Somehow Carson is 15 months old. Don't ask me where the last year or two of my life has gone, but in a good way.
Everything is still great with him though. The only thing is what I attributed to being teething signs is also a cold. The poor kid's upper lip is getting raw because his nose is running so bad. He is starting to have some trouble breathing since he is so stuffy. But again, I can't complain that at 15 months he has had less colds than you could count on one hand. He's such a healthy kid and we're so lucky!
His charts stayed exactly same: 75% for height at 32 1/2 inches and 25% for weight at 22lb 1oz. That means he has grown almost 3 inches in 3 months though! I hadn't noticed as much since he has been wearing shorts, but the other day I put his 12-18 month jeans on him and they looked short. I was seriously shocked!
But anyways...apparently everything he does is completely normal and I'm not the only mom out there dealing with these issues. You really start to feel like it sometimes when you are in your little bubble at home with nothing to compare it to. As moms we naturally compare our children to other people's kids, which can be necessary and harmful on all levels. We are chugging along on this ride though. He's sure a character if nothing else!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Moab
We may not be in Utah anymore, but we still took off for the 24th. :) I guess it's in our blood.
No, really we wanted to meet our good friends from SLC, Scott and Jeanette, and the 24th ended up being the best weekend to go to Moab for everyone. They have two little kids and they haven't gotten to see Carson since he was about 5 months old.
We had a really crazy weekend and everything didn't go exactly as planned, but we all had fun still. We drove out early on Friday morning and got there in the early afternoon. We rented a 3bd/2ba condo so we had plenty of room to spread out. We grilled Friday night, made breakfast Saturday morning, and had lunch at Moab Brewery which was pretty tasty (although nowhere as good as RedRock.....I might be biased).
Their youngest, Connor, just turned 2 this week and is a ball of energy. When Jeanette told me he probably wouldn't be bigger than Carson I didn't believe her. But...they were about the same size and Carson looked pretty chubby next to him. Connor is just naturally a little kid so far, but they had a ton of fun playing together.
This kitchen drawer proved to be the biggest toychest in the place.
Hugs...
And kisses.
Carson was too wound up to nap on Saturday morning so by the evening he was seriously a bear. Carl and I took him out for a walk to get him out and calm him down. This is one of the only other pictures I took. I was REALLY bad about the camera on this trip.
So everything was great up until Saturday afternoon. We were getting the kids down for naps while the guys were out driving. Next thing I know the doorbell is ringing like crazy. I open the door to see a Moab Sheriff and some irate man running at me screaming. Apparently Scott had parked in front of this guy's garage and it was the straw that broke his back. He had brought his friend to tow the car and we scrambled to get it moved with the guys gone with the keys. The sheriff was so nice though and told the guy if he didn't leave me alone he would arrest him. Jeanette got a hold of Scott and found out the keys were in the car so everything was handled fine. It was quite the shocker since I had just sat down on the couch for about 3 mintues to relax. We were awake after that! (And so were the kids, unfortunately.)
That night we got the kids down and started watching a movie. About 30 minutes into it, their daughter Peyton threw up all over in her bed. It took them close to an hour to get it all cleaned up! By that time we went to bed, but Peyton and Connor kept getting worse. They decided at 1am that they had to pack up and go because they were so sick. They also don't have air in their Land Cruiser so the thought of the drive the next day in 100 degrees was not a good idea.
We got all packed up and were on the road by 9:30 Sunday. The drive to Moab took just under 6 hours........the drive home took 10 hours!!!
It. Was. Miserable.
We hit two separate HUGE accidents and the normal traffic on I70 to Denver. The bad part was that Carl had a flight to catch that night to head to training and we were seriously nervous that we wouldn't make it. He had just enough time to pack new clothes and run. He was so bummed because we originally thought he would have time to play with Carson before leaving for a week.
Carson could not have been any better in the car though. I am a firm believer in keeping kids rear-facing in their car seats until at least two years, but I let Carl turn him for this trip. Boy am I glad! I really don't know what I would have done for the 4 hours we were STOPPED in traffic without being able to keep him entertained and fed. I get really carsick in the backseat so that is never an option for me. Plus, about 30 minutes away from home he was chewing on his finger because he is teething, gagged himself and puked cheesy nastiness all over himself. I wouldn't have been able to clean that up either.
