Carson had his 15-mo. checkup today. Dr. says that he looks good and is right-on developmentally. He's definitely a growing boy!
Weight: 29 lbs. 12 oz. (96%)
Height: 33 1/2 in. (97%)
Head: 47.6 cm (18.74 in.) (63%)
2 years ago
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Brilliant
I know that every mom thinks that their child is brilliant and wonderful.....but I'm just so amazed by Carson every day! Maybe it's partly that I don't know enough about children yet....I don't know what they typically do when.....so when he does these cute little things, I'm just so amazed and happy. He just brings such joy and happiness to our lives. I knew that I was going to love being a mom, but it's so much more wonderful than I even imagined.
Tonight, I let Carson open a Christmas present from Aunt Julie. Emma, always a good big sister, helped him. It was the coolest Little People tractor. He loved it. As I was getting it out of the box, I noticed that Carson walked off into the kitchen. I didn't give it much thought until he came back and sat down next to me. I went to move the wrapping paper out of the way and I noticed that it was gone. Then I realized - he had wadded up the paper and taken it into the kitchen and thrown it away in the garbage can. I seriously was just so shocked. How does he know how to do that?? I was just so proud of him! It's such a little thing, but I'm just so amazed to watch him turn into this little person! I can't describe it! I just adore him!
Over the last few weeks, I've noticed other little things like that too. He's been going to the sliding glass door to try to let Emma back in from outside. And since we've had snow, he tries to grab the towel to help wipe her feet when she comes in! I guess it just shows that they really are these tiny little sponges, just watching everything we do. :-) He also goes to his room on his own for bed. We ask him if he's ready for night-night and he usually gets up, grabs his blankies, and walks to his room! I just love it. Tonight, he took off and blew kisses to Daddy as he walked down the hall. Adorable! He's been doing the same for baths or when he needs his diaper changed too. We had a LOT of practice with that last week when we had a touch of the flu. Almost every time he pooed, we'd ask him if he did, and he usually nods and/or takes off for his room! It just still shocks me sometimes that he understands what we're saying. :-)
He's the sweetest little boy too. When someone asks for kisses, he goes around the room with them. He almost always starts with Daddy, then comes to me, and then to Emma. He doesn't want to leave anyone out. Such a sweetheart.
I know all of this is probably so silly to other people, but I just find it so absolutely amazing. And I just don't want to forget anything as he grows up! It just makes me smile. :-)
Oh - and he pointed to a ball the other day and, clear as a bell, said "Ball!" I'm telling you - brilliant! Haha. :-)
Tonight, I let Carson open a Christmas present from Aunt Julie. Emma, always a good big sister, helped him. It was the coolest Little People tractor. He loved it. As I was getting it out of the box, I noticed that Carson walked off into the kitchen. I didn't give it much thought until he came back and sat down next to me. I went to move the wrapping paper out of the way and I noticed that it was gone. Then I realized - he had wadded up the paper and taken it into the kitchen and thrown it away in the garbage can. I seriously was just so shocked. How does he know how to do that?? I was just so proud of him! It's such a little thing, but I'm just so amazed to watch him turn into this little person! I can't describe it! I just adore him!
Over the last few weeks, I've noticed other little things like that too. He's been going to the sliding glass door to try to let Emma back in from outside. And since we've had snow, he tries to grab the towel to help wipe her feet when she comes in! I guess it just shows that they really are these tiny little sponges, just watching everything we do. :-) He also goes to his room on his own for bed. We ask him if he's ready for night-night and he usually gets up, grabs his blankies, and walks to his room! I just love it. Tonight, he took off and blew kisses to Daddy as he walked down the hall. Adorable! He's been doing the same for baths or when he needs his diaper changed too. We had a LOT of practice with that last week when we had a touch of the flu. Almost every time he pooed, we'd ask him if he did, and he usually nods and/or takes off for his room! It just still shocks me sometimes that he understands what we're saying. :-)
He's the sweetest little boy too. When someone asks for kisses, he goes around the room with them. He almost always starts with Daddy, then comes to me, and then to Emma. He doesn't want to leave anyone out. Such a sweetheart.
