2 Months Old

Carson is 2 months old today, so we went to see Dr. O'Neill for a check up and shots. The check up went great, but the shots not so much. The doctor said he looked great from head to toe! He was very impressed that Carson had already rolled over several times. He told us that rolling over is a 4 month skill. Yea Carson!!

Weight: 12 lbs 1.5 oz.

Height: 22 1/4 in

Head: 15.9 in

Development: smiling, cooing, rolling over, very alert

Eating: 4-5 oz. every 3-4 hours, a little cereal before bed

Sleeping: Sleeps 6-7 hours at a time at night, usually wakes for a bottle anywhere between 2:30 and 4:00 and goes back to sleep for 2-3 hours. Sleeping during the day doesn't have much of a routine, just whenever he gets sleepy.

Carson had 3 shots today and did not like them. He screamed and squeezed Cameron's fingers while the nurse gave him the shots, but wasn't hard to calm down afterwards. Of course Mommy babied him when we got home and he took a good nap. After picking Sydney up from school he got very fussy and didn't want his right leg to be touched at all. He is not one to cry inconsolably, but did for a while this afternoon. Nothing I tried worked until I put him in his swing. (Thanks Sarah!) He still whined every now and then, but nothing like he was. I guess it felt better to not have anything touching his leg. Hopefully he'll be feeling better soon.

Memorial Day

Carson hanging out with Erin
Anna Carol giving Carson some supper
Sydney and Will pushing "Kitty" in the swing
Sydney and Ashley swinging in the hammock
Will cheesing for the camera

This year for Memorial Day we spent most of the day being lazy at home. We went to Kerri and Shane's house around 4 for a cook out. The food was wonderful and it was great to visit with everyone. Carson had a great time being passed around and Sydney loved playing in the sprinkler. You're such a great hostess Kerri...thanks for having us over!

Carson's Dedication to Our Lord

Carson, Daddy, Mommy, and Sydney with Bro. Allan during dedication
Daddy and Carson looking handsome before church
PaPaw, Carson, Daddy, Pop, and Boppy hanging out in the backyard
Carson enjoying the crawfish boil after his dedication

Anna, Uncle Haydon, Uncle Bubby, and Sydney
Mimi and Lolli resting after doing some cooking
Daddy and Pop did a great job on their first attempt at boiling crawfish
Boppy and Carson

Today was Carson's baby dedication at church. It's so wonderful to know that we have support from our family and church in raising our children the way God would have us to. Carson was so good as Bro. Allan showed him to the church. They prayed for us and gave Carson a Bible with his name engraved on it. We are so glad that Mimi, Kyle, Lolli, Pop, Haydon, Boppy, Dawny Bear, Nana, and PaPaw were there to share this day with us. Uncle Ryan and Aunt Ashley were out of town, but gave Carson 2 great books for a dedication present. We really appreciate and love you all!!

After church everyone came over for lunch. We boiled shrimp and crawfish and had a lot of other things to go with it. Mimi's shrimp tasted great and I don't know for myself since I don't eat crawfish, but everyone else seemed to think that Cameron and Pop's crawfish tasted awesome. It was so much fun just sitting outside on a beautiful day and visiting. Carson took a good, long nap as you can see from above and Sydney learned how to do the monkey bars on her swing set all by herself. We are so thankful for the wonderful family that we have.

Feeding My Brother

Last Saturday morning was a little hectic as we tried to get everything and everyone ready for a trip to De Queen. Sydney was such a big help feeding Carson his breakfast while Cam and I finished packing. She also changed her first diaper the other day and did a great job. It was just wet though...she says NO poopy diapers!!

Home for the Weekend

Boppy (my Dad), Sydney, and Carson
Boppy and Carson watching Jermain Taylor fight
Dawny Bear (my step-mom) and Carson

This past weekend we went home to visit our family. We stopped in Nashville to watch Uncle Bubby and Uncle Haydon play baseball before going to stay with Mimi in De Queen. We went to Boppy's house Saturday night to watch the Jermain Taylor fight. The fight wasn't any good, but it was fun getting to visit. Sunday after church Lolli, Pop, and Haydon came to DQ for lunch at Nana and Papaw's house. Some friends hosted a "Sip and See" shower for Carson and I Sunday afternoon. It was great getting to visit with friends from De Queen and show off my handsome boy.

Sorry family that there are only pictures of Dad and Dawn from the weekend. My camera was MIA for a while. Love you guys!!

Carson in his Bumbo

We tried out Carson's Bumbo chair yesterday and he loved it. He looks like a little man when he's sitting in it. He has also started rolling over...YEA!!! This past Friday I laid him down on the floor on his belly. He played for a little bit then started to get fussy. I just let him kick around for a little bit and finally he got himself over. He has done it 4 or 5 times since then and it gets a little easier each time. When he gets over to his back Syd and I clap and cheer for him and he looks at us like we're crazy. I'm so proud of my little man and his new trick!!

