What a crack up!

My mom wants a pic of Carson at 6 months. So I went with her & Carson to get a pic of him. There was a little girl (1 year old) with her family and they are going through their pictures. We are waiting for them to be done so Carson can get his pics done. Well he gets all giddy about this girl. He is just giggling and flapping his arms...lol...he is so girl crazy! My mom and I were just cracking up and so were the other people in the studio.

Sad to say though, he used all his smiles on her and we weren't able to get him to smile when it was his turn. Wish the photographer could have taken him while the little girl was there!

Here is a pic of him...all smiles!

6 months old

Well my baby boy is now 6 months old! We're halfway to a year old! At his 6 month old checkup he had to get 3 shots (2 shots in one leg!) My poor baby boy! Travis said he was tough though and quickly forgot about it. Carson now weighs 19 pounds and is 27 inches long. He is in the 90th percentile in both weight and height...our little chunky monkey.

I started back to work already! Our first babysitter for Carson didn't work out. But I found out that our neighbor across the street stays at home and watches a few kids. She has a 6 month old baby girl. Carson has been enjoying his time over there and he's happy. I feel so blessed to find someone that does so well with him. I feel at peace when I see him smiling when I drop him off and pick him up. Thank you Lord for finding a great person to watch Carson!

Here are some updates on Carson:

His first tooth is now all the way out.

He has a second tooth starting to pop out.

He is sitting up with support from his boppy pillow. He does a pretty good job for the most part of sitting up on his own. I just feel better with the boppy around him in case he falls.

He is babbling all the time. He loves to interact and smiles and laughs.

At bath time he loves to splash!!! He gets us wet from all his splashing!

He enjoys reaching for his toys that are around him and sticks everything in his mouth.

He is also scooting around when on his tummy.

He is such a joy and we love every moment we get to spend with him.

Prayers - Pics - Video

It's been a tough weekend for us. Last week (Wednesday), we tried out Carson's babysitter while I went to my school. When I went to pick him up, I could hear him crying. His babysitter said he has been crying for about an hour an a half! My poor baby had no voice for almost 2 days from all his crying. She said he did well in the morning but wouldn't stop crying after his nap. I know this is a big adjustment for him being away from me. It's going to take some time for him to adjust, but I know he can do it.

On Friday his sitter emailed me and said she doesn't think it's going to work with watching him. She says she can't provide him with the attention he needs while watching her 3 year old and a 4 year old. *sigh* So this weekend Travis and I have been searching for someone to watch him and no luck. We had an appointment today and we didn't feel comfortable with her. I've made a lot of calls and no one has gotten back with me.

I talked with Carson's sitter and she said she would watch him this week while we look for someone else. She says he is a sweet boy and she wants someone good for him too. She also mentioned that maybe he will adjust better this week and to us it seems like she is saying she would watch him then. So please keep us in your prayers. Pray that we will either find a great provider for Carson or that this one will end up working out. It's hard enough for me having to go back to work when I've been with him all summer. It's even harder going back to work knowing he is not happy.

Starting to sit up on his own and look at that innocent face.

With mommy.

Daddy giving him a sip of his water.

Carson trying to feed himself.

Carson is laughing at the "b" sound. Hollee, this reminded us on how Malachi laughed at the "z" sound. Too funny!

Moving on to Stage 1 Foods

We have now venture to eating stage 1 foods. We have only done vegetables so far. I'm excited to start introducing him to fruit. I can only imagine his expression when he eats something sweet. So far he has eaten green beans, peas, carrots, and squash. He has enjoyed all of them so far. The only time he didn't eat it is when I had to heat up leftovers. He doesnt like it warmed up. When I started feeding him, I would have to tell Carson to open his mouth and I would show him what to do. Now Carson opens his mouth without me telling him to...lol...he sees the spoon and opens his mouth. He cracks me up! :) I was going to post a video of him doing this...but it won't let me for some reason. I'll try to get another video of him doing it and try to post it. Here is a pic of him enjoying carrots though. Have a great day!

Carson "talking"

Here is a clip of Carson in his high chair making noises. I also got him to say da-da-da-da. He's a pretty funny guy.

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.