Sitting Up

Carson is finally sitting up on his own. Like always I'm a little late posting. For weeks he has been wobbling back and forth, but he has it down now. He is just so dang cute. I just can't believe how fast he grows and changes!!! He'll be 6 months next week. CRAZY!

Finally...A Normal Weekend

This past weekend was wonderful. Chill, Carson and I were finally able to spend the entire weekend together. It has been a very long time since that has happened. Chill's rotation right now is Mon-Fri 8-5 (somedays earlier) and it is wonderful. I actually felt like a normal famiily for the weekend. On Friday night we were able to go to the State Fair. I love the state fair. I'm not sure if its all the weird interesting people that I can stare at for hours, or the yummy Frozen Lemonade. Probably a little of both. Anyway Carson had a great time. He didn't really know what to think of it all, but he was really good the entire time. He loves his stroller so he was happy.

On Saturday Chill was able to go golfing with his dad and brother Brett and then Chill, Carson, Brett and I went to Iggy's for dinner and to watch the Utah vs. Utah State game. I had the NASTIEST salad (Chinese Chicken Salad). Don't EVER get it. I ate 2 bites and was not happy about it. Chill was nice enough to eat the salad without complaining and he gave me his fries and burger! In the end everyone seemed happy and we had a great time.

Sunday was Regional Conference and we were able to go to the conference center. We had great seats right down on the floor just a few rows back. Not sure how we pulled that one off, but we weren't complaining. It was a great conference and the Prophet spoke which made it even better. It was such a beautiful day so we sat outside for awhile after, took some pictures and then headed home.

The Time Has Come

Well after much resistance, Chill and I decided it was finally time to move Carson to his own room and into his crib. It was a tough decision for me, but it had to be done. His room is upstiars and ours is downs and I just didn't want him to be that far away. He has been spending the last 5 1/2 months in our room in a pack n play. I'm not sure why we didn't move him sooner. I mean he has this beautiful crib that Chill's mom bought for us and I know it is way more comfortable than the pack n play. I just loved having him right by my bed and the convienence of feeding him right there. After much talk I agreed that I would move him after we got montitors. Well I put that off for a really long time and then we finally made a trip to the store and got the video monitor I wanted. It is the coolest thing ever. We have some friends that have them and I've wanted it ever since I saw it. I am happy to say Carson is now sleeping in his own bed in his own room and has done for the past three nights. He still is not sleeping through the night, but I am planning to work on that one next. One step at a time.

Summer Is Over!

My family took the annual Bear Lake trip. I always know that summer is pretty much over after we go to Bear Lake. We usually go sometime in August, but this year we went in September due to the arrival of our nephew Baby Beans!!! It was a little chilly this time of year, but we still enjoyed ourselves very much. We spend a lot of time inside playing games, playing the wii, watching tv, swimming, and reading. (Well Mindi and Brent spent a lot of time reading which was totally annoying). I went up with my family on Tuesday and Chill was able to join us on Friday afternoon. I was able to go golfing with the boys 3 times. It was a lot of fun although I'm not sure that golf is really my sport. I'm terrible at it! There weren't many people on the golf course when were were out so we had a great time playing around and taking our time. The one problem with going so late in the season is everything closes really early, is only open on weekends, or not open at all. Carson had a great time at the indoor pool. He loves the water and even went under a few times thanks to my brother (which I freaked out about, but he lived so it's all good). Although we had a great time, Bear Lake just wasn't the same because Jared, Nat, Lexi, and Logan weren't able to make it this year. Nat aka "The Beach Nazi" was not there to pull us out of bed every morning and make us get ready to go to the beach. We only went to the beach one day because we are so lazy!!! We enjoyed relaxing, but really missed them. Luckily we are all going back in December to enjoy time with everyone. Thanks Mom and Dad for the fun trip! We loved it!!! (I have a lot more pictures but they are all on moms camera, I'll post better ones later)

Not Much Going On

Life for us is not too exciting right now. Chill is just finishing up an internal medicine rotation which we are happy about. He has been super busy for the past 3 1/2 weeks and we haven't seen much of him. He's also been battling a terrible cold so I've tried to keep Carson away from him. (I know I'm mean). He has also been staying over night at the hospital every 4th night. Tonight is his last night on call...YEAH!!! (Well until he has another rotation that requires he be on call). His next rotation should be much better- Pathology. I'm hoping for more of an 8-5 type of a deal with weekends off...I can't dream can't I. I think Chill has been a little stressed lately trying to decide what to do with his life. It is just about time to start applying for residency. I honestly can't believe it's hear. He will be graduating in about 9 months and then we'll be off on a new adventure (most likely outside of Utah). Part of me is really excited to see where we end up, but part of me is sad to leave Utah. I just keep telling myself it will be good for me!

