Duncan

2012-02-10T20:09:00.000-08:00

Precious Baby Boy

2011-11-26T12:47:00.000-08:00

Ho, Ho, Ho

2011-11-26T12:43:00.001-08:00

Carson dipped his face in the bubbles and came up saying, "HO, HO, HO!"

Ace Lloyd

2011-11-14T06:41:00.000-08:00

This beautiful, healthy little blessing came into our life at 147pm 11/4/11.

Christmas Morn

2011-01-01T13:52:00.001-08:00

Christmas pics

2010-12-15T06:33:00.001-08:00

Fall

2010-11-30T09:41:00.001-08:00

Got some time to play in the sunshine!

My beautiful boy!

Brucey at 7 months old! Time is going way too fast!

He's so kissable and huggable!

Great day at the Zoo with my brother and nephew. I couldn't help but snap the photo instead of following the rules!

So determined. Still doesn't quite have it all together. He does get where he needs to, but doesn't move all four limbs at the same time.

1st Thanksgiving!

Halloween

2010-11-11T06:31:00.001-08:00

6 Months old!

2010-10-29T19:06:00.001-07:00

Behold the dimples~

St. Louis Zoo

2010-10-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

IGUANA!!

Rare family photo!

Maybe someday I'll have time to update what is going on with us on here. Life is just too busy.

Carson wants Dylan and Ryan to come back!

2010-08-15T10:46:00.000-07:00

2010-08-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-04T19:39:00.000-07:00

Bruce 3 months old

Carson 3 months old

Zoo

2010-07-25T11:18:00.001-07:00

On our way to the Zoo. Carson was excited!

Bruce really enjoyed the zoo too!

So glad Daddy decided to skip the yard work and go with us!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-30T11:57:00.001-07:00

Bruce

2010-06-23T12:54:00.001-07:00

Bruce is getting to be such a big boy. 8 weeks old tomorrow! He goes for his 2 month shots tomorrow so his stats will follow soon.

My 2 year old!

2010-06-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

Took this pic yesterday on Carson's 2nd b-day. He went for his 2 year well check today and weighed in at 27 lbs. and 35 inches tall. This puts him in the 68th percentile for height and 38th percentile for weight. He is doing well developmentally. I always wonder if he is where he should be and sounds like he is a little ahead. Today Carson was singing to Bruce. He said, "Rock a bye baby treetop" and was rocking him in his carseat. Then he sang some of twinkle twinkle little star. So cute.

Happy Father's Day!

2010-06-20T06:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband. We are so fortunate to have you! You love and care for us, you are always there when we need you, and you bring fun and spontaneity into our lives! Thank you for all that you do!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-26T19:55:00.000-07:00

Bruce Parker Duncan

2010-05-13T07:09:00.000-07:00

38.5 weeks prego and ready for my induction.

7 lbs. 12 oz.

2010-04-27T17:43:00.001-07:00

Still busy, busy, busy. So here are just a few pics of Carson painting on Sunday, well after the painting anyway. He's been pretty grumpy lately. I think it's the 4 teeth that are still working on coming in.

Keeping Up

2010-04-13T02:40:00.000-07:00

Carson spent some time at the park again yesterday. It wore him out.

Carson sitting with his best girl, Syd.

Playing with the trucks Pa Pa got him.

Our painting we made Sunday. Always thinking of Daddy when he's away.

Carson liked making footprints the best.

Well, don't want another month to go by so here are some pics from the last few days.

Update

2010-04-11T06:01:00.000-07:00

Wow, can't believe it's been a month since I've put any pics up. Just too busy with school, work, pregnancy, and taking care of a family. I sure will be glad when the next 24 days are over and I get a break. No school, no work, just a family to take care of. That will be so nice. Very excited about meeting Carson's little brother who's name is still up in the air by the way. We are considering Parker, Bruce, and Connor. We may just wait till he gets here to decide for sure.

