like we enjoy other babies and kids, it is great to see people enjoy ours. It takes a village to raise a family, I TRULY believe this!

10 months old ... and loving every tantrum!

Yes, Carson is tantruming...started in his 9th month! He can throw himself back and cry and kick like a 2 year old. Good times! Wasn't expecting that for another year!
Carson's favorite things to do...unload his drawer...and play with a box.
He finally holds his stinkin' cup...it took forever for this boy...he wanted to stay a baby I guess : )
Carson's GG came to visit and he taught her how to suck her thumb the RIGHT way.

We went to the beach and had quite a time since Carson was NOT a fan of sleeping in a pack n play and so after 2 nights of no sleeping we cut our trip short...but not before we had a nice time playing at the beach. Daisy would dig big holes...then Carson would play in them, it was SO cute!



The picture above and the one below are blown up in our house...love them!
This is our night out...without Carson....a first official real date in 10 1/2 months! We have gone to dinner and we have gone to a movie...but this was like a real date. : ) We went with friends to see Jake Owen at the Crystal Palace...good times!

Bunch of sickos...

Carson watching Glenn Beck with daddy....cracks me up!

I think Carson may have been laughing at our golf swing at the driving range...mostly MY golf swing!
Carson always sucks his thumb while holding his pointer finger on the other hand...always the same way!
Daisy is loving her life!
Carson getting a hair cut...he didn't like it much, especially after he fell down into the car....he was not too happy after that!
Help me daddy, don't just stand there!
He was not so sure about this!
Our little baseball stud!
Carson always keeps us laughing!
Kisses from mommy.... whether you like it or not!
This month as been a rough one as we all had the stomach flu...Carson got it first and it was SO pitiful...saddest thing ever! Then we all got colds right after the flu and Carson got an ear infection with his while I got a sinus infection with mine. We have been a bunch of sickos around here. Carson also had his 9 month check up and he had lost quite a bit of weight from being sick...he weighs 18 pounds 15 ounces and that is after he had started eating and gaining some back. He is also 28 inches tall. He is back to his happy self again though and so we are feeling good and enjoying the beautiful sunshine we have had!

8 months and counting...

What a ham!

His shirt is from his grandma Carol, it says "Master Piece" and we think he is!

Carson went and visited his grandpa at his office...he looks like he is about to call for a board meeting, haha.
Carson and his grammie.

Carson pushing his lion like a big boy.
He thinks grandma's sunglasses are really fun to play with.
Carson's classic side pose....he will lay like this all the time, so funny!
I havn't posted in a while...we have been sick...Carson's first big cold and boy was it a long one...still have a runny nose and all congested. He is so busy now with pulling up and exploring every inch of the house all day long...I don't get much time to sit, let alone blog. He is at the age of nonstop movement! Plus he hasn't been much into naps either. He sleeps like 30 or 40 minutes once or twice a day...not enough! He is just as happy as could be and doesn't get cranky, I just don't get much done when it comes to laundry and cleaning, but it doesn't bother him.

We have had some really nice sunny days and we have enjoyed those days VERY much, Carson loves the grass and being outside in the sunshine, he has been soaking up the vitamin D, I have as well!!! We are just busy, busy, busy enjoying our little guy and soaking in every moment with him as we are becoming all to aware how fast time is flying by! He is deliberately disobeying us when we tell him he cannot grow up!!! He just smiles and laughs when I kiss him....pretty soon he will be pushing me away saying "don't kiss me mom!" I can't imagine him saying "your embarrassing me mom!!!!" when I try to hold his hand on his first day of college! haha.

7 months and counting...

I have no idea why Carson thought that at 7 months he needed to hurry up and grow up! He turned 7 months on January 1st and he has already mastered the art of crawling on all fours, practically running on all fours when he sees his food being made in the kitchen! He also got his first tooth that now makes him look so much older! Then in the last couple of days he has figured out how to sit up and now loves to crawl and then sit up and look at us like "hey, look what I can do!". Then today he decided to pull up and stand on his own! Why does this child of ours feel like he has to get bigger!!! I want him to be my baby forever! He also has been going to bed usually by 7:30 every night and waking up between 7:30 and 8:30, I think with all his activity now he is worn out at night. His personality has also come out and if I had to describe it in one word it would be "entertainer" he loves an audience and loves to make people laugh. He is a baby with a sense of humor! He is such a joy, as all babies are!

Here he is playing some tunes and rockin' out. Is that not totally 100% a boy face if you ever saw one?! Look closely and you can see his bottom tooth!
Yes here is proof he pulls himself up and stands now!
He loves his car keys.
I got him this blow up toy the other day, because I thought he could push it around the house as he crawls. Ya, well, I didn't know he was going to start pulling up and standing already, so now this toy, although he loves it, is a bit dangerous since he stands up with it and falls over. The first of many bumps and bruises to come. We just have to stay close by when he plays with it for damage control.