I know all of this is probably so silly to other people, but I just find it so absolutely amazing. And I just don't want to forget anything as he grows up! It just makes me smile. :-)
Oh - and he pointed to a ball the other day and, clear as a bell, said "Ball!" I'm telling you - brilliant! Haha. :-)
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Emma - Santa 2010
We've been to see Santa quite a bit this year. :-) We went again today so Emma could see Santa at Petsmart. We have our framed (Petsmart) Santa pics displayed for each Christmas we've had with Emma.
We also went to Greenview a couple weeks ago. We tried to do both kids, but, once again, Carson was not crazy about Santa (so I unfortunately ended up in a couple pics).
Proceeds for both went to local shelters. Merry Christmas to all the furry babies out there too!
We also went to Greenview a couple weeks ago. We tried to do both kids, but, once again, Carson was not crazy about Santa (so I unfortunately ended up in a couple pics).
Proceeds for both went to local shelters. Merry Christmas to all the furry babies out there too!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
My favorite things
I need to remember to post all of those little things that Carson does that make me smile. You know, those little things that no one else would ever care about. I wish wish I could videotape everything. I just hope I never forget all of these cute moments that make me laugh. :-)
Some of my favorites:
- the way he grabs a book and literally just backs up with it until he finds a lap to sit in. I just find it so incredibly cute. He doesn't even look where he's going, he just goes straight back until he hits something/someone, and sits. :-) I LOVE that he likes sitting in my lap. I'm sure there will come a day that he won't, so I'll treasure it now. :-)
- the way he quacks every time he picks up his "animal sounds" book. :-)
- the smile that he gets when he sees his "sister" Emma! He totally adores her. Today, I asked him for a kiss. He shook his head, but walked right over to Emma, patted her on the head, and kissed her on the nose. Adorable! He now (pretty clearly) says "Sissy" whenever he sees her. He points, smiles and yells it.
- the way he still shakes his finger in the air when we read "No more monkeys jumping on the bed" (from Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed).
- his new "language". It sounds like French or something to me, but it's totally precious. He talks and talks and talks. I can't wait until someday I understand it! He is saying more and more (recognizable) words though - "Uh oh" "Daddy/Dad" "Mom/Mama" "Sissy". He tries to say his own name. Doesn't sound anything like Carson of course, but it's consistently the same "babble". He points at himself and says it. Then he'll point at Daddy or Sissy and say that. He's also got a "babble" word for milk too. That's my guess at least because he typically yells it as he hurls his empty sippy cup at me. Haha.
- his laugh. That deep belly laugh. I've tried to videotape it because it's completely infectious. Even when he's laughing because he just threw something at me, it's still so darn cute. I try my hardest not to laugh back.....but.......
there just isn't anything much better than a child's laugh!
Some of my favorites:
- the way he grabs a book and literally just backs up with it until he finds a lap to sit in. I just find it so incredibly cute. He doesn't even look where he's going, he just goes straight back until he hits something/someone, and sits. :-) I LOVE that he likes sitting in my lap. I'm sure there will come a day that he won't, so I'll treasure it now. :-)
- the way he quacks every time he picks up his "animal sounds" book. :-)
- the smile that he gets when he sees his "sister" Emma! He totally adores her. Today, I asked him for a kiss. He shook his head, but walked right over to Emma, patted her on the head, and kissed her on the nose. Adorable! He now (pretty clearly) says "Sissy" whenever he sees her. He points, smiles and yells it.
- the way he still shakes his finger in the air when we read "No more monkeys jumping on the bed" (from Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed).
- his new "language". It sounds like French or something to me, but it's totally precious. He talks and talks and talks. I can't wait until someday I understand it! He is saying more and more (recognizable) words though - "Uh oh" "Daddy/Dad" "Mom/Mama" "Sissy". He tries to say his own name. Doesn't sound anything like Carson of course, but it's consistently the same "babble". He points at himself and says it. Then he'll point at Daddy or Sissy and say that. He's also got a "babble" word for milk too. That's my guess at least because he typically yells it as he hurls his empty sippy cup at me. Haha.