Carson is doing great. He's had lots of teeth coming in lately. We are torn on what to do about the paci. He had a couple bouts of being sick and we let him have it during the daytime on a few occasions and now he walks around the house demanding, "paci, paci, paci". He's more attached than ever. I am really not that worried about it, but Jamie seems to want it gone. His vocabulary expands more and more each day. He loves his dogs. Now Syd is his favorite. He loves to play ball with her. He gets so excited about it. The potty training was a bust in February and March. Got him to pee a couple times, continued sitting on it with coersion twice a day but no results. Then he suddenly said potty the other night and I put him on the floor and he went and peed in the potty. He's done it 2 more times since then so maybe we can get back on track with all this sickness out of the way. He has become very independent. He does not like it when you help him with something he thought he was going to do on his own. He still has a love for books. He recently picked out "Where the Wild Things Are", we read it very frequently. He has names for all his books. He calls that one "Cow" He thinks the creature on the front is a cow. He also has to point out the main character "Max" on each page. Has has the tendency to read the last word at the end of every book. He wants graham crackers and a glass of milk every morning for a snack. He only likes his graham crackers dipped in milk. Sometimes I worry I am going to forget all of these cute little habits and things that he does. We have a camcorder and video tape some. We will watch a video from a few months ago, and I've already forgotten that moment that was captured. Well, I guess that is all for now. Some pics from the last month to follow.

Helping Mom make smore muffins this morning. Yummy!

His favorite part is eating the batter!

Jamie and Carson on the big tornado slide. Carson wanted to keep going, but Jamie and I almost get stuck the slide is so narrow.

He pushes Daddy down the slide and then follows.

He loves to be outside, but what kid doesn't? Only problem is he usually starts crying when we make him come inside.

Carson thinks these boots look cool with any outfit!

Carson is getting really good at driving his power wheels. He can make it go now even if he only drives in circles.

Can you believe I let Carson go down this big torando slide! Yesterday I went down it with him. It was pretty scary at 9 months pregnant. Tight squeeze too.

Mommy's turn

2010-03-09T10:00:00.000-08:00

Jamie has been on vacation and has been out enjoying this wonderfully warmer weather with Carson without me. Tuesday Jamie had to go in to work for a meeting and I didn't go in till 230pm so Carson and I went out on the deck for some fun. Of course, I didn't really do much but snap these shots but Carson had a great time anyway.

Soccer

2010-03-01T09:43:00.001-08:00

Well, I think Carson might be ready for his first sport. He has been loving kicking this ball in the hallway lately. Here he is in action. I'll have to do some research and find out if there is any soccer available this summer for his age.

Too much bull riding

2010-02-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

Carson's Grandpa has been letting him watch bull riding in his care. He suddenly thinks he needs to ride Syd and Lex now. Syd doesn't seem to mind, but I'm very suprised Lex tolerated this. He would never bite Carson, but if he doesn't like something he just runs off quickly. Looking for something to do today. Maybe we'll head to the mall for some walking and do the little play area there.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-24T19:33:00.000-08:00

It's about time

2010-02-21T14:09:00.000-08:00

Today at the park down the road. I think I got a taste of what the terrible two's could be like today. At home he was getting into every closet and cabinet in the house. At the park he was not listening at all and threw a screaming, crying fit when we left.

Mom trying to have fun with Carson. Just not as fun as Dad.

Daddy's are so much fun!

Got him home from daycare a few weeks ago and he was delirious. He was climbing up on the cushion of the couch and throwing himself off.

Being silly with the collander

Carson is feeding Lex here. In this one he is yelling for Lex to come get his food.

So, it's been a while again. Having trouble getting my pics loaded lately. These are a few from the past few weeks. All is well here. Everyone is healthy at the moment. Beautiful day out today, tried to go out and enjoy but Carson is in a bad mood. More molars I think. 2nd glucose test tomorrow. Hope all goes well.

Weekend Fun

2010-01-24T14:46:00.001-08:00

Saturday was a great day! Jamie, Carson, and I don't get too many days off together. Not only that, but we don't just get to stay home all day too often either. We had such a relaxing day. The shot of Carson in his boots is some of the fun we had. He wanted to wear them all day. He was dancing in the kitchen and looking so cute I had to grab the camera. The shots from outside are from today. It stopped raining for a while and the temp was up so we went for a walk then played on the deck for a while. Carson loved the bubbles once again.

Potty Time

2010-01-14T17:50:00.000-08:00

On January 1st we started potty training Carson. We got him a little potty, which may have been a mistake considering my hubby is disgusted by having to dispose of Carson's urine in this manner. I really never thought much about having to dispose of the contents and sanitize the thing. I just remember my younger brother having a potty and it was the first thing that came to mind when we decided to start Carson potty training. Now Carson loves his potty so I guess it is here to stay. I wasn't sure how the process would go considering he is only 18 months, but I felt like he was ready and capable so we gave it a try. To my amazement Carson has peed in the potty 10 times already. Yesterday he peed in the potty at daycare, and twice today at daycare. He is off to a great start, but I'm sure we have a long road ahead of us. I'm wondering when the excitement of this new venture will wear off and when I will stop keeping a tally of how many times he has used the potty. What can I say I am a proud Mama. There are a few random pics to follow and maybe a short video of Carson dancing last night. He sure did have a great day yesterday!

