Halloween 2007

This year Halloween was fun, even though Carson is too young to go trick or treating! Fun as in mom and dad still getting to dress Carson up for Halloween. Poor Carson only got 2 out of the 4 naps he usually takes everyday, so come nighttime, we had a our own little scary monster at our house :) We took these cute photos of him in his pumpkin costume. I was surprised about how happy he was during picture time, due to his lack of napping. Dave and I decided to go to Grandma and Grandpa Unck's house because we live in their ward boundary and wanted to see our primary kids in their costumes. Then we went over to the Mangum's to check out the costumes. We weren't planning on going there, but we wanted Randy and Peggy to see Carson, so we killed two birds with one stone. I was glad to see them because we haven't seen them for a while. It was fun to see the kids, even though Nicholas and Macey were already out of their costumes. Nicholas was a knight and Macey was a witch. Thomas shaved his head to be an army guy, Maddie was, of coarse, a BYU cheerleader and Maile (I hope that's how you spell it) was a pumpkin as well. I would've given anything to see Jackson and the twins! I hope to see pics! (Hint Hint). The twins were pirates! Jackson was Captain Jack Sparrow! Jackson showed me some of his getup while Dave and I went up there so Dave could help paint. Very cool! We were supposed to decorate an already assembled haunted house made of gingerbread cookies, but I didn't feel like playing with black and orange frosting...maybe next year.

The perfect picture, thanks to dad's great posing skills

I like this one too because I was the one making him smile.

He is so cute. The 10 bucks I spent on this Halloween costume was well worth it.

Have I said how cute our little boy is?

And this is his beloved Bat Hat! This was my favorite part about his whole Halloween getup!

The Night Before Halloween

The night before Halloween, my sister and I try to get as many of us together to carve pumpkins. We feel that carving pumpkins always adds a little bit of Halloween fun into our busy lives. Grandma and Grandpa Unck bought some Papa Murphy's pizza and we provided the pumpkins. My parents hate carving, so they stood outside the sidelines. They are great babysitters when it comes to activities such as these.

Crazy Dave, not carving but scraping his pumpkin. His pumpkin was awesome because he didn't go all the way through it. When you put the candle in it, it still lit up.

His finished work! Great job Dave!

This is my sister-in-law Angie's pumpkin. A skull with fire behind it. She did a really good job!

Here is my pumpkin. It was supposed to be a moon with an outline of a cat in it and below, a fence with a pumpkin in front of it...well, it didn't turn out that way. I cut all the way around the moon to leave a huge, gaping hole. You could say I threw a tizzy fit! Then Dave saved the day by saying it looked like Jack from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas." So, I transformed it.

And here is our other little pumpkin...he slept through all the fun!

Here is my brother-in-law's pumpkin...it is supposed to have the pumpkin guts coming out of the mouth. I thought his was the most creative.

Here is Gina's pumpkin. I think it was the most artistic. She accidentally messed up on both of the e's on Halloween, but thanks to the pumpkin Dr., our Dad saved the day and took extra pumpkin, carved two e's and then used toothpicks to stick in the pumpkin to make it stay...thanks Dad!

Future Phase 10 Winner

I just had to post this picture. My Uncle Dave from Omaha came to visit. We are HUGE Phase 10 competitors, so we had to play a round. Carson got to help hold the cards for his Great Uncle Dave. Carson is going to make a great Phase 10 player when he grows up!

He Finally Did It

Dave and I want to say how proud we are of Carson! He is such a happy baby. He is so curious about life that he pushes as long as he can to stay awake so he can learn and see everything! I guess that is nice when you want to put him down for naps and to bed at night. Today though, Dave and I are especially proud of him. Maybe proud is a vain word, but I guess when you are a parent "proud" is a good word for it. After 11 weeks of impatient waiting, Dave and I heard Carson laugh out loud for the first time. We have actually heard him laugh, but in his sleep. The other night about 11:30 we put him to bed. Dave and I slowly crept into bed, crossing our fingers he wouldn't wake from our stupid, squeaky bed. A few minutes later, he started laughing in his crib while he was sleeping. Dave being Dave said, "Duh, he's not laughing." We started to laugh at his sarcasim. Last night while my parents were watching Carson, they started to munch on his tummy. He loved it so much that he started to laugh, but of coarse Dave and I weren't there to hear it. Dave did the same thing today, as you can see in the photo, and Carson started laughing. It was the longest laugh I've heard him make so far. I made him laugh on the way coming home from Costco as well, making silly baby noises that all parents are gulity of making after they have children. When I would watch my baby videos, I sat there and promised myself I would never alter my voice or make baby noises like my parents did, but that is inevitable. Dave and I are so excited to hear something so cute coming from Carson!

