Thursday, February 28, 2013

Not-a-Lotta


Hello blog readers.....
I don't think there are many of you left out there, but I felt like typing a little, so here's a small blog:

Yesterday I felt especially imprisioned in our 4X4 living room with the two kids all day long, so I said, 'that's it, we're going outside!" So I bundled both kids up, Audrey can do a lot of her own dressing now, so it wasn't too much work, and plopped them both in the wagon. On a side note, my wagon from Gran E (hi Gran!) has been everything I hoped it would be and more. It's the trash transportation system when the walk to the corral with 100lbs of garbage seems too daunting to carry and it's my method of getting several heavy boxes to the garage and back in one trip. Aside from saving my back and easing the load, it's also good for it's normal purpose, pulling kids around! They loved it! Carson sat like a champ and Audrey was excited to be riding with her brother. Afterwards they played in the snow a bit. Audrey and I got a good chuckle out of Carson's indifference to being in the snow :)
 

A few nights ago, I made tortilla roll-ups for Mops Spa Day, which was this morning (they have to sit in the fridge for 24 hrs). I'm realizing more and more that Audrey is capable of doing so many things! She helped me for a good 1/2 hour spreading the ingredients on the tortillas, she loved every second of it. Doesn't she look like such a big girl in this picture?

 
We're all so ready for spring, it's getting hard to find fun things to do in the house! Today Audrey put her leotard on and started 'doing gymnastics'. I caught her mid jump, off the paper towel package and over the ring :) Carson is entertaining himself by crawling all over the place and pulling himself up on anything he can reach. He can often be found under the table :)
 
 
 
I was just telling my mom about my woes over how I struggle endlessly with the art of making dinner. She took pity on me and said she owed me a dinner (since she didn't do one after Carson was born, so she says) and brought us supper tonight! It was so fun to not have to waste a thought on what to make! It was a Mexican-ish chicken cassarole, very very yummy! Corn bread muffins too! Audrey thought the muffins were great because they looked like cupcakes :) Thanks mom! Here is her masterpiece!
 
 
 
Today I was video taping Audrey on my phone, per her request, and she got quite the giggles watching her videos back, I love her sweet genuine smile here :) 

 
 
So there's a random little blog :) I suppose that's all I have to say for now, ta-ta!!!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

7 & 8 Months Old!


Our little buddy is 8 months.....


Now that you're 8 months, you
  • crawl all over the place (started during 1st week of you 7th month)
  • pull yourself up on any surface you can reach and then shuffling along that surface to another one, like the coffee table to the couch.
  • go up the steps!
  • play "So Big!"
  • play, "I'm gonna get you" with Mommy. I crawl after you and you squeal and try to get away, smiling the whole time.
  •  are so glad when Daddy gets home from work, you crawl straight to him
  • love any attention from your big sister
  • wear 12mo. clothing
  • drink 4 bottles/day along with baby food 3X/day
  • only eating vegetables and bananas, you shudder at all other fruit
  • hate car rides, most of the time
  • love to be played with, playing alone isn't fun for you :/
  • are being a stinker and standing up in your crib when you should be napping
  • still have no teeth
  • are getting more and more hair each day
  • sleep about 12 hours through the night and take 2 good naps in the day
  • have the biggest, sweetest smile and bright blue eyes
  • still like to suck on Mama's chin
  • starting to drool a lot
  • bring so much joy to our familiy and are an amazing baby boy (who is growing too fast
We love you sweet Carson Adam!!!!
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Playing with Daddy

Standing at the play table

Sneaky boy!

I love this sweet baby face

My sweet boy and I