Helping Mommy clean house. I have to give him a task or else I can't get anything done.

Watcing Syd and Lex play fetch in the snow. So funny.

Carson in action on his potty. He likes some reading material during his attempts. Who else would read an Encyclopedia while pottying. He loves his Encyclopedia. His hand is mutli-colored because we had been painting.

Never thought I'd see my 18 month old son dancing to XXX's and OOO's by Trisha Yearwood. We captured the really good dancing on the video cam. This is just what I could catch at the end with my old camera.

2nd Snow

2010-01-07T13:36:00.000-08:00

Yeah! This is fun!

I want my Mommy!!!

February 2009

8 months old

It's been almost a year since Carson's 1st snow. I had to work today, but Daddy is on vacation and took Carson out for a bit to enjoy his sled he got for Christmas. Maybe the snow will hang on through the weekend and I will get to play with Carson a little too.

New Years

2010-01-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

So this is what New Year's Eve has come to for the Duncan family. We got Carson's new mattress out to play on, and turned in before 9pm. One of Daddy and Carson's favorite things to do is pull the mattress out and bounce and play with toys on it. Here they are in action. The first pic is from this morning. Carson helped me make apple pancakes for breakfast. He likes to lick the whisk or spoon afterward. Well, better go clean up the mess we made. Happy New Year!

Bubble Bath

2010-01-01T08:20:00.001-08:00

Carson had his first bubble bath the other day. He loved it of course. He kept repeating bubbles, bubbles. Can't believe he's 18 months already. Time is flying. 4 months to go and his little brother will arrive.

Christmas photo 2009

2009-12-14T17:27:00.000-08:00

2009

Well, this is the best we could get this year. The dogs and Carson were pretty uncooperative. We're not giving up though. Maybe next year we can get it together. Merry Christmas to all!

Attempt #1 at Christmas family photos

2009-12-05T14:34:00.000-08:00

2008

2007

2006

2005

Don't have the family shot from 2004. Love this one of Syd though.

Every year we take a family photo in front of the Christmas tree. We started this back in 2004 when we got Lex. It doesn't always turn out perfect but it's fun and we like it. I use it for our Christmas cards each year. Last year I was slackin' and didn't send out any cards. This year I am getting back to it. Today was the day for the photo shoot. Wouldn't you know Carson was in the most uncooperative mood ever. I think his teeth are hurting pretty bad right now. Well, I was able to snap a few of him atleast before he flat out refused to participate. So, here is that photo. I'll see what I can drudge up from years past on the computer. More pics to come of all of us!

2009-12-03T19:27:00.000-08:00

I can't help myself with the videos. I think it's so cute everytime Carson says a word or two. This time it's Big Bird. Oh, and more tree trimming pics to come. Blogger wouldn't let me put but one on for some reason. I'll try again later.

Tree trimming and such

2009-12-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

Well, just not enough time to post pics lately. Had a great Thanksgiving, aside from losing my voice and having to work. Carson enjoyed his turkey and stuffing very much. Especially the stuffing. He had a great time playing with all of his cousins. His cousin Ryan always takes the time to play with Carson. We got our Christmas decor up inside and out. You should see the outside of our house, it looks awesome. Daddy and Carson did a great job on the lights and everything in the yard. So here are a few pics.

Bubbles

2009-11-14T15:13:00.000-08:00

Carson and I did some playing outside yesterday. I've gotten the bubbles out lately. He loves to carry the bottle around and say bubbles. He doesn't do much actual blowing bubbles. Just sticks the wand in his mouth when given the chance. I'm including a brief video of Carson saying bubbles. His vocabulary has really taken off lately. He has been able to repeat words after me, like bubbles, ernie, and papaw. Lately his favorite word is Mommy. It's my favorite too!

10/31/09

2009-11-04T07:04:00.001-08:00

Carson with some of his cousins. Soon he will be turned to the darkside too.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-11T05:52:00.001-07:00

Carson wanted to get a pumpkin at the grocery yesterday. Mamaw and Papaw happened to call and want to come visit so they helped Carson with his pumpkin. At first Carson was his serious self and not to sure about what was found inside the pumpkin. After Papaw did most of the work he really got into it.

