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!!

Carson's First Beach Trip!

We have just returned from an awesome trip to Gulf Shores! This was Carson's first time at the beach and he loved it! We had a great time with the Sims/Kilgo side of the family...my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, 2 nieces, grandmother-in-law, aunt-in-law, and cousin-in-law! We cannot wait to plan the next girls trip...plus Carson, since he's the only boy, poor guy! We leave for Gulf Shores AGAIN in 2 weeks with the Stewart side of the family...this time Daddy gets to go with us!

Carson LOVED the ocean!

Mommy and Carson

Carson as a scuba diver at the Original Oyster House

Sweet cousins: Carson, Sarah, & Haylie

Cousin Laura with Carson and Haylie...she is SO great with kids!!

Crazy boy!