Here is the picture of Carson from the trip.
Peyton, 3
Connor, 2
So now Daddy is gone all week and we're still recovering. Carson has been in a bad mood for 2 days and isn't sleeping well. He has had a low-grade fever and his nose is seriously dripping down his face, which has never happened before. We have his 15-month doctor appt. today so I can make sure it is just his teeth. We still have 3 molars to go and I can't wait!!!!!!!
No, really we wanted to meet our good friends from SLC, Scott and Jeanette, and the 24th ended up being the best weekend to go to Moab for everyone. They have two little kids and they haven't gotten to see Carson since he was about 5 months old.
We had a really crazy weekend and everything didn't go exactly as planned, but we all had fun still. We drove out early on Friday morning and got there in the early afternoon. We rented a 3bd/2ba condo so we had plenty of room to spread out. We grilled Friday night, made breakfast Saturday morning, and had lunch at Moab Brewery which was pretty tasty (although nowhere as good as RedRock.....I might be biased).
Their youngest, Connor, just turned 2 this week and is a ball of energy. When Jeanette told me he probably wouldn't be bigger than Carson I didn't believe her. But...they were about the same size and Carson looked pretty chubby next to him. Connor is just naturally a little kid so far, but they had a ton of fun playing together.
This kitchen drawer proved to be the biggest toychest in the place.
Hugs...
And kisses.
Carson was too wound up to nap on Saturday morning so by the evening he was seriously a bear. Carl and I took him out for a walk to get him out and calm him down. This is one of the only other pictures I took. I was REALLY bad about the camera on this trip.
So everything was great up until Saturday afternoon. We were getting the kids down for naps while the guys were out driving. Next thing I know the doorbell is ringing like crazy. I open the door to see a Moab Sheriff and some irate man running at me screaming. Apparently Scott had parked in front of this guy's garage and it was the straw that broke his back. He had brought his friend to tow the car and we scrambled to get it moved with the guys gone with the keys. The sheriff was so nice though and told the guy if he didn't leave me alone he would arrest him. Jeanette got a hold of Scott and found out the keys were in the car so everything was handled fine. It was quite the shocker since I had just sat down on the couch for about 3 mintues to relax. We were awake after that! (And so were the kids, unfortunately.)
That night we got the kids down and started watching a movie. About 30 minutes into it, their daughter Peyton threw up all over in her bed. It took them close to an hour to get it all cleaned up! By that time we went to bed, but Peyton and Connor kept getting worse. They decided at 1am that they had to pack up and go because they were so sick. They also don't have air in their Land Cruiser so the thought of the drive the next day in 100 degrees was not a good idea.
We got all packed up and were on the road by 9:30 Sunday. The drive to Moab took just under 6 hours........the drive home took 10 hours!!!
It. Was. Miserable.
We hit two separate HUGE accidents and the normal traffic on I70 to Denver. The bad part was that Carl had a flight to catch that night to head to training and we were seriously nervous that we wouldn't make it. He had just enough time to pack new clothes and run. He was so bummed because we originally thought he would have time to play with Carson before leaving for a week.
Carson could not have been any better in the car though. I am a firm believer in keeping kids rear-facing in their car seats until at least two years, but I let Carl turn him for this trip. Boy am I glad! I really don't know what I would have done for the 4 hours we were STOPPED in traffic without being able to keep him entertained and fed. I get really carsick in the backseat so that is never an option for me. Plus, about 30 minutes away from home he was chewing on his finger because he is teething, gagged himself and puked cheesy nastiness all over himself. I wouldn't have been able to clean that up either.
Here is the picture of Carson from the trip.
Peyton, 3
Connor, 2
So now Daddy is gone all week and we're still recovering. Carson has been in a bad mood for 2 days and isn't sleeping well. He has had a low-grade fever and his nose is seriously dripping down his face, which has never happened before. We have his 15-month doctor appt. today so I can make sure it is just his teeth. We still have 3 molars to go and I can't wait!!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Weekend with family
Carl's step-dad and little brother came out to visit us this weekend from Utah. They just wanted to relax and have a mini vacation so we didn't do anything too crazy. We wanted to take a drive on Friday and kept hearing how great it is to drive up to Mt. Evans which is above Idaho Springs in the Rocky Mountains. We stopped in Idaho Springs for lunch at a restaurant that serves mostly buffalo, somehow none of us ended up eating any and Carson got 5/6ths of his lunch on the floor...