Big Brother

2009-10-10T04:49:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a while since I've checked in. Thought I should post the good news we received about 6 weeks ago. Carson is going to be a big brother! We are expecting baby #2 5/7/10. I have no recent pics to post of Carson right now. I've just been too busy with work and school. Hopefully I will take some cute ones this weekend as I am off and plan to have lots of fun with Carson. Oh, and Carson did go for his 15 month shots this week. He weighed 21 lbs 12 oz. and was 30.25 inches tall. He is still low on the growth charts but creeping up there with all the eating he's been doing.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

Carson's Best Pal

2009-09-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the weather

2009-09-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Carson and I spent all morning outside. We took the dogs for a walk and then went out in the backyard and played a bit. I closed off the deck and let Carson play with his car that Grandma and Grandpa got him. He loves it. He gets in and out and in and out. He has learned to scoot himself backward in it. I put a video on of Carson saying "ball". He's napping now, but I bet we've got more outside time ahead of us when he wakes up.

Doggy Detail

2009-09-06T09:54:00.001-07:00

Carson has seen what daddy does with this tool, now he is going to do it too. I think Syd prefers Jamie or me brushing her. She's just tolerating Carson. He really thought he was doing something good though.

Mr. Independent

2009-09-06T08:19:00.001-07:00

My baby is growing up on me. Carson no longer wants me feeding him with a spoon. He's been trying to get this through my head for a few weeks now, and I guess there is no turning back. Although he is messy he can feed himself with a spoon now. He gets very annoyed if I take it away from him to help him reposition or wipe his hands off because the yogurt he was eating was sliding down his spoon at times and getting all over him. Oh, and he can say lots of words now too. I heard him say ball for the first time at daycare 9/4. He says go, Mom, Da, dog (not too consistently though still sometimes calls them "ga", bye, and ball. I'm trying to teach him to say book when he harasses us morning, noon, and night to read to him. He currently just hands the book out and grunts.

Getting wet...again

2009-08-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

We visited Great Mamaw and Papaw Duncan yesterday. We had planned on going to a splash park in Owensboro but it was closed already. We had to improvise because Carson just loves to play in the water. We had Papaw get the sprinkler out. Carson loved it of course. Carson had a ball being outside most of the day. Such beautiful weather this weekend.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-19T16:42:00.000-07:00

Orange crayon

Monday Monday

2009-08-17T18:17:00.000-07:00

Carson's Mamaw and Papaw came over this evening. I had made a roast in the crock pot while I was at work today. I must say it turned out pretty great. It only took roast, carrots, potatos, coca-cola, and a packet of onion soup mix. We all enjoyed it, except for Carson. He only ate the carrots and potatos. I can't believe I got him to eat carrots though. Anytime I feed them to him he spits them out and turns up his nose to them. But boy did he love these carrots. I think I may start using my crock pot more often. It was so nice to have dinner ready when I got home. Anyway, just a few pics from our time together this evening, and one of Carson from the other day.

Mesker Park Zoo

2009-08-13T06:31:00.000-07:00

Look Mom it's a giraffe!

Some of the monkeys were very intriguing.

We took a little trip to the zoo yesterday. It was late in the day so it wasn't too bad heat wise. I hadn't been in so many years. Carson was pointing at all the animals of course. I think he liked the ducks around the lake the best. Doesn't he know we could see those anywhere.

Farewell Rui!

2009-08-08T19:23:00.000-07:00

My niece Rui has headed back to California now. She was able to visit for the summer again this year. We went to a BBQ in her honor Friday night. Got to see all of the family. Carson loved watching all the kids sing, dance, and jump on the trampoline. He got to join in the fun a bit himself. Carson also loved both of the pups at my brother's house. Tank is 7 months old or so, and Bella is just 8 weeks or so. They are Boston Terrier. Carson loved them of course. Wish I could have got a pic of him and Bella to share.

All 6 of us.

My sister Tab and niece Rui.

Doesn't Carson look enthused in this one?

teething distractions

2009-08-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

I think Carson's favorite part was walking around in his shoes.

Going down the slide wasn't as exciting as I made it look.

These pics are from this morning.

When Carson woke up from his afternoon nap Sunday he was pretty cranky. I think he may be getting another tooth. This would make his 8th tooth. Perhaps a molar? He's had a runny nose, scratching at his ears, and very whiny for the last 2 days. It seems the only way to calm him and myself is to get him outside and distract him from his teething pain. We took a few trips around the yard in his wagon Sunday night, and headed to the park down the street this morning. Thank goodness Daddy will be home with us tomorrow to help with the fussiness.