Testing The Video Features

I just wanted to test the blogspot's video features by using this cute clip of Aunt Gina playing with Carson. She was lifting him up and down and he was smiling and enjoying himself. As she sat him down, he was still smiling, but when she brought him back up, he had a HUGE frown on his face. We laughed for a minute about how cute it was and so I ran and grabbed my camera hoping he would do the same thing again. I got a couple of pictures before I started to film, but the first one I got him frowning, but it wasn't a good face shot. That is where the second picture came from. Poor thing! He calmed down a little, and so I started to film hoping he would frown before he started another tizzy fit, but it was too late! I know that was his way of saying, "mom I'm tired." I swear at the end of this video, he does call out for his moma!! I will just pretend he did. :)

How Fast They Grow

I looked at the difference between these pictures and I can't believe how much Carson has changed. You hear people tell you all of the time, "they grow up so fast," and I sit there and nod my head with politeness. I think it's my stubbornness that I have that stops me from actually believing that fact. In the first picture we took it was at the hospital on Monday, Aug. 13. We were laughing because his hat was too big. Now his hat is too tight for his head! It won't even fit around his ears! I guess you can say we laughed at that too. I just thought it would be fun to show everyone the difference 2 months and 11 days can make!

The Unknown Object

Carson is so funny. He wakes up in the morning to eat and normally he wants to go back to bed really quick after his first feeding. I usually do too. :) I will go back to bed with him depending on how early he eats and wake up before him and get ready for the day. Sometimes, he wakes up before me. Then the rest of the day, he eats, plays, then he goes back down for naps. When he gets tired, he starts off by doing his tired cry that consists of the word, "ow". It's so adorable. He loves to be swaddled still so we put him in his favorite blanket...the swaddle blanket Grandma and Grandpa Unck gave him. It's called a kiddopotamus. Dave doesn't say, "where's his swaddle blanket?" Dave always says,"where's his kiddopotamus?" That's funny Daddy for ya! Then I like to rock him after he is swaddled. He is so funny because he will stare at something behind me and hang his mouth open and press it against my arm. After he is done looking at the unknown object behind me he lifts his head, faces me and closes his eyes. It is so cute to watch him. I've tried sticking something in front of his face, but he always is looking at that object. Even when the light is off it's still there, so I know it's not the light he is looking at. It is so fun getting to know this little boy!

Carson's Blessing

This past Sunday we blessed Carson! He did so well. He was a perfect little angel through the whole thing, including the get together afterwards. Dave and I are amazed about how happy Carson always seems to be. Carson seems so excited about life, just like his Dad. Dave did a great job! He was so nervous. Everyone who sat on our bench probably felt it shaking, thanks to Dave's leg bouncing up and down. He definitely had inspiration from the Holy Ghost. Carson and I love him so much and are grateful for everything he does! We also want to thank all of our friends and family members. We were so happy to see everyone that came. Carson is so blessed to have so many people there to love and support him. Dave and I are so grateful for all the people who had to get up so early, either to drive a long way or get kids ready so that they could come and support Carson. I know how hard it is to either travel with a baby or to get one ready. I can't imagine how Kirstin or Angela do it, but they do. I just want to thank my parents who were so kind to let us use their home and to help with getting everything prepared for that special day. I felt the spirit so strong. Dave and I love all of you guys so much!

