Santa time!

We had one of the busiest weekends EVER, but did manage to squeeze in a trip to see Santa at the annual Breakfast with Santa at Killian Hall, put on by the Knights of Columbus! We were skeptical as to what Carson's reaction would be this year when we plopped him down on Santa's lap...last year he was so young he didn't even wake up to realize what was going on! While we waited for Carson's turn to have his picture made, he wandered around the room, but kept making his way up to where Santa sat...he seemed to be checking Santa out and was very interested in the other kids sitting on Santa's lap! Luckily, when our turn came, we set him down on Santa's lap and we were pleasantly surprised that he LOVED Santa!!! He was mesmerized by his outfit, especially his belt, and we were able to get some good pictures!

Getting ready to see Santa!

CHEESE!

One of THOSE weeks!

So...our week started out with Mommy not feeling so good on Monday...just standard seasonal allergies, but no fun!!! On top of that, she had to have a colonoscopy on Tuesday morning so Monday was a rough day preparing for that...yuck! Luckily, everything went great and the doctor didn't find any polyps...colon looks good! She doesn't have to go back for another one for 5 years...yippee!!! Nana came out to keep Carson during Mommy's colonoscopy and she noticed that Carson's nose was getting stuffy. This was just the beginning! Carson progressively got more sick and we finally got him in to see the doctor on Friday!! He has a sinus infection and is taking Amoxicilin and some other OTC stuff the Dr. said was okay. He already seems to be feeling better...thank goodness! On top of that...Friday after the doctor's appointment we had a little incident here at home! Carson was up in his room and was trying to fall asleep for his nap, when he shoved his leg through the slats in the crib! Mommy went up to check on him because he doesn't normally cry when he goes down for naps! She tried to dislodge his leg...to no avail! She then began to FREAK OUT! She called Johnathan, who luckily works right across the street and he got home in record time! We still couldn't get his leg out safely, so we thought we were going to have to saw the crib apart! AHH!! Just then, Johnathan rotated Carson just the right way and his leg pushed out! HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF! There doesn't seem to be permanent damage...just a lot of shaken nerves and tears!

We are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving next week with The Sims! If we don't talk to you all beforehand, we hope you have a great Thanksgiving!!

Oh...and just to brag a little...Carson is learning so fast these days! While Nana was here on Tuesday, she taught him what a dog says and what a duck says! He also learned later this week what a sheep says! Other words he repeats...over, and over, and over are: ball, sock, what's that, who is it, all done, down, and side (for outside)! We are so proud!

Here's a few recent pictures of our little man!

Yummy snacks!

What?!? You want me to share?

Okay, fine...want one?

We caught Carson like this...watching Family Feud!

Off to work...at Chip n' Dales?!?

One Year Pictures

Carson's One Year pictures turned out so good! Here's a few we wanted to share with you all!

Fall Fun!

We took Carson out to enjoy the fall weather at a local pumpkin lot. We loved watching him wander around and take it all in! He seemed mesmerized by all the pumpkins! He also helped us pick out two to bring home for Daddy to carve! We had a fun day and we are really looking forward to dressing him up for halloween this weekend! He's going to be the cutest lion EVER!

Hanging out with the pumpkins!

Checking out some prospects!

Taking a break!

Wow...what BIG pumpkin!!

Checking out Daddy's carving job!

P-A-R-T-Y!!!

We all had SO much fun at Carson's 1st Birthday party!! Even though we were sad to have had to cancel his party the weekend before...on his actual birthday, it ended up working out for the best! Everyone was feeling much better this past weekend and the weather was perfect!

Carson loved playing in the ball pit!!

Trying out his cake!

Going in for a big bite!

Okay...DONE with the cake now!!!

Carson recovered from the cake, but then was DONE with opening gifts!!

Thanks to everyone who helped us get ready for the party! We cannot believe how big our baby is getting...he's not a baby anymore!

Carson turns 1!!!

