Carson: 10 Months

Someone is growing up! 10 months already and I'm kinda sad about it.

 He's not though! Mr. Big Stuff.



At 10 months Carson is scaling furniture, standing on his own for longer periods or time. He eats mostly table food and prefers to feed himself.  He has earned the nickname "Velcro Baby" from my friend Tara; separation anxiety is in full force. Phil has been working Sundays the past month so I have been conducting music in Primary with a baby on hip. Super fun! My arm is numb.



This little nugget is starting to mimic words and sounds. He can "shhhh", sign "all done" and is a pro now at "uh oh". Complete with dropping his binky over and over as he repeats "uh oh". Stinker.



He is always on the move and loves to be in the mix with all the big kids at our house. He loves to play with them and shrieks in delight when they crawl after him. He has the best belly laugh and loves to give open mouth kisses and love bumps.

He wears size 2 diapers, almost out of those!, 9-12 month clothes due to length and a size 2/3 shoe. He weighs roughly 18 pounds.



He finally cut his first tooth and the second isn't far behind. He nurses 3-4 times a day still with a good "I'm too busy" nursing strike thrown in the past month for good measure. He drinks from a sippy cup and loves all things food. Sharing is mandatory, don't even think otherwise.

He is a great sleeper; two long naps a day and a good 10 hours straight at night but still wakes in the 4 or 5 o'clock hour to nurse. He is not a fan of me ignoring his cries and is relentless. I always give in anyway, it's easier on all of us. Plus when I go to get him he is trying to eat my face and smacks his lips, so I think it is safe to say he is hungry. :)

There are so many other things to say about this boy! We love him to pieces and I can't imagine life without him. It is fun to see the older kids interact with him and I am glad they have the opportunity to enjoy having a baby around.

First Snow

Thursday morning brought the season's first snow flakes. We arise early in our house and usually breakfast is done by 7:30am. The kids didn't have school and were already downstairs playing after breakfast. As I was cleaning up I noticed it was snowing. I quickly hollered down the stairs to the kids and they all came clamoring up. They were so excited! Clearly captivated with their first look at snow. They peppered me with questions about going outside to play, building a snowman and if Christmas was coming now that it was snowing. And after a few more seconds of snow watching they ran back downstairs. Ha! 

Rhett is at the window too, just out of sight beside Kate.

I've been prepping for snow since we found out we matched to Michigan, gathering snow bibs, jackets, boots, the works! The kids think they need to wear it all the time since it is so cold here.



Rhett found a jackpot "pile" of snow accumulating and had to have a taste.




Annnnd another taste. Funny kid.



At this point Rhett started stripping down, off with the hat, hood and snow gloves. A few minutes later and they were all back inside. I had spent a good 30 minutes getting them all put together for less than 10 minutes of play. They 'll get pretty good at dressing themselves with all the practice we are going to get in the next 6 months.



This is how Carson felt about being left out of the snow fun. I don't have a snow bib for him yet.