Carson is 15 Months!

Yesterday, Carson turned 15 months old :) What has he been up to lately?

• His favorite word now is "NO!" soooo, Mama and Daddy can't tell him no anymore b/c he scolds us back and says "no no!" too, and we end up laughing, so we just say "ehh ehh" and redirect A LOT. He is constantly testing us and seeing what he can get away with. He likes to tell the dogs "no no!" and it is so funny!
• He dressed up as a Dinosaur for his 2nd Halloween.
• Sizes: in clothes 12-18 months, diapers are size 4, weighs about 21 lbs, and size 4 shoe.
• Loves to show us his belly button, nose and eyes.
• Will pretty much eat anything.
• He has 6 teeth (4 bottom front, 1 top front, and 1 top molar, and one more top front tooth about to break through....that one is taking forever!
• He is obsessed with doggies, he wakes up saying "woof woof" and "doggie".
• His vocabulary grows and grows...lets see if I can name some words he says: Doggie, Duckie, Thank you, mama, Daddy, Nana (my mom), and nana (banana), Papa (my Dad), Eat, No, Bite, outside, baby, bubba, bubble, passy, cookie, keys, all done, ball, football, tree, car, bye-bye, juice, hot-hot and he says a lot of animal sounds. He also sings a song called "clean up" that he learned at daycare.
• He loves to read books, I can tell him to go get a book and he goes to his room and brings us books to read to him. His favorites are ones about doggies, go figure.
• He loves to help clean up his toys, put his toothbrush back in the holder, turn the lights on and off, and close doors and cabinets for us. 
• He loves to kick and throw balls.
• He blows kisses and loves to wave bye-bye.
• He loves to play in his crib, and for us to leave the room and come back in to "scare" him. 
• His favorite song is "How much is that doggie in the window?"
• He loves his milk, he has it when he wakes up and before bed, and when I hand him his milk he hands me his passy to hold for him.
• He loves playing in the bath, after he is all clean, he gets to lift the drain and play in the tub without water, I think this is the highlight of his day..little weirdo. He slides around, puts the drain in and out of the hole, and like to put his ear on the tub floor to listen...listen to what? I have no idea!
• We rock him to sleep every night, I love this snuggle time, and then he sleeps in his crib until about 6AM, then snuggles with us until about 8AM.
• He loves to play jokes on us, for example when he seems to be finished eating, we will say "all done?" and he says "all done" and holds his hands up, when we try to lift the tray he says "no no" and grabs his cup and food, this goes on several times until we finally stop laughing and get down to business. 
• He loves to be chased by Daddy and he runs to Mama to protect him. :)
• His favorite toys are his Thomas trains, he has a big one to ride, and a little one too. Also he is obsessed with balls! 
• His favorite shows are Dinosaur Train, Super Why, and Thomas. 
• He loves to dance.
• He is such a sweet and funny little boy and I love him so much!

Halloween 2010

We spent our Halloween this year with family and friends in Alabama. We had a great time at the Festival with the Hollyhand and Phillips families; then cooking out and relaxing with Nana and Papa! Our little Dinosaur was as cute as he could be! Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend:

 

Trick or Treat?

Carson got a TREAT! I made a Halloween cake the other night for fun. I can't wait until he is old enough to get excited for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas...I am so ready to do fun crafts, baking, and share traditions with him during the Holidays.

He certainly enjoyed his cake, down to the last lick!

Cake from Kimberly Phillips on Vimeo.

Siblings, pregnancy, etc...

I haven't blogged in a while b/c life has been a little uneventful, which is fine by me :) Anyway, I had a cute Halloween post to do, but I left my USB cord at home, so it will have to wait until tonight or tomorrow. :(
But dang it, I WANT to blog today, its been too long!