Then we made our way all the way up the long and winding road to this point which is Summit Lake. We were about 13,000 feet in elevation here. Isn't it gorgeous?????
And being the really smart and well-traveled girl I am (note the sarcasm), I took great care in bringing warm gear for everyone. Not. By the time we got to the top at over 14,000 feet in the middle of July it was only 55 degrees! I hadn't packed a single extra jacket, blanket, gloves, hat, or anything for any of us! We ended up wrapping my nursing cover around Carson for a little while because the wind was blowing so hard and we were freezing. Nice look with the crooked glasses, huh? :)
When we parked at the top our nav said we were at 14,144 feet. That was a really fun feature to have in the Jeep on the long climb up.
You could see out SO far.
The family portrait.......This ended up being the only shot where my hair wasn't standing straight in the air from the wind. Oh well, we aren't known for being a photogenic family.
The boys:
Carl, Carson, Uncle Jordan, and Grandpa Dave
(And somehow Jordan just turned 16 and got his license....WHAT?)
There are big horned sheep everywhere up where all the people are too. They seem pretty friendly, but I wasn't staying around long enough to find out.
This one had a baby when we were driving out. So sweet!
The rest of the weekend was pretty mellow. We took Dave to Jack in the Box for tacos since there isn't one in Utah. Apparently JITB has a lot of nostalgia with the generation before us. We watched a few movies, ate way too much candy and food and overall had a great time spending time with everyone!
Carson's first molar finally broke through about a week ago and he has been much more pleasant. Now we just have 3 more to go in the very near future. Wish us luck!
Then we made our way all the way up the long and winding road to this point which is Summit Lake. We were about 13,000 feet in elevation here. Isn't it gorgeous?????
And being the really smart and well-traveled girl I am (note the sarcasm), I took great care in bringing warm gear for everyone. Not. By the time we got to the top at over 14,000 feet in the middle of July it was only 55 degrees! I hadn't packed a single extra jacket, blanket, gloves, hat, or anything for any of us! We ended up wrapping my nursing cover around Carson for a little while because the wind was blowing so hard and we were freezing. Nice look with the crooked glasses, huh? :)
When we parked at the top our nav said we were at 14,144 feet. That was a really fun feature to have in the Jeep on the long climb up.
You could see out SO far.
The family portrait.......This ended up being the only shot where my hair wasn't standing straight in the air from the wind. Oh well, we aren't known for being a photogenic family.
The boys:
Carl, Carson, Uncle Jordan, and Grandpa Dave
(And somehow Jordan just turned 16 and got his license....WHAT?)
There are big horned sheep everywhere up where all the people are too. They seem pretty friendly, but I wasn't staying around long enough to find out.
This one had a baby when we were driving out. So sweet!
The rest of the weekend was pretty mellow. We took Dave to Jack in the Box for tacos since there isn't one in Utah. Apparently JITB has a lot of nostalgia with the generation before us. We watched a few movies, ate way too much candy and food and overall had a great time spending time with everyone!
Carson's first molar finally broke through about a week ago and he has been much more pleasant. Now we just have 3 more to go in the very near future. Wish us luck!
Monday, July 6, 2009
4th of July Weekend
We all had such a fun weekend playing with Grandpa Rick! We miss him so much and wish we could always be closer.... :( We are going to get a webcam ASAP and then he will be able to talk to Carson a lot easier. Whenever you try and make him talk on the phone he just wants to run away with it and won't mutter a single sound.
We went to Southlands on Thursday during the day and came home just before the rain. It literally rained every single afternoon and cleared by 6pm each day. I made a killer pot roast for dinner Thursday and we grilled hamburgers on Friday night (in the rain!).
We met Daddy for lunch on Friday afternoon and Carson slept on the way home. He was so wound up when we got home that he didn't take an afternoon nap. So in a replay of the last blog post, he fell asleep in the highchair and then crashed on Carl's lap when we got him out. So sweet.
On Saturday morning we woke up to the news that our newest nephew had arrived! Katie got her July 4th baby like she wanted! CONGRATS to the Smith family! We can't wait to see more pictures of Kanyon. And we decided that July 4th is the coolest birthday you could have - you would have it off of school and work every single year, everyone is always celebrating that day and no one gives presents so you still get your birthday. Lucky little kid!!!
