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Carson's First Birthday

The theme was Dr. Suess!

This Dr. Suess Happy Birthday to You! book was there so all of his guests could write him a first birthday message!

Brookshires made the cupcakes. I made the toppers!

Yummy! I have never allowed Carson to have sweets, so he was probably in sugar shock!

And yes....I'm already planning next year's party! I already have the theme picked out, but you'll have to wait til next year to find out what it is!

So Stinkin' Cute

He'll hate me for this one day! Carson was a skunk for his first Halloween!

Carson's New Pics

8 months old

Carson turned 8 months old yesterday! A lot has changed since my last post! He is now crawling, which also means he is into EVERYTHING! Apparently there is some kind of magnetic force pulling him towards all electrical outlets, cords, and curtains! He also cries now when I put him in his playpen. I guess he wants to explore! He has TWO teeth now! I'm not sure on his height and weight, as he doesn't go back to the doctor until his 9 month check up, which I am thankful to say, because there was a time when we went to the doctor at least once a week. We haven't been to the doctor since his 6 month check up! Oh, and call me crazy, but I was walking in Target today, and they have the $1.00 bins right there when you walk in that I always have to look through. Well, I have been contemplating what "theme" I wanted for Carson's 1st birthday, and in the $1 bins they had favors in one of the themes I have been considering, so I bought them to use in the goody bags at his party. Oh, and the theme is a surprise for now, and yes, I know his birthday isn't until November, but it takes time to plan a great party!

I'm a bad blogger....

How long has it been since I posted? Not since April...oh well, who's counting?!

Last time I posted Carson had just had surgery on his ears. I'm happy to report that since then we have been to the doctor twice, once for a check up and once for his 6 month shots! I'm was used to making at least one trip a week to the doctor due to Carson being sick! The surgery was such a relief to us emotionally, physically, and financially!

So....Carson is 7 months old now....he has the best personality! He laughs at everything and has the sweetest smile!

• He still has no teeth, and we have been thinking for the past two or three months that one is going to pop up any day.


• He eats anything! We have yet to find a baby food that he wouldn't eat. This weekend I'm going to the Farmer's Market to buy some fresh fruits and veggies to make homemade baby food.
  
• He is going to start crawling any day now. He can scoot backwards, but he hasn't figure out how to propel himself forward.


• He LOVES animals! ANY animals! He laughs and smiles at Cami and Lucy, and he pets them if they come close enough. Well, it's more like grabs a hand full of hair and pulls, but they don't seem to mind. I'm so glad he's an animal lover!
  
• Oh, another perk of his surgery, he is now well enough to sleep in his crib. Up until the surgery and for about two weeks after he slept in his swing in our bedroom. A friend at work let me borrow her video monitor, so I can see him in his crib. He usually sleeps from about 6:30 pm to between 4 and 6:30 am. He is a wiggle worm, and goes from one end of the crib to the other during the night. He also takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap, and he cannot go to sleep without his lovie bear. Well, I call it his lovie bear...it's actually a monkey, but he has a bear one in the living room, and a froggie one at daycare....either way they are all called "Lovie Bear."
  
• When we went for his 6 month check up he weighed 18 lbs and was 27 inches long. At birth he was 8 lbs 12 oz, and 21 3/4 inches long. He has really grown! He wears 6-9 month clothing and size 3 diapers. He is weight is perfectly in range for his age, but he is really tall, which makes people think he is older. Oh, and if you really want to get on my nerves....call him fat, because he ISN'T! I have to bite my tongue when someone says he is "big!" Hello....I'm 5'8 and Britt is 6'4...he isn't going to be little, but he certainly isn't fat. He wears clothes for his age, and just recently really started gaining weight. For two or three months three he wasn't gaining, because he was so sick. Whenever someone says something about his size...I just think to myself....you are going to wish your kid was big when my kid knocks your shrimpy kid over on the football field!

Overall, Carson is a very happy baby, and he usually only crys if he is sleepy or hungry....who wouldn't?!?!?

Carson and "Lovie Bear"

Why do they have to grow up so fast?!?!? Life goes by much quicker when you are on the parent side of the fence!

Surgery

Carson has had ear infections since he was 8 weeks old, so the doctor finally decided to put tubes in his ears, and today was the big day! He couldn't eat after midnight, so I was really worried he would scream until they put him to sleep for the surgery. Aside from waking up at 2:30 and not going back to sleep, he didn't start crying until after they gave him the medicine to relax him, and that was only because he was fighting sleep! He has been somewhat fussy today, but he's always pretty fussy, so it's nothing out of the ordinary! I hope and pray having tubes in his ears with stop all these infections, doctor visits, and prescriptions!