Road Trip

This last weekend we went on a road trip to good ole Abilene. We originally were only making the trip to go to my 7v7 HSU soccer tournament where I played on the alumni team, but ended up being able to make it to our niece and nephews 2nd birthday party. Out of the entire weekend I took 3 photos.

Carson on the hotel phone. He loved that thing! By Sunday he was calling Mimi and Poppy's room without assistance and would hang up and want to call them right back. Serious phone obsession!

My cutie boy in his hat that finally fits. It's newborn size and he is almost 6 months. He has a little peanut head :) but a cute one at that.

And finally Mr. Ethan's birthday cake. Elynn's cake was exactly the same but pink with flowers. What a cute idea! Simple but perfect for a little one's cake who can't beg for some super hero just yet.

I know, random pictures but that's how life is with this Fam.

Potty Problems

Carson still refuses to sit on the big potty so our potty training has come to a halt. He does great at home with his junior potty and he has attempted a few times at school (with some minor accidents) on their small potties. We will be upstairs playing and he will tell me "mommy it's coming" so I will try to take him to the bathroom real potty upstairs and he refuses. This is when I know we are pushing the holding it time period and we sprint down the stairs to the little potty still posted up in the kitchen. Yes, I have tried to move it. Yes, Carson moved it right back to the kitchen to its "spot". Don't even ask about public potting...disaster! Not to mention that Carson is way too big for public changing tables. I'm afraid one day the wall table is going to snap and not only will I use the curse word sh*t but it will be all over the place.

My brother is convinced that Carson sees the big potty the same way the little boy in "Looks Who's Talking" saw it.

Lol! That picture makes me chuckle. "I want to eat your pee pee!" I know, I know, just a minor bump in the road. He will get it when he gets it. We are coming up on age 3 quickly and I might have to take drastic measures. I'm not sure what that is yet but I will come up with something. Enjoy your diapers now Carson because one day you will wake up and they will be ALL GONE!

Mini Photo Shoot

Do you know how hard it is to get two 5-6 month olds and two 2 year olds to lay next to each other and smile all at the same time? Very hard! This was our first attempt and out of the 20 something pictures this was the best one.

By the time we finished (or more like gave up) we were sweating, the babies were grabbing each other, and the big boys were bolting to play with something else. Attempt #2 will happen when we can bribe them with something really good...yes we bribe our children :)

That might be a sub-par picture, but we did get a good one of the little cuties. They are easier because they don't move (although Graham will be moving very quickly very soon) and since they are still some what new they are easily entertained by their goofy mommies.

 The things that bring us joy have changed drastically in the last 3 years. Who knew we would melt just seeing these sweet baby smiles.

Here next week we are going to try for some bluebonnet pictures and honestly, it will be hit or miss. They will be full on smiles and cooperate wonderfully or full of frowny faces and running around like mad men. We will all have to wait and see.

Love Little Boys

If I had to describe this little man in one word it would be "Cheeks" :) those kissable, lovable, snuggable cheeks.

This big man would be "turd!" Just Kidding...recently he has turned into my little lover asking mommy to snuggle with him and saying "Mommy, I love you" completely out of the blue. I've caught myself wanting to say "what have you broken or what have you done?" but I can save those words for a few more years because right now he just loves me because I'm his Mommy.

Love my boys :)

Yes we are Irish!

In honor of a family holiday tomorrow. Garet and I both have Irish in our family backgrounds so I guess that makes our children extra-Irish :) So we will celebrate extra hard for them tomorrow at the parade! Always a reason to have a good time.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

4 months

Weight: 15lbs 13 ounces
Length: 25 1/4 inches
Clothes: 3-6 or 6 month
Diapers: size 3 tempted to put 4's on him at night because of his leakage.
Sleeping: 3 naps a day and longest stretch at night is still 6 hours :(
Food: breast milk and the occasional formula bottle (similac sensitive) maybe one a day if that. We have also introduced cereal this last week. It's so funny to watch him learn how to eat.
Activity: He is still a very lazy baby but he is enjoying tummy time, rolling from front to back, inch worming front and back, sitting in the bumbo, and chewing on things.
Other random things: still takes a pacifier. Loves being held and will fall asleep in anybody's arms (snuggle bug)! Already a mommas boy :)

I feel like there is so much more that has changed in the last 2 months but I can't think of it. In my eyes he is the sweetest, cutest baby I have ever laid eyes on. Caleb and Carson are different in so many ways and I love it that way!

Here is my chunker's monthly picture!

His monthly picture with a prop is still to come. I got him all ready to do it and he spit up all over the shirt. So much for planning!

Potty Training

This is what we have been doing for the last 2 weeks. Let me give you a little background. About 3 weeks ago Carson was scared of the potty. If you made him sit on it he would scream and cry and refuse and tell you he loved his diaper. My mother and I started googling "afraid of the potty" and found a ton of cases where this fear of the potty followed kids into grade school and teenager years. At this point I said we are getting him on the potty no matter what next week and it happened.

First we moved the potty to a central part of the house and let Carson go without a diaper. Yes there were a few wet accidents, but nothing major.

That is Carson playing with his game waiting to tell mommy "it's coming!"

After he started getting good and letting us know he was ready to go potty and running to it we got to go pick out some undies!! He choose a mixture of Diego, spongebob, and wonder pets. Dad was very happy to get out of the naked stage because Carson still liked to jump on Dad and he found it a little awkward :)

This picture just makes me think typical male!

Sitting on his mini John.

And lastly the sweet sweet rewards of finally telling mommy he needs to go potty and actually doing it in a public restroom!

Seriously people, I thought this day might never come! Are we completely potty trained?? Heck no! But he will be by age 3 and that makes this mommy super excited :)