Our sweet boy turned 1 on Saturday!!! Time has flown by and we cannot believe how much he has grown and changed in the last year!! We had a crazy week leading up to his birthday!! On Tuesday, Cindy came down with the flu! The doctor said it was the swine flu, but that was never officially confirmed...nevertheless, she was cooped up in her bed all week and couldn't be around Carson or Johnathan! Since the flu is so serious, we decided to cancel Carson's party, which was supposed to be here at the house on Saturday afternoon! We were so sad that we couldn't celebrate with everyone, but we knew we were doing the right thing so that no one else got sick! On Saturday, Aunt Christy, Uncle Matt, Drew and Natalie decided to come over for a mini-party! Unfortunately, the party turned bad when Carson decided to projectile vomit on Mommy twice!!! It was so awful! Our poor little birthday boy!! So, that night was spent nursing Carson's fever and making sure he didn't get sick again! He is feeling much better now and we are headed to the doctor today for his 1 year check-up! We'll have more to share later about his visit! We are excited to be preparing for his party this coming Saturday! We can't wait!!

Carson opening his gift from Uncle Matt, Aunt Christy, Drew, and Natalie!

He loves it!!

Feeling much better and playing with his first birthday present!

First OFFICIAL haircut!

A "before" shot!

Getting his hair wet so it can be cut! He had so much fun!

The first cut!

The "after" shot!

Carson did so well during his first official haircut! We actually have had his hair trimmed once already around Easter time...it was getting so long in the front then so his "Auntie K" trimmed it up for him! We had to get pictures of this time too though! He loved sitting in the airplane and he played with trains and Daddy's blackberry...so he didnt' even realize that his hair was being cut! Our little man is so handsome!!!

All over the place and into everything!

Carson is on the verge of walking, but he is still able to move like a wild man! He crawls all over the place and is getting into everything! Everyone keeps saying that once he starts walking he'll really be unstoppable, but we honestly don't see how walking could be much crazier than crawling!! Here's some pictures of the crazy boy showing off what he can do!

Look Mom! I found the Puffs!!

Oooh...my bag! I know the snacks are in here!

Hee, hee, hee!! I opened my snack cup!

I can fit in this cabinet!!

I love to climb the stairs!!

Short update!

We've been pretty busy lately, as you can tell by the lapse in blogs!! We thought we would share a few fun pictures of Carson from the last few weeks! We'll share more later, we promise!

Trying to catch the bubbles!!

Riding on Daddy's shoulders!

Loves animal crackers!

New cowboy boots!

He loves to wear his boots!

Carson's SECOND Beach Trip!

We have just returned from another great beach vacation! This time, Johnathan was able to go! We joined Nana, Aunt Christy, Uncle Matt, Drew, Natalie, Aunt Sandy, Blaine, Aidan, Great Aunt Dana, and Wendy for a fun week in Gulf Shores! We had some pretty brutal storms while there, unfortunately our canopy was mutilated in the process, but overall the weather was decent. Carson wasn't as fond of the beach this time around, but we think it will grow on him when we aren't so worried about him eating sand! Of course, he still loves the pool, so we spent most of our time with him there! We can't wait for our next trip with Carson...not sure if it will be to the beach or somewhere else...we'll see!

Chillin on the beach

Wearing his cool shades!

9 months down the road...

Despite the title of this blog...NO...we are not expecting again!

Our sweet little man is now 9 months old!! We had his doctor's appointment today and Carson now weighs 20 lbs, 12 oz, and measures 28 inches long! He is in the 50th percentile for both his weight and height; however, his head measures in the 90th percentile!!! Wow...he's going to be SO smart!! ; )

We have gotten the go-ahead from the Doctor to introduce Carson to any foods we think he'll enjoy...so long as they won't choke him! Peanuts/peanut butter are still a no-no, but everything else is pretty much fair game! Carson actually tried mashed potatoes the other day and LOVED them...he is his father's son!!!

We are also going to try to do away with the bottle...sippy cups, here we come!! We think Carson will do well with this though because he loves to drink water from his cups already, he'll just have to get used to drinking formula that way now!

The past 9 months have been wonderful! We cannot believe Carson's first birthday is right around the corner!!

Oh...and back to the first comment of our blog, I do want to say that although we are not expecting again, we have found out in the last week or so that many of our close friends are going to have little ones soon! My good college friend Alisha is expecting her second child in March-ish, my good college friend Pam is expecting her first child in February-ish, and my sister-in-law's best friend is also expecting her first child in February-ish!!! We are so excited for them all!!