During my blog reading today I saw a post by my good friend Janie about the ups and downs of pregnancy. And it got me thinking about my next pregnancy. It seems that everyone around me is pregnant or planning for a pregnancy. Truth be told, I want a another baby very soon! :) Cory and I both thought we would try for another when Carson turned 1 year old, but it just wasn't the right time for us, we wanted to achieve a few more financial goals, and I just felt like Carson was still such a baby to me and I just wasn't ready to make him share my attention. Now that he will be 15 months soon and is acting more like a toddler than a baby these days (there are tantrums to prove it), I am very open to the idea of giving him a sibling soon. I feel like he is ready and we are ready. And THAT is the only thing that matters. I was talking to my SIL the other day about how people like to tell you when the best time is for you to have your children. And I remembered all of the comments when we were first pregnant with Carson, people said "but you just got married" and then when Carson was here I had mentioned trying for another baby when he was around a year old..and the comment was "that soon?". Then just the other day I mentioned being ready for baby #2 and to give Carson a sibling and someone told me that I needed to get one out of diapers before I had another one. Well....changing diapers doesn't really bother me, its part of taking care of my baby, and that is not something that will dictate when I bring another child into this world. Cory and I want our children close in age. I want them to have what I didn't have (a friend and a sibling in one package), to have each others' back when Mom and Dad aren't around, to help each other with school stuff, to play with and teach each other things, share clothes, tell secrets, and confide in one another. My sister is 9 years older than me and my brother is 5 years older. Now, don't get me wrong - we all love each other very much, but growing up I felt like they hated me, and I was always in the way.

Anyway, back to the whole reason I was writing this post...in Janie's post she talked about how she wasn't one of those women who just adored being pregnant...I wasn't either...I constantly complained about strangers hurting my feelings, about heartburn, gaining weight, being tired, and so many other things. I often want to delete my "baby Carson" blog, b/c it seems SO negative. But really and truly, there were so many moments that I loved when I was pregnant and looking back, I regret taking it for granted. With any future pregnancies I hope to just revel in the excitement, to be proud of my huge belly, and to be thankful for what a blessing it is to be a woman and be able to do such a marvelous thing. Now that I have done it, I know that there is nothing more beautiful than carrying my baby. My next pregnancy will not be wished to fly by, nor overshadowed by complaints...it will be simply beautiful.

Fall Days....

We had a wonderful "Fall Day" today...except for the 80 degree weather of course. We took Carson to the pumpkin patch and then to the Fair, we had such a great time, I wish every weekend could be as eventful!

He thought the pumpkins were giant balls, he also tried to pick up the big ones, and grunted since they were so heavy!

He picked out a pumpkin just his size.

After the Pumpkin patch, we headed home to wait for the weather to get a little cooler, then around 6, we went to the fair...as soon as we entered the gate someone gave Carson a balloon, which was his favorite thing of the entire night.

He thought the ponies were doggies, he was barking at first, but then I asked him "What does the horse say" and then he made the correct sound.

At the petting zoo, we saw ponies, a turkey, llamas, an emu, little goats, kangaroos, and a camel. 

I love all of the colors and lights at the fair.

The only ride Carson could participate in was the carousel, he loved it! It didn't matter that he couldn't ride much though - he was so mesmerized by the people and the lights, that he didn't complain until about 9pm when we were about to head home anyway.

After all of the sightseeing we worked up an appetite, so Cory was set on having his Turkey leg, and I had a corn dog and nachos, and we all shared a funnel cake...yumo! Carson loved all the food as usual!

And it's not surprising he fell asleep within minutes on the ride home!

School Picture Day

I love Picture Day at Daycare, any excuse to dress Carson up is alright with me! Doesn't he look handsome!

Carson is 14 months old.

Motherhood

I often think about how motherhood changed me. Every time I have lunch with my friend Cyndee, she tells me how I have changed so much, and it is so true, being a mother brings out the best in most women. Becoming a mother made me selfless, and soft-hearted, I am such a marshmellow now....As a softie, I can literally just think of the day my son puts on his 1st T-ball uniform, goes to his 1st school dance, drives a car, or his Wedding Day and I could easily cry. I used to be afraid of getting old, but if it means I get to watch my baby grow, I will happily take the wrinkles.

My friend Janie had a baby a few months ago and one of the 1st things she said to me when I held her sweet baby girl, was simply "Motherhood...there is just no way to describe it." To me, Motherhood simply means to live completely for another human being and love every minute of it, sure it can be hard, but man does it pay off EVERY SINGLE day. I have bad days at work, and then when I arrive at daycare and see that face, it's like Christmas morning on steroids..and all the crap just goes away. I now am able to live in the moment and appreciate each new day where my son dances for joy when he hears music, claps for me when I sing to him, backs his booty into my lap with a book to read, and snuggles up to me when he is sleepy. I would never be able to count all the heart melting moments even if I tried.

My days are filled with food on the floor, stepping on leaves to hear the "crunch", opening and closing the mailbox 20 times, making animal sounds, and singing dinosaur train songs....and life has never been better!