Field Day @ Fulbright

Sydney doing relays
Abby, Olivia, Landyn, Sydney


Sydney and Landyn dancing
Carson watching his sister









Today was Field Day at Fulbright, so Carson and I went to watch Sydney's class. It was such a pretty day! He had a great time riding around in his stroller. He watched for a while, but the "Sand Man" was after him and he finally gave in. After about an hour and 45 minutes he started to get a little fussy... Anna Carol to the rescue!! Of course she had to get him out and love on him for few minutes, then we went on home in time for our next bottle.

Sydney and her class did lots of fun relay races, danced, ate snow cones, etc... She had so much fun! She was on the yellow team and they were really good. The pictures above show her doing a relay where they had to carry an egg on a spoon, a relay where they had to put things on and take them off quickly, dancing with Landyn, and posing with some of her friends.

I love the kiddos in my class, but it was so much fun getting to be at Fulbright to just be Sydney's mom, rather than teaching. She really enjoyed it too!

Just hanging out

'The Thinker"

Carson is getting so big! I weighed myself today and then weighed with him. If everything came out right, he weighs close to 12lbs. I can't wait for his 2 month check up on the 30th to see if that's accurate. I CAN wait on having shots. Cameron is going to have to handle that...I can't stand it! We'll let you know how it goes.

AWANA's Award Night

In August Sydney started going to AWANA's on Wednesday nights. She was part of the Kindergarten Sparks class. For anyone who doesn't know, AWANA's is a program at church where the kids learn bible verses and books of the bible, listen to stories and watch skits, play games, etc. Sydney did such a good job. She learned a ton of verses and all the books of the New Testament. She was able to complete the Sparks book and received an award tonight. She also got jewels and patches for her hard work along the way. We are really proud and thankful for all that she has learned about the Lord this year. She is an awesome girl!

Sydney's Haircut

Sydney has been begging to get her hair cut short for a long time now. We finally gave in, knowing that it would eventually grow back. She was so excited when I picked her up from school today. She was supposed to get it cut last Friday, but when she came down with the chicken pox we had to reschedule. Ashley (the girl who cut her hair) showed Sydney the first chunk of hair she cut off and her eyes almost popped out of her head. She loves it though and we think she looks adorable.

New Glasses and Chicken Pox

We took Sydney to the eye doctor this past Monday because we were worried that she wasn't seeing very well. We noticed when she would read books at home that she held them very close to her face. I had problems with reading when I was younger and we didn't find out that I needed glasses until 3rd grade. Once I got glasses reading was no big deal. I didn't want her to struggle for several years, so we went ahead and had them checked. Sure enough the doctor said that she was farsighted and her eyes were probably very strained when she was reading. He said that at some point she might want to wear her glasses all the time, but for now she just has to wear them for reading. She picked out some cute pink glasses and we got to pick the up on Wednesday. She was so excited!!

On the way home from picking up her glasses she kept complaining of her chest itching. She said she had an ant bite from school. When we got home I looked and her chest was covered in red bumps. They were also scattered all over the rest of her. She went to see Ashley's Aunt Becky, the pediatrician. Becky wasn't sure that they were chicken pox because they looked a little different. We ended up going to the doctor the next day and he confirmed that they were chicken pox. The doctor said that they probably weren't as bad and looked a little different because she has had the chicken pox vaccine. She was out of school Thursday and Friday, but was feeling much better by Saturday afternoon. She was very ready to go back to school today. I guess Carson and I aren't as fun as Mrs. Smith and her friends.

We are still hoping and praying that Carson doesn't get them, but the doctor said he should still have my immunity to them. We'll see!!

Carson and Daddy

I drove Carson and Cameron crazy for a little while Friday taking pictures of them. Lolli, Cameron's mom, isn't here to bug Cam with pictures, so I decided to do it for her. He's just so darn cute...I can't help myself.

Toad Suck Daze

Looks like Carson was enjoying his first trip to Toad Suck.
Sydney and her sister, Gracie, had a blast.
Sydney and Gracie waiting for the Tilt-a-Whirl ride to start.

Sydney went to Toad Suck this year with her Dad, Katy, and Gracie. She had a great time playing, eating, and going on rides. She rode the Tilt-a-Whirl, Swings, and the Zipper. I don't guess she gets her tough stomach from me...I'd be sick just looking at a Merry-Go-Round.

My Mom, Kristin, Carson, and I went for a little while to look around and met up with Sydney to watch her go on a ride. As you can see from above Carson wasn't very interested, but he really enjoyed his stroller ride.

Covergirl

I just thought this picture of Sydney was too cute to leave off the blog. She definitely loves the camera and it seems to love her. I'll have some great pictures of her at Wye Mountain on here soon. Her step-mom, Katy, takes a lot of pictures of her and they always turn out great. It seems like she's gone from being my cute little baby to my beautiful big girl overnight.

Birth Announcement

1 Month Old

Wow! I look more like my Daddy everyday!!

As of last Monday, Carson is one month old. We went for a check up yesterday and Dr. O' Neill said he looks great. He weighs 10lbs. and 1oz. now. He has started cooing and smiling and is just so much fun. He is really a good baby. Nights are going okay. He sleeps about 4 hours at a time, but occasionally we get 5 and he goes back to sleep easily after a bottle. I don't know what we'd do without a passy and his rain forest music soother though.