Eating Rice Cereal

Here is Carson doing better at eating his rice cereal. He loves to grunt while eating. I think he is telling me to hurry up! :) I'm enjoying all the new moments with him. He is now saying da-da A LOT! Travis is lovin' it!!! Carson also waved to us today! I'm trying to work on getting him to say da-da on camera and the wave.

"New" Favorite Toy

Carson has been loving his jumparoo! Before he would just sit in there and play with the toys...never bounce. Now he LOVES bouncing in it. Here is a clip of him enjoying his toy.

We also decided to buy Carson a Bumbo. Here are a few pics of him trying it out for the 1st time.

Carson's Appt. and More

Carson had his 4 mo. check-up this past Friday. He is now 26 inches long and 17 lbs. 10 oz.! He did a good job at his appt. and was all smiles (until his shots). His doctor said we need to work on more tummy time and/or have him sitting upright. His head is starting to get a little flat for being on his back too much. We have been trying to do tummy time but he hates it! Before he would hold himself up for awhile. Now he puts his hands off to his sides and his face goes into the ground. It's fustrating for him and me. I keep putting his hands back to the front and as soon as I do that, his hands are back to his sides. So that is something we're going to keep working on. The doctor said he can start having rice cereal too. I tried that today and that was messy! He keeps pushing it out with his tongue. He likes grabbing his spoon too. Our little man is wearing 6-9 month clothing! Oh my! He likes to grab his bottles now when we feed him. His laugh is very contagious and he is just so darn cute! Last week we started to put him in his crib in his own room. That was hard for us! He has been doing pretty well with it though. He is starting to show his personality more and is just so fun to play with. Below are some more pics.

Writing on daddy's envelope.

Was fighting to take his nap. As soon as we put bear bear next to him, he was out!

With daddy on Father's Day.

Making a mess with rice cereal.

Such a cute grin!

Update

• Carson turned 4 months old!
  

• He is now eating 5 oz. every 2 hours!



• Carson went inside my parent's pool for the 1st time.



• We had friends come from Ohio to visit us for 2 weeks.



• We went to the Grand Canyon in one day...talk about a long day!



• Travis finally took a vacation from work (one week).



• I'm now on summer vacation.



• Found out I will be teaching 2nd grade next school year.

• Travis got a promotion!



• We went bowling and I almost beat my score of 154, bowled a 150.



• Travis bowled a 194 his last game because he was determined to beat our highest scores of the day.



• We need to start looking for someone to watch Carson when I start back to school.

Here are a few recent pics:

Super Busy

Since I've gone back to work I've been super busy! All my extra time is spent with Carson and cooking dinner. I miss having the whole day with him. I haven't been taking as many pics since I've been back to work either. *sigh* Well I have 5 more weeks of school then summer will be here! Shannon (my sister-n-law) will be with us for 3 weeks watching Carson for us during the day. That is a huge relief!!! It's nice having family being able to be with him while mommy & daddy are at work.

Carson had his 2 month appointment and weighs 13 lbs 10 oz!!! He is getting so big! He is such a cutie though and a trooper. He had to get 2 shots, one in each leg. The first shot he did a little cry and then stopped, but the 2nd shot surprised him and he let out a big cry...poor baby. He did pretty well while at home though and was smiling again, so that was nice. Carson is holding is head up on his own for long periods of time. He does pretty good on his tummy, but doesn't like to stay on it for too long. He is still exploring his hands and loves to suck on them! He does a lot of cooing and likes to have 'conversations'. He likes to smile as well and sometimes lets out a little giggle. Here are some pics of him while family from Ohio was visiting and some other photos.

Handsome Stud

Meeting Grandma Ashbaugh for 1st time

With Aunt Brooke

With Aunt Shannon

In his fav baseball team's outfit

It's a miracle...Carson was here in 2004...lol

Easter Sunday

Holding head up while on tummy

Sitting on chair...just love his expression

Ready to go in the car

Fell asleep on daddy

Video of Carson

Travis' family has spent this week with us visiting. I will post more later.

More pics

Here are some more pictures I've taken of Carson. He just keeps growing everyday and getting bigger and bigger. Next week is my last week home before going back to work. I'm going to miss playing with him and seeing all his cute expressions and hearing his gurgles.

St. Patty's Day

Bath Time

Looking at the fan in awe...lol...he loves that thing!

After bath time with Lita. He has been doing that with his tongue a lot lately.

All smiles...

How quickly their mood can change!

Travis and I bought him some shades...he needs them in sunny Arizona!

Too cute on how he naps. He is all sprawd out!

Carson with his monkey buddy in his crib.

'Playing' with his rattle that Lita bought him.