- his laugh. That deep belly laugh. I've tried to videotape it because it's completely infectious. Even when he's laughing because he just threw something at me, it's still so darn cute. I try my hardest not to laugh back.....but.......
there just isn't anything much better than a child's laugh!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sick again
Seems like I could post that every week. :-( I was hoping that this year would be better than last, but maybe I'll hope for next year. Carson got sent home yesterday with a fever (and possible diarrhea). We didn't have any (diarrhea) issues last night though, so hopefully it's just a fever/virus. His fever broke last night and he seemed fine, but was back this morning so Daddy stayed home with him. Today was Santa's visit at daycare though, so we're bummed that he missed that. But hopefully cuddling time with Daddy will help him feel better today. And interactions so far with Santa haven't been all that great, so I'm sure Carson's not sad to miss it!
Lucas sent me this picture at work last night - poor guy!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Photo Shoot
Normally, when I post about a photo shoot, I'm referring to Carson. But this week, we had a photo shoot w/ Patricia Mingus for the furriest member of the family! :-) We should get the proofs next week. I can't wait to see how they turn out. Patty worked hard - I'm sure it's pretty difficult trying to get a picture of a dog and a toddler! Either one on its own is probably hard! But I'm sure she got some good shots and I can't wait to see.
We also took Emma to see Santa yesterday (at Greenview Nursery). Emma did a wonderful job - she's a pro at getting her picture with Santa. We'll go next week too for our traditional Petsmart photo. We tried Carson again too - no go. Santa is just too scary this year. :-)
I think poor Emma has been suffering a bit since the pictures though which makes me feel like a horrible mom! I think all of the up and down on furniture really bothered her back legs. She's been limping pretty badly since then. :-( I'm hoping that some rest will help her feel better! It's hard work being so beautiful.
My babies on the way home from Emma's photo shoot. They both slept very well that night!
We also took Emma to see Santa yesterday (at Greenview Nursery). Emma did a wonderful job - she's a pro at getting her picture with Santa. We'll go next week too for our traditional Petsmart photo. We tried Carson again too - no go. Santa is just too scary this year. :-)
I think poor Emma has been suffering a bit since the pictures though which makes me feel like a horrible mom! I think all of the up and down on furniture really bothered her back legs. She's been limping pretty badly since then. :-( I'm hoping that some rest will help her feel better! It's hard work being so beautiful.
My babies on the way home from Emma's photo shoot. They both slept very well that night!
November
I guess I've been slacking on timely posts again.....life gets in the way of blogging. I'm apparently now just going to do monthly updates. ;-)
Let's see if I can remember any highlights......
- We took Carson to the Children's Discovery Museum in Bloomington on 11/13. I think he had a lot of fun! I wish we had something like that in Peoria, but Bloomington's not that far. He's not quite ready for some of the activities, but it will be a blast as he gets older. They do have a toddler room that he really seemed to enjoy. Fun day!
Some of my favorite pics from the day:
- Daddy's birthday! Lucas' birthday was the 15th. Another year older. :-) We didn't do anything terribly exciting to celebrate, but I hope he had a nice birthday anyway!
- Surgery. :-( Lucas had surgery on the 19th to repair an umbilical hernia. I tried not to think about it until the day arrived, but I was pretty nervous the day of. I know that it's a routine procedure, but any surgery/anesthesia makes me worry. He did just fine though and came home that night. He was in some decent pain that weekend and couldn't pick up Carson for several days. I think that was the hardest on him. He seems to be doing well now though - thank goodness! I won't embarrass him and post the picture of him in his cap and gown......he owes me one. ;)
- Carson had a rough month at daycare. Cut on the forehead and numerous bites. Good thing he's so tough! The teachers do all they can - it's tough to keep your eye on so many toddlers at once! :-)
Here's Carson showing off his forehead (and new haircut):
By the way, this, I believe, makes our third official haircut (not including the cutting of the "tail" at 5 weeks)! His hair grows so fast! Aunt Mandy did a great job as usual. I couldn't help but feel a little sad though as I took my little boy home. He looks so much older! I've gotten used to it though and I think he's pretty adorable. :-) Here's a before shot - so much hair!
