Carson is growing leaps and bounds. She is walking, running and trying to climb stairs. I actually just brought her inside because she kept trying to climb the stairs when I had told her NO!! She actually used the railing to get up the first step. She is so smart!! she has started stacking wooden blocks and is now able to put two Legos together. I am very impressed with her building skills. She is also saying new words every day. She is now saying cow, cat, shoes, please and other random words. I am always very excited to hear a new word. We think she said Grampa last week. It sure sounded like it. And, she was saying it to my Dad, so it is possible. He brought her this mamzing Winnie The Pooh car. She loves it. It plays music and lights up. She can actually ride in it, and it has a handle for easy pushing!! We love it too. There are tons of pictures, and I will post them below.
Other than that, David finally finally finished that awful class. One left then he graduates!!! He has decided on a Master's Program. He wants to go to UTA for Information Systems. I know he will do great. He will start in the Fall. He also has an interview for that second job tonight. Keep your fingers crossed!!
Until next time...
Carson had a big week. She is through with bottles altogether. Our big girl is drinking out of a cup. She is also talking more. I am really excited about that. Last night she was saying pizza. This morning she said hanger. She is just getting to where she is repeating everything. She is growling for certain animals now. She is also saying baa for the sheep. She is just growing by leaps and bounds. It is killing me!! And, her black eye is almost gone. Pictures are posted below.
Other than that, I finally received a calling yesterday. I haven't really talked about it, but it took a while for me to get a calling in our new ward. I have never gone this long without a calling, so I am super excited that I finally got one. I am the visiting teaching district supervisor. It is a great calling for me. I get to inspire the ladies to get their visiting teaching done. I also find out who did what and report it. I hope to really help the sister feel motivated. Visiting Teaching can be addictive. The feeling is amazing. And, you have the opportunity to make so many friends. It is a wonderful program within the Church. I hope that my testimony can inspire the ladies to get out there and watch over each other.
David is still looking for a second job. Boy, the job market is bad!! He also has the world's worst professor for his current class. So, he is working very hard on this class. One more class after this, and he is done!! I am so excited for him. He will then start up again this summer. But, it will be nice to have that degree all finished.
There isn't much left to say. Until next time...
Last week was really fun. The family was no longer sick, so we were able to move around without groaning!! Grampa Clarke was able to come over to play on Monday. He brought Carson two very large stuffed animals, a cow and an elephant. Carson seems especially fond of the pink elephant. She walks across the room to give him hugs!! It is adorable. Carson is walking incredibly well now. It is fun. She just walks throughout our home. And, she really seems to love the independence that comes with being able to walk. For my part, I am very pleased with her and her progress.
Grampa Clarke must have been impressed by her walking too. He took her to get her first shoes at Stride Rite on Saturday. It was so fun. She ended up with two pairs of sneakers. She loves them. She actually watches them when she walks. She kicks them up, so she can see them when she is sitting. We took tons of pictures. They will be posted below.
Carson also got her forst big owie this weekend. David and I were given a very nice crib from a friend who no longer needs it. While we don't need the crib at this very moment, we have learned to never turn down free!! It is a large set, so we borrowed David's Mom's truck. She was supposed to watch Carson while we were getting the crib. We were gone for about an hour. When we got back, Grandpapa Cozad was waiting in the yard for us. He said, "Prepare yourself. There was a bump." I, of course, panicked. Carson has a black eye and a large scrape. Apparently, the shoes made her grandparents think that she was ready to venture into the backyard practically alone. They think that she fell and hit her face on a brick. I feel just awful that I wasn't there to comfort my girl. I do think she took the whole thing better than I did. I know there will be bumps and bruises along the way. I just wish there didn't have to be. Anyway, she seems to be healing quite nicely.
That is about all that is going on around here. David has decided to get a second job to pad our income during the economic down turn. I hope he is able to find one!! And, we are going to work on transitioning Carson from bottle to cup in the next couple of weeks. Wish us luck!! Until next time...
A quick update, Carson is now walking all over the place. In fact, she is actually walking super fast now. She will probably be running by next week. That's my girl. Walk in secret. Practice, practice, practice. Then, impress everyone with not only walking beautifully but running. She actually ran to me last night after family prayer. I could have cried. She has also started cleaning up her toys. She is so amazing.
I don't really feel like writing any more. I want to get a little more rest. So, until next time...
As it is the first day of the New Year, I will try to end on a positive note. Carson is really walking with confidence now. She walked from her room to the living room unassisted this morning. That is impressive. Also, David and I rented a good movie last night, Mama Mia. I had seen the stage production, and it was great. The movie is very good as well. Meryl Streep really can play any role. She is incredible!! I so enjoy watching her in movies. She seems to be someone who really embraces human nature. That is fun to watch. Until next time...
We were given tons of gifts, but I think the greatest gift that I have been given is this amazing journey that I am on. I want to savor every minute of this time. It is passing so quickly. Sometimes I feel like I can literally see the moments flying by. I don't want to miss a second of it. Carson literally changes every second. This morning she said square and purple. Yesterday, she tried to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Christmas morning she sorted things into piles for the first time. She is walking and talking now. Last year, she wasn't even a month old at this time. I feel like Emily in Our Town--only I am lucky to see all of this while I am living. And, I don't intend to forget how lucky I am any time soon!
Here are the pictures!! Enjoy until next time...
Other than that, I am trying to teach Carson how to use the markers she got for her birthday. It is an adventure! She seems more enthralled with tearing the paper than with using the markers. And, she tried to eat the market at one point!! That ended our session for the day. Thank goodness they are non-toxic! Her whole mouth was green! It is progressive though. I know that working on this now will help her in the future, or, at least, that is what I am telling myself to get through it! Until next time...