Windy Hollow Lake

2009-08-01T18:05:00.000-07:00

Today is Jamie's first day at the store in Henderson. With him being gone all day Carson and I packed up and headed to Owensboro to spend some time with my sisters, nephews, and niece. Carson had so much fun. He loved the lake. When we would come out he would walk back down to get in the water. He had a nice float and a lawn chair just his size courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa. Carson loved it when his cousin Ryan would push him around in his float. He was so exhausted by the end of the day. He fell asleep about 20 seconds after I put the car in drive. It sure was nice spending some time with the family. Haven't gotten to do much of that this summer.

The Great Smoky Mountains

2009-07-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Jamie and I got to take a little trip to the Smoky's last weekend! Just the two of us for our 10 year anniversary. It was kind of a surprise for me. We stayed in a cabin, went whitewater rafting, hiked to some waterfalls, and just relaxed and enjoyed eachothers company with no distractions. It was much needed and was the perfect way to celebrate 10 years.

There were bigger rapids than this, but the only shot we got without a paddle blocking the face.

Early morning hike to Grotto Falls

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Carson making one of his faces. He got in his rocking chair all by himself. He was so proud.

Breaking News...

2009-07-11T04:47:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a while again. New things happening all the time. I guess you could say Carson took his 1st step on 7/4. I literally mean just one step. He has increased to 4 or 5 steps at a time now. He is probably going to take off any day now. He started pointing at things yesterday. He is eating very good these days. He seems like a bottomless pit at times and looks like a pot bellied pig when he is finished with a meal. He likes to throw some food overboard for Syd to eat. She knows she can linger around the highchair at meal time for a little snack. Carson had his first trip to Holiday World on Monday. He enjoyed it much more than I thought he would. We went with my sister,niece, and nephews. Carson liked the wave pool the best. He even got to ride a couple rides. I guess that is all for now, don't have much time Carson is up and at em'. Hopefully walking video on it's way soon.

Carson knows how to do it when it comes to relaxin' on the couch.

Rui and Jamie on Pilgrim's Plunge!

Carson in the jungle jets

Shots

2009-06-24T18:54:00.000-07:00

Carson went for his 12 month well baby visit today. Just checking in to report his stats. He weighs in at 19 lbs. 6oz. and 28 1/4 inches long. This puts him in the 10th percentile for height and weight. Everytime Carson gets shots he gets what my hubby and I like to call delirious. He just giggles and giggles over anything. My hubby was holding him while I ate lunch and every time I even looked at him he would just start laughing hysterically. The other day Carson stood alone for the first time. Today I have seen him do it 4 or 5 times. I believe he is going to take off running any day now.

Look Ma, no hands!

Carson and I were playing a game last night. We rolled a ball across the coffee table repeatedly and got very excited when we caught it. He thought this was great fun. Here he is getting ready to catch the ball.

It's been a year...

2009-06-22T19:43:00.001-07:00

What a great year it's been. So happy we were 1 year ago today. That happiness just keeps on growing. We had no idea what joy our little Carson would bring to us and our family. He is the most wonderful and precious gift we could ever receive.

Carson's B-day Party

2009-06-21T12:23:00.001-07:00

Carson's 1st Birthday was a success. He napped well right before everyone showed up. He was all into the cake. We didn't have to get him started or anything. Carson knew just what to do with his chocolate hunk of eggless cake. Yes, for those of you that haven't heard. Carson is allergic to eggs and milk. We were still able to provide him with a yummy b-day cake. It was a beautiful day for a party. A little hot out, but a nice breeze was blowing so we spent most of the time outside. We had a pinata at the request of my niece Rui. It was tons of fun to watch the kiddos swing away as Uncle Nick pulled the pinata out of their reach. Everything went smoothly, but I realize I don't like being a hostess too much. It was kind of hectic keeping things going and making sure everyone had what they needed. I'm not used to it, as this is the first time I've done this sort of thing. It was a pretty perfect day.

Swingin'

2009-06-07T15:14:00.000-07:00

I took Carson to Newburgh Community Park today. The only thing he could really do was swing, but boy does he love to swing. We have a swing at home for him, but I wanted to get away from the house for a bit today. Not much new going on with the little guy. We go 6/15 to get him tested for a milk allergy. He will be 1 year old in 15 days. It sure has flown. Excited about his big family birthday party. Carson wants to walk so bad. He is cruising along everything. It probably won't be long. He has added a little something to his beautiful smile recently. He crinkles up his nose when he smiles sometimes now. It is the cutest thing. Working on catching it on camera.

While Carson's Away........

2009-05-30T16:46:00.001-07:00

Carson's staying over at his Mamaw and Papaw's house tonight. I took the opportunity to have some play time with Syd and Lex.