We were going to head down to Nick & Erin's house for Saturday afternoon, but Grandpa and Daddy were itching to go to the Rockies game. Saturday morning I found tickets (yes, the day of the game) and off we went. They do fireworks after the game so it was literally sold out...50,000+ people. The only group of 4 tickets available without paying over $100 a pop was at the VERY top. We could have gotten 3 rows from the top or the actual top, so we opted for the top row so no one was behind us. It is cool to just be there and there isn't a bad seat at Coors Field.
We had to sit in the car for about 20 minutes to wait for the rain to let up enough to go in. All the seats were covered in water, but nobody seemed to notice.
Here are the boys at Carson and Grandpa's first Rockies game...
Yep, we were high!!!
Look, there is a Mommy!
They had a really nice presentation for the national anthem. They had this flag out and at the end they shot off fireworks and 3 jets flew over the stadium. The timing of the jets was amazing! We didn't know how in the world they can pull that stuff off.
Carson didn't know what to think with all the noise, but he didn't cry (that's always a plus).
Sounds all good right? By around the 3rd inning Carson was FREAKING out. He didn't want anything to do with sitting in those seats and not even food and a cell phone were making him happy. It was about 7pm at this point so I thought I could take him down to the playground for an hour, come back to the seats at 8:00 and he would fall asleep. W.R.O.N.G. The playground was closed so my mom and I chased him all over, dodging crowds for an hour instead.
This was an attempted shot during our journey...
We got back to the seats and Carson was screaming still. Luckily we had brought the small stroller so my mom and I headed back down with him and literally did laps down the ramp from the 3rd level to the bottom and back up the elevator over and over until the bottom of the 8th. By this time the wind had picked up so bad up top that the guys had had enough. It was so cold that it didn't feel anything like July. We all completely crapped out. It was already after 9pm with an inning to go and the fireworks wouldn't even start until at least 30 minutes after the game. So we beat the crowds and watched a ton of different firework shows from the freeway on the way home. :)
Overall, the game was a blast though. I think Carson would do much better at a day game, but I don't think we'll try again this year. We love people watching and man is there ever some to do in a place like that, especially with all the alcohol.
Yesterday my dad wanted to have steak and crab for lunch since they were having a great sale for the holiday. We pigged out and laid around until it was time to take him back to the airport. On the way at 4:30 we literally went through the hardest rain storm any of us had ever seen. We couldn't see a single inch in front of the car and had to stop to let it pass. It was really scary for a minute! On the way back it had let up and we saw these 2 rainbows:
The rain made Grandpa late at the airport and apparently there was an enormous line at security. His flight ended up being delayed because it had to stop in Kansas for gas. But if it hadn't have been late he would have missed his flight. Luckily it all worked out though!
We went to Southlands on Thursday during the day and came home just before the rain. It literally rained every single afternoon and cleared by 6pm each day. I made a killer pot roast for dinner Thursday and we grilled hamburgers on Friday night (in the rain!).
We met Daddy for lunch on Friday afternoon and Carson slept on the way home. He was so wound up when we got home that he didn't take an afternoon nap. So in a replay of the last blog post, he fell asleep in the highchair and then crashed on Carl's lap when we got him out. So sweet.
On Saturday morning we woke up to the news that our newest nephew had arrived! Katie got her July 4th baby like she wanted! CONGRATS to the Smith family! We can't wait to see more pictures of Kanyon. And we decided that July 4th is the coolest birthday you could have - you would have it off of school and work every single year, everyone is always celebrating that day and no one gives presents so you still get your birthday. Lucky little kid!!!
We were going to head down to Nick & Erin's house for Saturday afternoon, but Grandpa and Daddy were itching to go to the Rockies game. Saturday morning I found tickets (yes, the day of the game) and off we went. They do fireworks after the game so it was literally sold out...50,000+ people. The only group of 4 tickets available without paying over $100 a pop was at the VERY top. We could have gotten 3 rows from the top or the actual top, so we opted for the top row so no one was behind us. It is cool to just be there and there isn't a bad seat at Coors Field.
We had to sit in the car for about 20 minutes to wait for the rain to let up enough to go in. All the seats were covered in water, but nobody seemed to notice.