And here's one of many bites that he got in November. :-(
- More teeth! I posted previously that Carson (finally) had a new tooth coming in. Well, there are 4 new ones coming in altogether now. Three molars (including the one in the earlier post) and one in front. The front one is taking the lead and is about halfway through. Those molars are taking their time though and just barely poking through. Hopefully, they'll all pop up soon and put an end (temporarily) to all the drool! :-)
- Also in November, Mr. Independent began feeding himself with a spoon (around 11/20 - 14 mos.). He's always trying to do things on his own lately - walk vs. be carried, put on his shoes and coat - so I wasn't surprised. It definitely makes for a messier meal-time, but he's got to learn somehow I guess. :-) He's so proud of himself when he gets it to his mouth! It's so much fun to watch him learn new things.
He also loves to go outside. Like I said, he's always grabbing his coat and shoes, like we're going somewhere. He's always trying to take big sister with him too. :-)
- Emma had her second full chemo treatment on the 23rd. They told us that she's responding very well to the treatments so far and, for now, she's considered to be in remission! Woo hoo! That doesn't necessarily mean that her time with us will be extended from their original prognosis, but it's still very good news. It also means that they could decide to give her a different kind of chemo next time (and save the current "tough stuff" for when it comes back again full-force). We we very happy for the news. She's seems to be feeling pretty good too. She finished with the steroids which were making her VERY hungry/thirsty and HOT. She seems to be over the side-effects from that now. She is having trouble with her knees, which makes us very sad. We'd hoped to have surgery to help with her pain, but that was off the table once we were given her diagnosis. She'd been doing well and not limping much. But this week has been pretty bad. I'm not sure if it's all the activity (we had a photo shoot and we went to see Santa) or the cold weather.....or the weight gain (due to the aforementioned HUNGER)! :) Hopefully, rest will help! We're grateful for every moment we have with her. :-)
- Thanksgiving! We celebrated our 2nd Thanksgiving with the little man. My sister and family came home for the holiday. They haven't been home since last Thanksgiving, so it was wonderful to see them all and I was excited for them to see how much Carson has changed. The visit was cut short though due to illness. Carson started running a fever on Thanksgiving day. Then, my nephew Jake ended up with a stomach bug. :-( Carson's fever continued until Sunday morning - staying between 102 and 103 for four days. Two doctors' visits later, they agreed it was just a virus and would need to run its course. Thankfully, it broke Sunday morning after reaching 103.4. I hate it when he gets fevers like that. He's just so miserable! He just wants to cuddle, which is nice, don't get me wrong. But I hate to get my cuddles that way. I guess it worked out that I was off work already for the holiday and he was better just in time to go back to school. It kind of stinks that all of our time off of work goes to surgery, chemo treatments and illness. But I know that it could be worse!
Carson playing with his cousins - Samantha and Jacob
- "Uh - Oh!" Carson seems to have developed his own little language lately and continually chatters. I can't understand 99% of it....but it's pretty cute. The clearest new "word" is "uh-oh!" That's pretty much his response to everything lately. :-) At least I can understand that one!
That brings us to December....we'll see if I can keep up better this month.
Let's see if I can remember any highlights......
- We took Carson to the Children's Discovery Museum in Bloomington on 11/13. I think he had a lot of fun! I wish we had something like that in Peoria, but Bloomington's not that far. He's not quite ready for some of the activities, but it will be a blast as he gets older. They do have a toddler room that he really seemed to enjoy. Fun day!
Some of my favorite pics from the day:
- Daddy's birthday! Lucas' birthday was the 15th. Another year older. :-) We didn't do anything terribly exciting to celebrate, but I hope he had a nice birthday anyway!