Great catch Syd!

Rarely get a good pic of Lex. This will have to do.

Game over! Syd did not want to accept that we were done. She will wait and wait in the yard for me to come play some more.

1st Swim

2009-05-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

We took Carson to the YMCA today to play in the Splash Park for the first time. He absolutely loved it. He was a little hesitant at first. He was clinging to Jamie like no other in the beginning. In the end he was practically jumping off the edge into the pool. Well sort of.

A new friend

2009-05-25T04:42:00.001-07:00

Carson met Elisabeth for the first time yesterday. Elisabeth is my good friend Casey's 4.5 month old daughter. Jack and Christopher were also present, but I was unable to get any pics of the 2 very active boys. Carson loved watching them. Every time they would come into the room he would try to talk to them. They are about 1.5 years older than Carson though, and were too busy doing big boy stuff to play with him. So Carson just chilled with Elisabeth. He was so exhausted by the time we left that he went out cold when we got to his Great Grandparent's house.

He had worn down at this point. Couldn't really get much of a smile out of him.

This is Carson's favorite sleeping position on his Papaw.

Sweet Dreams

2009-05-24T06:22:00.000-07:00

Carson spent the day at his Grandma and Grandpa's house yesterday. He sure did have a great time. He was out for 13 hours straight last night after all the fun he had. He hasn't been sleeping well, but I am trying some new things and have gotten 8 hours straight out of him for 4 nights in a row now. Let's hope it continues.

Carson, Mom, and I went out to eat at Cheddar's. This is the smile Carson was flashing all around at the restaurant. It appears he really is a "chick magnet", as his father says. He had no interest in his Mommy the entire time we were there. He just wanted to check out all the other ladies.

Carson loved playing with this top.

Falling asleep on Dad after a great visit with the grandparents. I guess life doesn't get much better for this little guy.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-20T18:17:00.000-07:00

Flowers for me???

2009-05-10T19:37:00.000-07:00

Thought this was kind of funny and wanted to share. The doorbell rang yesterday afternoon and I looked out to find UPS leaving and an FTD box on our front porch. I thought, Wow flowers for me? I snatched that box up and ripped it open with much enthusiasm. The above is what I found. I thought it was a strange choice. Not that I don't like tulips, but it just didn't seem like something my hubby would pick out. They weren't bloomed and were just kind of ordinary sitting there in the box. I didn't care, I was just excited to get flowers from my hubby for the first time in 10 years. I placed them in a vase and pulled out the card that read, "We love you so much Mom! Happy Mother's Day!" I thought cool they are from Carson, Syd, and Lex. I went on about my business and got to thinking about how odd this was. My hubby is very thoughtful and likes to surprise me, but he never does flowers. So, I went back to look at the box only to discover they were not for me! It was another person's name and our address. I felt horrible that I had helped myself to someone elses flowers. I called FTD and they said they would send more flowers out to the correct address, and that I could of course keep "my flowers". Later that evening my hubby was outside when a man showed up looking for his wife's flowers. I guess they were able to find out the address that they were sent to once the flowers did not arrive. My hubby explained and told him what I had found out from FTD. Oh well, maybe next year.

2009-05-05T18:16:00.000-07:00

Carson had a lot of visitors over the weekend. He got to see his Aunt Steph, Uncle Barry and Aunt Marie, and his Mamaw and Papaw. This is a nice shot of his 2 teeth. He's got more coming too. We've seen a glimpse of something up top. He is feeling much much better. He will go back to the Dr. next week to have his ears rechecked. He has been doing great. Not much new to report though. Just a happy, healthy baby. We have been trying to give him some tablefood lately. I made him some pears the other day and there is a pic to follow of what he thought of them. Oh, and on another note Jamie and I have been following through on our plan to have a date each month. We went and saw Wolverine yesterday! It was pretty good. Hugh Jackman did not disappoint. I also did something out of character for me yesterday. I got my hair colored! It is kind of a red tone. I love it. Nice to have the gray covered up and something different.

1st Haircut

2009-04-25T18:39:00.000-07:00

Exhibit A: Carson's mad scientist look

Don't know what was going on here, but like the way his hair is in the process of falling.

The "after" photo. He looks so different now. Still cute as a button though.

Carson's hair had become completely unmanagable lately (see exhibit A the "before" photo.) We decided it was time for his first haircut. He was a perfect little angel. Afterward we spent some time out in the yard playing while Daddy did some gardening. What a beautiful day we were blessed with on our weekend off together.

