Where to begin...

It has been so long since either of us has posted anything....So sorry about that! Here's what's been going on in our lives the last month.
After a long house hunt (we wrote 6 offers and I will add that every offer was a full price offer, no low-ball'n) we FINALLY got a wonderful home. We got the keys mid July and moved our bed and some of Carson's stuff over that night so we could stay in our new home the very first night. We were quite excited, what can I say. So that whole next week we moved stuff every day. We had some wonderful help from family and friends which I will add a great big THANK YOU to! So, with moving meant being constantly on the go....not so good for a baby. By day 2 we realized that this was not going to work, we had a ourselves a fussy baby boy. So we tried to be home more (well at least I was so that Ben could move stuff) so that Carson could get back on his schedule. It was still a difficult week but we got through it.
Now it's been a few weeks and it's kind of starting to feel like a home....slowly. It's taking a while to get photos and wall hangings up but we're working on it. Seems like if I want to hang stuff one of the boys is always sleeping. Needless to say it's taken longer than I would have liked but that's ok. They definately need their sleep :)
We've been enjoying working out in the yard, mowing the grass, transplanting plants, getting rid of plants we don't like, etc. It's actually quite fun, I had missed being able to do yard work. Oh and I cannot forget the 2 new members to our family....our kittens! I just love them, they're so spunky and full of energy, sometimes too much but I still love them. Ben might say otherwise though... but deep down he likes them :)
So that's the update with our living situation! We are so happy here and so thankful to have our first home! Now onto something else...our handsome baby boy!
Carson is now 4 1/2 months old. We're not sure how he got to be this old, but he has. He is doing so many new things, almost every day there's something new it seems like. He loves to smile, all the time, such a happy boy. And if he's not smiling he's looking at you with a very intense look, it's quite funny. He found his toes and loves them, especially on the changing table. As soon as that diaper is off, his little toes are in his hands. It's just the cutest thing. He giggles, even laughs sometimes, drools a lot, sqeals A LOT when he gets excited, sucks on his fingers (usually 2 or 3 at a time), drools a lot, loves to stand, still working on the sitting thing but the bumbo seat is fun, loves to do airplane over your head, drools a lot (did I mention that)...there's a few things and there's tons more. He is absolutely our everything. He brings us so much joy and happiness, and the love that we have for him is incredible. So many other parents told me when I was pregnant about the undescribable love you have for your child when he is born but you never fully understand until your baby is here and it is so, so true. Children are a gift from the Lord!

Beautiful Blue eyes

(Sorry for the not so good lighting...)

Eating..

So a month ago...or probably longer, man time goes fast, he discovered that he can chew on his hands. They are constantly in his mouth. Ben always says he's 'eating his hands'. Well he has recently discovered (w/in the last week or so) that he can eat our skin too. If we're carrying him back to the changing table he's usually chewing on our shoulder. Or holding him on our lap, somehow our arm ends up in mouth. It's so funny! And of course he's eating his fingers as we speak :)

Little sneeze/smile

So I was sitting with Carson on my lap the other day and he started to sneeze. Usually he would sneeze a couple of times and then let out a mellow " Ohhhhhh". However, we had been smiling at each other, he has been smiling a lot lately, when the sneeze started. He was right in the middle of the sneeze, with the serious look on his face, when he cracked a smile and the sneeze went away. Then the cooing started. It was so funny to watch and my description does not do it justice. So many of these moments I wish I could get on camera but he is already camera shy...like his dad.

K here they are

See if you can spot when I dress him and when Bren dressed him.....

This is how pumped he gets to go running.

He was talking about how he blends with the seat here....

He is so excited about his new shoes.

Here is that smile, usually seen after he has peed on you....

3 Months Already

So as you have noticed that all of the previous posts have been by Bren. I am now trying my hand at this blogging thing....closely supervised of course. Carson is now 3 months old and he just a hoot. He has been talking our ears off about anything that comes to his mind. It's funny that he went from not really enjoying his daily diaper changes to having a great time on the changing table. He gets on there and starts running and running and running. We should post a video of it.....someday. You can tell that we are great at keeping this thing updated. Another thing that he loves to do on the changing table is be naked...and pee on the closest person. He has great timing. Just when you think that you have waited long enough or you're done playing....he strikes. He waits to the last minute while you're rolling the edges of the diaper and BAM! urine all over your hand...then he smiles. It's as if he is playing tag but he didn't bother to tell you until you're it.

One of his favorite things now is to stand in our laps. He is getting quite good and his muscles are getting stronger every day. Don't think that I would trust him to hold a cup of tea but he is getting there. We got one of those Baby Einstein videos for him and he really likes it. He sits in his chair and yells at the tv.....a future sports fan I think. Its been great to watch him as we enter and leave the room. He used to just sit there in a pile but now we know he is watching for us. Also from what I have ready he can pick out our voices (note: I was just corrected on that last sentence :) love you wife). I meant that he hears us and then actually looks for us.

I went to work one night and passed him off to mom.....he was not happy that I was leaving. It was a good feeling, I can say that cause I didn't stick around for the screaming, to know that I am missed and not just a guy that he pees on from time to time. We have been trying to keep up with taking pitures because he is growing by the minute. Not sure where he is getting his height from....not mom, but he seems so long. Lets just say that he is not going to starve to death.....linebacker. So here are a few of our recent pictures. On a last note; I went fishing....wait....hiking with my dad last weekend and talked to Bren after we had hiked to the top of the world. She mention that he was not sleeping well that day and I passed the news to dad. His first comment was that the apple does not fall far from the tree. I scoffed at the notion that he was talking about me because I was an angel....of course I do know that every parent hopes that there kids have kids just like they were when they were kids. Ok there kids' kids....yeah I think I got that rigtht. Anyway, the pictures.

2 months old!

Carson is now 2 months and we just can't believe it. He's gotten so big! He had his 2 month checkup last Thursday and he is one healthy boy. He's in the 75% for height and weight! We're not sure where the height is coming from... we'll see how long that lasts. He also got 3 shots that day too.... he wasn't so happy with those but he did calm down quickly after he realized he was done getting poked. Poor little guy, that was hard watching him cry because he was in pain and we couldn't do anything about it but we sure cuddled him right after!

He is 'talking' so much now, it's like you can have tiny conversations with him, well I like to think so. I know there's so much more to come as the months go on but this is sure a fun start :) He is also smiling a lot and man is that adorable! Big gummy grins are so cute!