- Surgery. :-( Lucas had surgery on the 19th to repair an umbilical hernia. I tried not to think about it until the day arrived, but I was pretty nervous the day of. I know that it's a routine procedure, but any surgery/anesthesia makes me worry. He did just fine though and came home that night. He was in some decent pain that weekend and couldn't pick up Carson for several days. I think that was the hardest on him. He seems to be doing well now though - thank goodness! I won't embarrass him and post the picture of him in his cap and gown......he owes me one. ;)
- Carson had a rough month at daycare. Cut on the forehead and numerous bites. Good thing he's so tough! The teachers do all they can - it's tough to keep your eye on so many toddlers at once! :-)
Here's Carson showing off his forehead (and new haircut):
By the way, this, I believe, makes our third official haircut (not including the cutting of the "tail" at 5 weeks)! His hair grows so fast! Aunt Mandy did a great job as usual. I couldn't help but feel a little sad though as I took my little boy home. He looks so much older! I've gotten used to it though and I think he's pretty adorable. :-) Here's a before shot - so much hair!
And here's one of many bites that he got in November. :-(
- More teeth! I posted previously that Carson (finally) had a new tooth coming in. Well, there are 4 new ones coming in altogether now. Three molars (including the one in the earlier post) and one in front. The front one is taking the lead and is about halfway through. Those molars are taking their time though and just barely poking through. Hopefully, they'll all pop up soon and put an end (temporarily) to all the drool! :-)
- Also in November, Mr. Independent began feeding himself with a spoon (around 11/20 - 14 mos.). He's always trying to do things on his own lately - walk vs. be carried, put on his shoes and coat - so I wasn't surprised. It definitely makes for a messier meal-time, but he's got to learn somehow I guess. :-) He's so proud of himself when he gets it to his mouth! It's so much fun to watch him learn new things.
He also loves to go outside. Like I said, he's always grabbing his coat and shoes, like we're going somewhere. He's always trying to take big sister with him too. :-)
- Emma had her second full chemo treatment on the 23rd. They told us that she's responding very well to the treatments so far and, for now, she's considered to be in remission! Woo hoo! That doesn't necessarily mean that her time with us will be extended from their original prognosis, but it's still very good news. It also means that they could decide to give her a different kind of chemo next time (and save the current "tough stuff" for when it comes back again full-force). We we very happy for the news. She's seems to be feeling pretty good too. She finished with the steroids which were making her VERY hungry/thirsty and HOT. She seems to be over the side-effects from that now. She is having trouble with her knees, which makes us very sad. We'd hoped to have surgery to help with her pain, but that was off the table once we were given her diagnosis. She'd been doing well and not limping much. But this week has been pretty bad. I'm not sure if it's all the activity (we had a photo shoot and we went to see Santa) or the cold weather.....or the weight gain (due to the aforementioned HUNGER)! :) Hopefully, rest will help! We're grateful for every moment we have with her. :-)
- Thanksgiving! We celebrated our 2nd Thanksgiving with the little man. My sister and family came home for the holiday. They haven't been home since last Thanksgiving, so it was wonderful to see them all and I was excited for them to see how much Carson has changed. The visit was cut short though due to illness. Carson started running a fever on Thanksgiving day. Then, my nephew Jake ended up with a stomach bug. :-( Carson's fever continued until Sunday morning - staying between 102 and 103 for four days. Two doctors' visits later, they agreed it was just a virus and would need to run its course. Thankfully, it broke Sunday morning after reaching 103.4. I hate it when he gets fevers like that. He's just so miserable! He just wants to cuddle, which is nice, don't get me wrong. But I hate to get my cuddles that way. I guess it worked out that I was off work already for the holiday and he was better just in time to go back to school. It kind of stinks that all of our time off of work goes to surgery, chemo treatments and illness. But I know that it could be worse!Carson playing with his cousins - Samantha and Jacob
- "Uh - Oh!" Carson seems to have developed his own little language lately and continually chatters. I can't understand 99% of it....but it's pretty cute. The clearest new "word" is "uh-oh!" That's pretty much his response to everything lately. :-) At least I can understand that one!
That brings us to December....we'll see if I can keep up better this month.
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