Carsons 12 month checkup

So Carson went to the doctors last week for his 12 months check up. I was one of the first appointment after lunch so I did not have to wait long. So his stats are:

Length - 33 inches (90%)
weight - 22 lbs 10 oz (40%)
Head - i don't remember the number, but is still small (40%)

Carson is as healthy as a horse. He is advanced in his motor skills and very strong. The doctor said that children who are advanced in motor have the their speech come later than normal. So that made me feel better about Carson. He does a lot of babbling and pointing towards things, you just cannot understand him. Oh well that will come with time. He did get 2 shoots and was the little trooper. He cried for about 2 minutes and then was ready to play. Later that night he was very clingy and whinny. So it looks like Carson is going to be tall and skinny. The perfect body for basketball or football :) wishful thinking.

Muchly needed new car seat

So Carson has out grown his infant car seat a couple of months a go, but he has been very patient in dealing with it. It has been on our list of things to buy and finally we just broke down a bought it with the extra money we had. So we were going down to see some friends in Payson and though that Carson would enjoy the ride more if he was in a front facing car seat. So we go to target because we had some gift cards to help cover the cost. We find one that we really like and expensive no less. It is one that can convert has they get older and end up being just a booster seat. So we go ahead a buy it and think that we can just put it together in the target parking lot for the drive down. Well that did not happen. It was taking to much time and we had one more stop before the drive. So we get to our last stop and Matt runs in while I try to put the car seat together. I got it about half way done when Matt gets back to the car. I then go inside the store to get my things while Matt finished putting it together. We finally got everything situated and Carson transferred over. Just as we started the drive to Payson, Carson started to cry and cry and cry. Nothing I did would calm him down. We thought we were going to be good parents and face him forward to enjoy the ride and that was very short lived. I think he was tired of running around and just wanted movement and freedom. It took us about 45 min to get to Payson and Carson did not stop crying until we got to our friends house and got him out of the car seat. So Carson's first experience with the new car seat was not great one. We did not put him in it on the drive home. We wanted him to have something familiar to stay asleep in. So hopefully the next car ride for him will be less traumatic.

IT'S A GIRL!

We went to the doctors today to have an ultrasound and found out we are having a girl. I was really excited about the news. I was also glad to hear that the baby is doing fine. She looks health and appears not to have any signs of problems. That is always one of my fears up until the ultrasound is that there might be a problem. It was fun to see the organs and bones and to see her moving around. She was about 13 oz which is bigger than average. We saw my doctor after the ultrasound and he said that i just grow big babies. So we will be monitoring the size of her when her due date approaches to know when to have her be born. So that means she could be born at the end of May instead of June. So now we get the pleasure of starting over, but this time in pink and purple. I think Carson is going to be a great big brother and even bigger helper. We don't have any names set in stone but many that we like.

New Calling

Well I got a new calling in our ward. I did not see this coming and was shocked when they asked me to be the primary president. I did not know what to think. That is a big responsibility to be over all the children in the ward. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Luckily our primary is small so that helps. I have a lot on my mind so I hope I don't forget or overlook something. This will definitely be a learning and growing experience. So if any one has any suggestions or websites that might be helpful, I am open to many ideas.

100,000

So Matt and I were driving back from Ogden Canyon over the Christmas break. While we were driving, my car (Hyundai Accent), reached the 100,000 mile mark. I have put every mile driven on it. I bought the Car brand new when I was done with high school and became a working girl. I never thought that I would have had my car that long. It has been a good little car and we plan on keeping it until it can no longer drive. Who knows how much longer it will be. In July I will have had it for 10 years. Sadly enought it does better in the winter time than the mustang. We plan on going car shopping this year before the next winter season is upon us. We also need a bigger car to support our growing family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARSON

Well my baby is not a baby anymore. Carson turned 1 on December 30. He was born in the morning so on my way home from work when the clock said 9:01 I remembered seeing him and hearing him cry for the first time. I must admit there were a couple of times during the day that I felt like crying. We had a party for Carson that night with my family. I made cupcakes and Carson loved it. It was french vanilla with milk chocolate frosting. As soon as we sang happy birthday and I helped Carson blow out his candle he dug right in. He seriously shoved have of it into his mouth and tried to eat it. He kind of choked a couple of times. He did really well about eating most of it and enjoyed every bite. I also gave him some ice cream, which he loves, in between cake bites. We then opened presents and Carson did better at opening them, then he did on Christmas day. He got lots of fun toys and clothes. He had fun playing with the toys with his cousin who is 2. Overall it was a great day. The following day we did have some side effects. He was very clingy and whinny because he was experiencing his sugar low and their was nobody for him to play with except me. We got through the day.

P.S. I cannot find my SD card to transfer my picture to the computer to download so hopefully I will find it soon and post pictures of the fun event.