Update

2009-04-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Carson got his first ear infection yesterday. He had been diagnosed with a "cold" on Wednesday, but by Friday at 11 am he was much worse. He was having crying fits from 11 am till 2 pm. I've never seen him act like this. I finally decided to take him in and sure enough his left ear is infected. He is now taking Amoxicillin. He slept so much better last night. I was ecstatic I only had to get up once with him. His mood and energy level are so much better today. It was so nice out today I even took him out to get a little fresh air and play with the pups a bit.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T19:59:00.000-07:00

Update

2009-04-10T08:42:00.000-07:00

Just a couple pics of what Carson is up to these days. He is doing so much now. All he wants to do is stand. He is pulling up on everything. He just sits himself down when he gets tired. Then he stands again. He even dares to stand with only one hand on his support. He will probably be standing alone soon. His tooth is coming in more but not completely yet. The last few nights we have found Carson sleeping in his bed in a very awkward position. I snapped a shot of that this morning. He has been fighting taking naps for a while now and has gotten worse with that lately. Jamie and I can't help but laugh at him and the things he does to fight sleep. The noises he makes are so funny.

Carson and Daddy

2009-04-06T07:15:00.000-07:00

Carson got to spend the whole weekend with Daddy. They both had a blast. I had to work 10:30 to 7:00 unfortunately. On Sunday Carson got to celebrate Easter early with the Duncan family. He made out pretty well. Mommy and Daddy got lots of chocolate and Carson got several books, some treats for himself, and a couple great toys. His great Mamaw and Papaw the toy in the following pic. He absolutely loves it!

2009-04-03T17:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we visited Carson's Great Mamaw and Papaw. It was nice out early in the day so we took a few pics outside.

Carson has been pulling himself up in his bed consistently now. I found him 3 times this morning in this position. He is so proud of himself.

9 month stats

2009-03-27T19:09:00.001-07:00

I can't believe I haven't posted in 2 weeks. Carson was just beginning to crawl last time I checked in. He is all over the place now. He loves to crawl into the kitchen and see what Mom is up to, look out the back door, and go after Dad's shoes, the dog bowls, and whatever else looks interesting.

He went to the Dr. on Monday for his 9 month check up. He is fit as a fiddle. He had to get his finger stuck for a routine check for anemia. I think it upset me more than it did him. They probably had to squeeze his little finger 40 times to get the blood that they needed. He weighs in at 17 lbs. 8 oz. now. This puts him in the 10th percentile. He is in the 25th percentile on height at 27 inches long. His head is still running a little small too. He is in the 5th percentile on head circumference. Oh and some exciting news to share! Carson's first tooth is coming in. I checked him out yesterday because he's had his fingers in his mouth so much lately. I can see the white almost poking through his gum on the bottom. The pics are from Monday and yesterday. We went for a brief walk yesterday after work and I snapped a shot of Carson and Daddy afterward. Carson was in a particularly good mood after his bath last night so I had to snap a few shots of him then too.

Just a few pics

2009-03-14T16:38:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I call him twinkle toes. Look at those scrawny legs.

One of Carson with his partner in crime Syd Lou.

He sticks his tongue out more lately. I guess that is my fault. I make faces at him all the time.

We visited the family today. Carson was very entertained by his favorite cousin, Ryan.

Behold the crawling one!

2009-03-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

Today is the day! Carson has finally figured out how to crawl! So maybe he looks a little like the girl from The Ring that crawled out of the t.v. with his leg dragging behind him like that. We are still so proud. It needs some fine tuning, but he is moving forward.

Vacation Pics

2009-02-21T20:05:00.000-08:00

We've been on vacation for 11 days. We took a couple of day trips, but other than that just visited family and enjoyed some quality time with eachother. Just a few photos from the past week.

Carson is so happy sitting up. There is nothing else he would rather do. He thinks he is such a big boy like this. He has been waving bye-bye to people. He is still working on crawling.

Daddy celebrated his 30th birthday on Valentine's Day!

Carson met Mike and Darlene's neighbor Alexus. He was the biggest show off. He was a little mack daddy. Trying to put the moves on her already. We were very surprised by his behavior, because he is normally slow to warm up to people.

Carson had so much fun at his Mamaw and Papaw's house. Here is a shot of him helping Papaw deliver the mail to Mamaw.

Jamie and I went to Paoli to tube one day. We had a blast. This is our first "date" since our anniversary in July. It was much needed, and we hope to arrange alone time more frequently in the future.

We got to spend a little time with our good friends Steve and Jen. They are moving to Virginia next month. We will miss them dearly, but are excited to take our next vacation to Virginia in August.