Here are the boys at Carson and Grandpa's first Rockies game...
Yep, we were high!!!
Look, there is a Mommy!
They had a really nice presentation for the national anthem. They had this flag out and at the end they shot off fireworks and 3 jets flew over the stadium. The timing of the jets was amazing! We didn't know how in the world they can pull that stuff off.
Carson didn't know what to think with all the noise, but he didn't cry (that's always a plus).
Sounds all good right? By around the 3rd inning Carson was FREAKING out. He didn't want anything to do with sitting in those seats and not even food and a cell phone were making him happy. It was about 7pm at this point so I thought I could take him down to the playground for an hour, come back to the seats at 8:00 and he would fall asleep. W.R.O.N.G. The playground was closed so my mom and I chased him all over, dodging crowds for an hour instead.
This was an attempted shot during our journey...
We got back to the seats and Carson was screaming still. Luckily we had brought the small stroller so my mom and I headed back down with him and literally did laps down the ramp from the 3rd level to the bottom and back up the elevator over and over until the bottom of the 8th. By this time the wind had picked up so bad up top that the guys had had enough. It was so cold that it didn't feel anything like July. We all completely crapped out. It was already after 9pm with an inning to go and the fireworks wouldn't even start until at least 30 minutes after the game. So we beat the crowds and watched a ton of different firework shows from the freeway on the way home. :)
Overall, the game was a blast though. I think Carson would do much better at a day game, but I don't think we'll try again this year. We love people watching and man is there ever some to do in a place like that, especially with all the alcohol.
Yesterday my dad wanted to have steak and crab for lunch since they were having a great sale for the holiday. We pigged out and laid around until it was time to take him back to the airport. On the way at 4:30 we literally went through the hardest rain storm any of us had ever seen. We couldn't see a single inch in front of the car and had to stop to let it pass. It was really scary for a minute! On the way back it had let up and we saw these 2 rainbows:
The rain made Grandpa late at the airport and apparently there was an enormous line at security. His flight ended up being delayed because it had to stop in Kansas for gas. But if it hadn't have been late he would have missed his flight. Luckily it all worked out though!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Our 3rd Anniversary
Yesterday was already our 3rd wedding anniversary! Time sure does fly by! My dad flew into Denver yesterday morning to spend the weekend with us so we are playing and having fun (he is acutally doing a lot of sleeping too, but that's what vacation is for...).
We all went out to dinner last night to celebrate. I have been looking for a good Mexican restaurant since we moved here, especially because that was all I wanted to eat when I was pregnant. I found one that seemed like it may have potential, found a great discount gift cert online and off we went. We all had so much food and it was ridiculously cheap and tasty! It was exactly what we were looking for all along. It was happy hour and I had the $25 off coupon so our entire bill for 5 people was only $29. Hay-oh! So awesome.
I haven't posted anything for awhile because all I do anymore is keep Carson from killing himself. By the time he does something funny I am saving him instead of grabbing the camera. Last weekend he was having a little too much fun playing all day with his daddy. He refused his afternoon nap on Sunday so by dinner time he CRASHED in the highchair.
-Doesn't this look so funny with his "tough" bib? :)
We are trying to decide what we want to do for the 4th. I am so excited for Carson to see the fireworks since he will be old enough this year. The only problem is he is usually asleep by 8:00 so we'll see how it works out.
We all went out to dinner last night to celebrate. I have been looking for a good Mexican restaurant since we moved here, especially because that was all I wanted to eat when I was pregnant. I found one that seemed like it may have potential, found a great discount gift cert online and off we went. We all had so much food and it was ridiculously cheap and tasty! It was exactly what we were looking for all along. It was happy hour and I had the $25 off coupon so our entire bill for 5 people was only $29. Hay-oh! So awesome.
I haven't posted anything for awhile because all I do anymore is keep Carson from killing himself. By the time he does something funny I am saving him instead of grabbing the camera. Last weekend he was having a little too much fun playing all day with his daddy. He refused his afternoon nap on Sunday so by dinner time he CRASHED in the highchair.
-Doesn't this look so funny with his "tough" bib? :)
We are trying to decide what we want to do for the 4th. I am so excited for Carson to see the fireworks since he will be old enough this year. The only problem is he is usually asleep by 8:00 so we'll see how it works out.
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