Little Carson is doing great. He is the cutest little guy in the world. He is so much fun and I love being able to play with him every day. He is such a curious little guy and he is so funny. I can't imagine life without him. He has now cut 2 teeth...yes TWO! I just think he's two young for teeth, but there are definitely there. He looks so cute. I haven't been able to get a picture of the teeth yet because his tounge is always in the way. We started him on rice cereal and he seems to really love it. He got the hang of it pretty quickly. I have been working one day a week and that has been working out really well. I still love my job and just can't seem to pull myself away from it just yet.

Well that is about all that is going on in our house. Life is good and we are all happy!!! Here are a few pictures we've taken recently.

Cutest Boy Ever!

Just hanging out on Daddy's head...he thought this was great!

Rice Cereal..Yum Yum

Is that all?

This pic is hard to see, but Carson grabbed a big handful of frosting off of Uncle Brett's cake and put it right in his mouth. He was loving it!

Hanging out with Uncle Garrett

Fun in the Sun

Carson and I were able to go to Arizona with my dad. We met up with my mom and sister Mindi who had been there for just over a week. We had such a great time hanging out at Nat and Jared's. They are such good sports to put up with all of us. I know it's a lot to take especially just after having a baby. We were able to swim a few times and Carson loved it. We also spent a lot of time watching the Olympics, eating and just being lazy. It was a great vacation, but we definitely missed Chill. I was able to spend some time with my darling new little nephew Logan. He is such a good baby. His cry is so quiet and he is just content most of the time. I kept thinking to myself, how would it be? Not that Carson was a bad baby, but he was not as good as little baby beans. We were also able to spend time with my neice Lexi. Carson just loves her. Lexi is so good with him. She read him books, played toys with him and even got really good at wiping his drool! I would have loved to stay longer, but we all had to come home. I will say I don't miss the heat, that was nuts! We are going back to visit in October for Logan's blessing. I can't wait! The plane ride home was a little interesting. Carson decided he was not happy and he was screaming for a good 10 minutes or so. Now that doesn't seem long, but to me it seemed like an eternity trying to calm him down. He evenutally gave up and boy was I glad. I was afraid I'd have no friends left on the plane if he didn't stop. Overall he did great! It was good to get home and see Chill. Carson was so happy to see him.

Who's Bigger?

Relaxing

Totally Exhausted

Cute Cousins

Baby Beans

Smile

Carson and Grandpa at the airport

Looking out the window on the plane

Trying to grab baby beans

Yummy!


Reading stories


Carson LOVED riding in this stroller

His favorite position

Swimming!

Just chillin

4 months

Carson is now 4 1/2 months. It is just so crazy to me. He started getting his first tooth a few weeks ago so he hasn't been the happiest camper. I knew something was wrong because he just wasn't acting like himself and I finally felt a little poke when he was chewing on my finger. I just never considered the fact that he might be getting a tooth because I just assumed he was still a little young for that. Apparently not. I'm not looking forward to the whole teething process, but we'll survive! At his 4 month check up which was a week and a half ago he weighed 14 1/2 lbs. and was 26 3/4 inches long. He has grown over 6 inches since he was born! He is getting to be a big boy and I just love it. He also go his shots at the appointment and he was not happy at all. It was a rough few days at our house getting a tooth and recovering from his shots. The doctor said I could start him on the rice cereal now if I want, but I think I'm going to hold off for another week or 2. I really wanted to wait until 6 months, but he is acting WAY to interested in food so I'm afraid it will have to be sooner. He is finally really rolling over on his own. He won't do it all the time, but ever now and again he'll surprise me and just flip right over. I was starting to worry that he'd never get the hang of it, but he is! He loves to give kisses and drool all over everyone...espeically my sister Mindi, he slimes her and I just laugh. He just gets cuter everyday!!!