Carson visited his Grandma and Grandpa today. Here is a shot of Carson sneaking in a little t.v. time with Grandpa. Carson's uptight Mommy would not normally allow this, but figured a few minutes of Golf wouldn't kill him.

Mr. Mobile, Man's Best Friend, and Camo Boys

2009-02-09T09:52:00.000-08:00

Just a few cute pics over the last week. Carson has really been working hard on crawling lately. He scoots backward a bit, has come up on his knee a few times, and turns himself around. Here's a pic of him doing his thing.

In his ventures he rolls, scoots, and turns until he gets to where the pups are at. They don't seem to mind too much. Syd used to get a little nervous when he got too close, but is doing very well with that now. Carson even grabbed Syd's tail the other day and survived.

Papaw Mike came over to babysit this weekend. Aren't he and Carson cute in their matching shirts? They both had a great time. Syd and Lex were extremely happy to see him too.

Tagged

2009-02-03T15:17:00.000-08:00

Apparently I am to post the 6th pic in the 6th folder because I was tagged. Sounds like fun to me. I had hoped it would be something amusing or interesting. Turns out it is a pic of Carson when he was probably about 7 days old. He sure does look different now. I find it funny that the paci is about 1/2 the size of his face.
Well, I only have 5 people to tag but here they are:

Stories from the lives of Spencer and Grant
The Fritschle's
The Huber's
Our Simple Lives
Clint and Cari's adventures

Snow Day

2009-01-28T14:07:00.001-08:00

Somehow Carson ended up with 3 snow suits for this stage of his life. I thought it would be nice to get a few snapshots of him in the snow in his cute snow suits. It took me about 10 minutes just to get one on him. He has been so difficult when it comes to changing his clothes lately. I can't seem to get him to bend his arms to put a shirt on him. He just fusses the whole time lately. It was worth the struggle though because he was cute as ever in it. I even got to play fetch with Syd and Lex for a few minutes. They loved there quality time with Mommy.

Bath time

2009-01-20T18:07:00.001-08:00

I have always been the one to give Carson his baths. Jamie has been trying to help out with this more lately, and I appreciate that he has. He let me know yesterday that I would have to take over Carson's baths again. The last 3 times Jamie has given Carson a bath there have been many tears shed. Jamie says Carson goes "ballistic" every time he gets him in the bath. Jamie thinks he has traumatized him somehow. I don't know what he is doing different than me, but does this look like a little boy that doesn't like baths? I know this is a lot of bath pics, but his face is just so cute in each one.

Mamaw and Papaw

2009-01-20T18:02:00.000-08:00

Carson got a visit from his Mamaw and Papaw on Friday. He is being much more interactive now. We went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse. Carson was staring at everyone's steak like he was ready to take it on for himself. He grabbed his Mamaw's glass of ice and pulled it over in her lap. Luckily she had drank all of the water already. We hung out at our house for a bit after dinner, and took some pics of course.

Carson's 1st play date

2009-01-04T15:57:00.001-08:00

Carson sort of had a play date today. We went to see Britney and her three kiddos. Jakobe is only 5 weeks older than Carson. They really couldn't do much playing, but Carson enjoyed himself all the same. Jakobe is super baby and is pretty far beyond Carson physically. Jakobe wanted to interact, but Carson just wanted to watch and move his arms and legs in excitement. He just loved watching Jakobe and Journi play. He was happy and smiling the whole time we were there. He found Jericho pretty entertaining as well.

Carson and sweet potato

2008-12-26T18:52:00.000-08:00

Well, Carson is now 6 months so we have started him on solids. We chose to skip the rice cereal and go straight for sweet potato. He appears to love it so far. He is so funny. Today he was panting like a dog in between each bite. Jamie says he takes after him with his eating habits. In the last pic. he looks like he noticed the bowl is almost empty. I can't wait to try other things.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-26T18:41:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! It's been awhile. Just a few photos from Christmas. I had to work this year, but was still able to see both sides of the family. Carson made out pretty well, but enjoyed the paper more than anything else.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

Baby's first Halloween sure was fun. I decided to get into the spirit of things and dress up as a mouse. Maybe Jamie will participate next year.

Halloween Costume

2008-10-07T11:40:00.000-07:00

Carson tried on his Halloween costume for the first time today. Looks like he likes being a lion, doesn't it? It is our day off together. He is napping right now. He slept 8 hours straight last night! I hope it continues, but don't really expect it to. I've been reading a lot about how at 4 months their sleep pattern may change. I hear baby, so better go.