Playing Dress Up

The thing about babies is you can't say you don't treat them a little like dolls sometimes. Well, when it comes to playing dress up I mean. Here is the picture of Aunt Gina's handiwork in the picture above. I chose the outfit, but she did his hair. I have to agree with Shiree and say he does look like a little "Who" from "Whoville". Aunt Gina says he needed some "mormon horns" until his real ones came in.

This picture of coarse is Daddy's handiwork. Dad can't wait to show everyone this Ute Fan to be and his future football game buddy.
This was my outfit! Totally boy! That day we were heading up to see his Great Grandma Arline so he had to look cute!
Okay, this was mine too! It was last Saturday when it was all cold and rainy! He needed a beany...and a matching shirt...and matching stripped pants...and matcing blue socks! Too cute!
This is Grandma and Grandpa's cute dinosaur thermal outfit they got from Target. They put him in whenever he comes to visit..or has no clothes left thanks to unexpected blow-outs and spit-ups.

Discovering Hands

About a week ago, when I stopped putting Carson in outfits that cover his hands, started to learn he actually has them!! It is so cute. One minute he'll be completely silent, and the next you'll hear endless sucking. The other day I was driving to my mom and dad's house and I looked in my rear view mirror and into a mirror we have on the back of the seat so we can see him, and I could see Carson looking at these two things that kept coming back and out of view in front of his face. I knew then he was getting frustrated because I had him in an outfit with mittens. He wanted to suck on his hands, but yet, couldn't find them. All of the sudden I hear this quiet cry of frustration and his bottom lip went into his classic pout mode. I let out a little giggle and promised him once we got to Grandma's I would uncover his hands.
This little picture was too cute to leave out of the blog. I took it while taking some pictures of him sucking his hands. He is going to be a total thumb sucker!

Our Little Chunker

Today was Carson's two month check-up at the doctor's office. What a good boy he is! We fed him before he went and he was happy as can be. He smiled and laughed the whole time! If Daddy wasn't there, Carson probably would've been sleeping. The nurse came in and told us to put him in a dry diaper so that we could get him weighed! Dave and I were thinking 11, maybe even 12 pounds at the most. To our surprise Carson weighs 13 lbs. 7.5 oz! What a Chunker! Only we can call him that though! :) Look at all those cute rolls!! Dad is probably thinking "Mmm...rolls." At least we know that he is a healthy, growing boy! And, as all moms know, he got his shots today as well. Dr. Daynes was awesome in making Dave and I feel a little bit better about the whole thing, considering vaccinations and autism have been all over the TV lately. Dave gave him a blessing and we have faith that everything will be well! But Poor Carson! One minutes he was smiling at Dad then all of the sudden two nurses poked him with needles in both of his thighs. It was really quick. I plugged my ears...like that helped. I just didn't want to hear his sad cries of pain and suffering. Two needles in one thigh and three in the other. He screamed for the initial pokes then came straight to mom. I hugged him so tight!! One minute later, it was more of a whimper and he settled right down. Thank you Tylenol! He went right to sleep after putting him in his car seat. He is still sleeping as I write this. I am sure he'll need all the rest he can get. Dave and I love being parents. It is fun to watch him grow and learn, but hard to have to see them go through any pain. All we can do is give him extra hugs and kisses (if possible) during those hard times and he will be just fine!

The Tummy Dimple

In my first blog on the page I talked about a little indent on Carson's tummy. Or should I say a dimple? It is the cutest little thing. Just another characteristic that makes him even cuter! Dave and I are having a blast taking care of Carson. Of coarse my blast is a whole blasting through my stomach. I worry about everything! Even when he is completely content. I am sure every first mom could agree with me though. I feel so spoiled that I get to spend so much more time with him than Dave. Dave is still working really hard at Usana, being the great Compliance Assistant and Student at the U that he is! He is working really hard to support our family and I appreciate everything he does. I miss him a lot though! I am slowly getting back into leaving the house. It is hard because I am trying to do the same things with Carson everyday so he can slowly get into a schedule. He is finally sleeping really well at night, which makes mom and dad very happy! Carson is also saying, "agoo, ager, and ewe." He is also starting to squeal in delight, which is so adorable. We have so much fun with him. He makes us really happy!