Saturday, February 22, 2020

Are you seeing 2020?

Well.... maybe not yet because I haven't blogged in forever. But, today's your lucky day. January and February recapped for your viewing pleasure!

This little group - so sweet :) 

Friends, just chillin watching the sunset.




Okay first, gross..... second, Stephen MADE me post this because it's got to be the biggest snot bubble we've ever seen. He was so proud to capture this on camera before it popped




Look at that tongue :P



Front yard picnic!



One of my favorite art pieces Miles has done thus far. SO cute!!

Mama jungle gym commence 



Miles and I went out on a trail hike one day and ended up at the swing. He hasn't really liked to swing on it yet, but he's found a more fun game. Catch. He'll throw the swing really hard, run away from it and then catch it. It's hilarious to watch.


Another funny moment - Miles was reeeeaaallly quite in the playroom one day which usually means he's up to no good. But, this day, he was working so diligent. Check out what he was up to. Stephen was so proud.


Meanwhile, Carson has also been busy...

This first video is great. He would put this toy on top of the truck to watch it fall down. Put it back up to watch it fall down again. Kept him busy for about 20 minutes.



I love how Miles was cheering Carson in that last video. So cute!









So, one night I get a call from Stephen... "It's snowing!" Yea right....


Sure enough. It's snowing in Austin. Texas is so crazy that way. 80 one day and snowing the next.





Sweetheart Dance 2020


Sunday morning breakfast tradition

Carson saying Good Morning to Miles 

Lately, it's been a fun idea for ALL 3 kids to push Carson out of school. 3 toddlers with less than ideal steering skills...

And to complete the post, *swish swish, clap clap* at it's finest!


Thursday, January 23, 2020

Our Future Chef

We got home from school today and Miles spent a good 30 minutes playing chef with his "oven" and pot holders. His gourmet meal of choice? Animal crackers.






Sunday, January 19, 2020

9MO

This past month has been one of our favorites. This phase in babyhood is so fun! Crawling, giggling, engaging in play, babbling... the best of the best. Stephen and I are both just trying to relish this time :)



To see all of Carson and Beau's pics, go here!

And because this kiddo makes it hard to choose the official photo, as usual, the runner up:


This photoshoot was a fun one. Carson was super pumped about all the bubbles and splashed so much there was water EVERYWHERE. I'd say he was pretty proud.


One thing I didn't quite realize is Carson's reach. I thought Beau would be plenty safe on his swan. Turns out I was wrong...

Carson:   * slap slap slap, splash splash splash, giggleeeee *

Beau took a little dip.... or perhaps a big one :P

All about Car-chee:
- It's official. The nickname has stuck
- He is super expressive. Especially with this tongue
- He's babbling a lot of sounds like yayaya, dah dah dah, buh buh buh, ta ta ta, a lot of ahhs, growls and raspberries. He saw Stephen the other day and said "Dada" pretty clear. Not sure he's coordinated the meaning with the word to call it his official first word, but hey, so cute regardless!
- 90% of what he wants in his mouth makes it there. For better or for worse
- Eating mostly baby food but we're working on getting better at table foods. He has trouble with the textures of some foods I feel like
- His hair is getting noticeably longer :D
- He's waving, but not on command
- 3 teeth!! The top just popped through. The other on the top looks like it will soon follow
- He's all over the place and about 60/40 army crawl vs. traditional crawl ratio


- Can traverse over objects
- Still working on pulling up on things but if propped, can kneel or stand pretty confidently
- His current favorite spots:  Lucy's toys, the lamp's electrical cord (safe, I know), the shoe bench, the dog door & Miles' playroom
- Laughs at himself all the time
- Can feed himself his own bottles
- Gets SO excited when the baby Keurig turns on
- He finds people across the room and just grins and coos at them
- He makes a b-line for shoes. Even if they're on your feet
- Knows his name
- Can sign "milk" but doesn't ask for it by sign
- Still a kicking machine. His legs are always moving
- Him and Miles are playing more and more together. More so collaboratively than before. So fun to watch.

I only caught the tail end but they were playing this game for about 20 minutes. Miles would run around as Carson spun and then plop down behind him. When Carson caught up, they'd laugh laugh laugh.

- We've noticed more that he wants to feel included and be part of the gang. If we set him down away from the action, he gets upset.
- And one of my favorite things this month:  he peers over the crib bumpers while he waits for us to come get him up. So cute :)


I've said it before and I'll say it again. Carson is the epitome of tolerance. Literally, as I'm typing, Miles is laying on top of him and Carson is just dying laughing. He's funny, engaging, flexible, lovable, curious and overall just the sweetest. Happy 9 months baby boy!!





Friday, January 17, 2020

Feekin Festivities

After Christmas, we had a day or two before celebrations with the Feekin side commenced. So we spent some time relaxing and playing with new toys. Busy busy busy!







Carson is even dancing here. haha!

We planned a dinner with my parents where we were able to celebrate Christmas with them. More gifts? The kids were IN!





Miles "helping" Carson








"OPEEEEEEE!!!" (Open)





Playing with Erin's new drone. Miles: "Haaaaaan!" ('Hand' - wants to hold)

Halle got a light show ball so we tested it out. Pretty cool!



Carson was dazed the whole time. ha!

My dad came up with a super fun game which consisted of a huge saran wrap ball filled with gifts - money, candy, lotto tickets, etc. We had to take turns trying to unroll this huge plastic ball as quick as we could before the next person rolled doubles on a pair of dice. Whatever you found while unrolling, you got to keep. The kids thought it was awesome!

The game quickly became - keep the candy away from Miles and pass the baby lol

Carson haha

After putting the kids to bed, us adults got to open gifts. We drew names as a sort of Secret Santa, but soon realized that guessing who you have with no form of reference - ie: previous secret gifts - was a bit hard. And hiding your face while people try to secretly grab gifts for their person.... total fail. But hilarious at that!

A super fun day and great end to the season.

Alright 2020... let's do this!