Sloppy Joe's

I made Sloppy Joe's the other night and wondered if Claire would like them. By looking at the pictures, you can see that she did! She had it all over her face.

Chuck E. Cheese

Helping Daddy drive the car
Not so sure about this ride
Loving Chuck E. Cheese
Looking for the basketballs
Not so sure about the car moving
Last Saturday we went to our cousin Aden's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Claire had a blast playing and riding all the fun rides.

A Crazy but Fun Week

It's been crazy at our house for the last week. Claire and Carson have both been sick, which means not much sleep for mama! Claire was the sickest one...terrible cough, runny nose, high fever and pink eye. Carson just has a bad cough, but is eating well and still sweet as can be. We've really been lucky because Claire has never really been sick. She's had the occasional runny nose and cough but nothing that keeps her from playing and eating well. She was sick for 4 days and was pitiful. Now she is feeling much better and back to herself.

Mom and Dad were here visiting during all of this. Thank goodness they were here so I could have some extra help during the day. We didn't do too much since everyone was sick. We did do some shopping and took Claire to My Gym. She showed Grammy all the things that she can do in her class.

Carson is 11 weeks old. He has found his hands and loves to suck on his fingers. He may end up being a thumb sucker. He also loves to rub his hair on the side of his head. It must be feel good rubbing between his fingers because he does it all the time. He's smiling so much and talks "baby talk" all the time to us. It's so cute and sweet. I tried putting him in his bumbo and he loved it. He can't really sit up straight in it but we tried. He'll be ready for it in a few weeks.

Here are a few pictures from our week.
So Sick...she was just pitiful



Loving the bumbo

2 month checkup

Carson had his 2 month checkup on Wednesday. He is doing so great. Growing so fast. Here are his stats:
12 pds. 5 oz.- 50-75th percentile
24 inches- 75-90th percentile

He is sleeping really well at night. Only waking up once to eat. He is such a sweet boy!

Friday Night Basketball

Last Friday night we went to the North High Basketball game. We watched the game from the corner of the gym so all the kids could play. Claire had so much fun playing with the kids and the basketballs. She loves balls and her daddy is so proud that she loves "basketball!"

Strolling

Well, I purchased our 4th stroller yesterday...a double stroller! The weather is so nice here today, sunny and 70 degrees, so we took it for a spin. It was a great workout for me. I was pushing close to 40 pounds!

Update

So, what happens when you have 2 babies 15 months apart..... your body gets really out of whack and you have to go to physical therapy! My back and abdominal area has been hurting since Carson was born. Somedays it was so bad that I could barely pick up Claire. I went to see an orthopedic surgeon last week. I had an xray done and everything looked good. He thought it was my SI joints that were bothering me, so he refered me to PT. So, now I'm going to PT twice a week. She saw me the other day and said that my pubic bone was separated, my pelvis was tilted and my sacrum was rotated! Man, my body is all messed up! But I'm feeling much better after 2 days of therapy. No more babies for me!

My Little Man

Carson looked so cute for church on Sunday. He's so cute in his kahki pants and button down. What a handsome little fellow!

Bathtime

Carson loves his bath. I captured some cute pics of him. He's such a big boy. And I love that he has curls. I just hope they will stay.

Claire 17 months

Claire is doing so many things these days. She is eating with a fork and spoon really well. It does get all over her face, but she is getting most of it in her mouth. She is getting 3 more teeth so she now has 11, which makes eating table food much easier. She loves to play outside, loves her baby dolls and is great at throwing and catching a ball. She also loves Sonic grilled cheese and my cherry limeaid. The other day I found her in her room playing in her dresser. She had taken all of her diapers out and climbed in and sat down. Her new word is truck. If you ask her what noise a truck makes she says, "Vroom, vroom!" Too cute!

A Day at the Park

This week my sister Lynda has been her visiting while Josh has been out of town. We have had a lot of fun. She has been a big help with Claire and Carson, which has really helped me out a lot. I don't think I could have made it all by myself this week. The weather has been so nice this week...sunny and in the 70's. We took Claire and Carson to the park on Monday and had so much fun.

My Gym

Last week I enrolled Claire in a class at My Gym. It's a kid fitness program that she goes to twice a week. She loves it and so do I. The parents participate with the kids for most of the class and then they have time at the end to interact with the other children without the parents. They have everything from slides, swings, trampolines, pool of balls and more. It's a great program and she is really enjoying it. It's so cute to see the excitement in her eyes when she is there playing with the other children and all the toys.

Carson 7 weeks

Carson is doing great. Growing so fast. He weighed almost 11 pounds last week...the boy loves to eat. He is smiling so much and is cooing. He's such a sweet boy! What a joy he is to have in our lives!

Carson 1 month old

The past month has gone by so quickly, especially with the holidays. Mom and dad left last week and Josh had last week off, but today is my first day to have both children by myself! So far, things are going well. Claire has been so good and Carson is an angel as always. Claire is a big helper these days and is busy with all her new toys. I took Carson to the doctor today for his one month checkup and he is quite healthy. He weighs 10 pounds and is 22 inches. He's a growing boy and doing great!