I am back to doing laundry, playing with Carson and trying to find a place for all of her toys!! We need a toy box the size of a wall for all of her toys!! It is hilarious too because we didn't buy most of the toys. We actually bought very few of her toys. And, they just keep arriving. My friend and her daughter are bringing Carson stuff today. Later in the week, a friend and her twins are coming to play and bring Carson a gift. And, UPS is supposed to be dropping off a gift form Cousin Vona sometime today. And, we still have Christmas!! So, I am wondering where we are going to sleep when the toys actually take over the house! But, I feel so grateful that Carson has so many family members and friends that adore and spoil her with love. That is one of the greatest blessings that any child could receive. Carson receives love in spades from people all of the time. She is a very blessed little girl. Maybe that is why she is so happy and sweet?!
I don't have any pictures to post today. I will take some today during Carson's play date. Until next time...
By the way, Carson doesn't like cake!!
That being said, I do have a lot to be grateful for...and not just being home today. I had the privilege of hanging out with my family yesterday. We had so much fun. Speaking of lines!! My side of the family opted to go to Luby's for the first time. They had to wait in line longer than they ate. I felt just awful for them. When we arrived, the line was out the door. But, it didn't matter. Everyone was so happy to see one another and chat. It was great fun. There were quite a few pictures taken by me. They will be at the end of this post. It was just great fun. I am really looking forward to Christmas. My cousins Cliff and his wife and DAvid and his wife will be able to join in as well. That will be wonderful!! Then, we went over to David's parents house. We just laughed and ate the whole time. Carson helped with the laughter aspect. She covered David in mashed potatoes. Well, she covered David and me and the wall and the light switch. Basically, anything she touched was covered in potato. She did try lima beans for the first time. She ate part of a roll. After that, she just played with the food. It was really entertaining. It might have provided a decent amount of birth control for David's siblings as well. At one point they were all laughing through horror-filled eyes. Also, at one point, David's Father sat on my chocolate cheesecake. It was sort of my fault though. Carson fell. He picked her up as I sat my cake down to grab her. Then, he handed her to me and sat on the cake. I died laughing. It was almost impossible for me to apologize because I was laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe. I don't know when my life turned into a sitcom, but I think it was right around December 19, 2007. That is the day we brought Carson home from the hospital!! It is also the best day of my life, so I can live with the sitcom aspects. I got the best part of this deal!! So, here are the pictures from yesterday...until enxt time...
And, if anyone is interested, here are our family pictures. Carson is in them, so they are pretty cute!!
Until next time...So, I am better just in time to be completely stressed out. With the Nativity and Carson's first birthday fast approaching, I feel like huddling under the covers and waiting for the all clear. This is just ridiculous. I had no idea how stressful it would be. I don't know about doing this again. I think we have just about everything we need for the Nativity and the party, but my heart still races every time I think about next week. I am glad we have Thanksgiving this week. It will be a little rest. And, I love getting together with my family. This year we are meeting up at a Luby's!! It should be interesting. We have never done anything like this before. I will just be happy to see everyone. And, I am looking forward to my family getting to know Carson a little better. We really should get together more often. It has been almost a year since they saw her last. And, my Aunt Martha has never seen her! It will be nice.
Speaking of Carson, she has been a little snuggly girl for the past few weeks. I love that. I love that she hasn't grown out of that yet. She is now obsessed with blueberries. We are feeding her blueberry yogurt. She loves it! And, she is doing a much better job at drinking milk. It is amazing how quickly she has grown into this girl. She has such a fun personality. She has such a great sense of humor. And, she is one of the most curious people I have ever met. She will just fidget with something until she figures it out. It doesn't matter if it takes one minute or thirty. And, she loves books. That is one of my favorite things about my girl. She truly loves books. She may wonder around the room while I am reading, but if I stop reading to her she cries. Our reading sessions have gone from 10 to 15 minutes to 30 to 45 minutes a day. And, she wants to look at her books throughout the day as well. She really is my girl. And, she loves to kiss all over my face now. She grabs my cheeks with both of her hands and covers my face with kisses and a thick layer of drool!! And, I love it! She is amazing! And, it seems ridiculous that I could have helped to make such an amazing creature. It doesn't even seem possible to me. She is so much more than me already!
Until next time...
I hate to say it, but this Facebook thing takes over your life. You have access to so many people that you never get to see or talk to. It is really nice. It is also a little annoying and time consuming. The e-mail never stop. I wake up to twelve or thirteen e-mails. It is very frustrating!
Carson is doing really well. She is in the middle of another growth spurt. Sometimes I look at her and try to see the changes. I know it doesn't work like that, but she is so different from month to month. It isn't just physical either. She becomes more and more social as time goes on. She seems to be developing specific interests. And, she picks up on more than we could ever guess. If I ask her to get me something that is a specific color or shape, most of the time she brings me the right thing. It is amazing. And, I probably only think that because she is my first child. I am sure that most parents go through this. I imagine that most parents discover over time that each of their children are brilliant in different ways. But, it really does knock the wind out of you the first time. I am just rambling. I will stop now.
I will say that I am very blessed. I received inspiration regarding my Nativity room yesterday. It is going to make it easier and even more beautiful than I had previously imagined. I am very excited. Please make plans to come. This is one of the most exciting things I have ever done. I really want to share it with the people I love!!
Until next time...
Other than that, I have entered the world of Facebook. It is funny how many people are on that confounded site!! I tried so hard to steer clear of it, but there were just too many people who would have been offended. So, I am on now. It isn't the awful thing I thought it would be. No one is naked so far. There have been no curse words. And, for the most part, I am only talking with friends from Church. It is relatively harmless so far. The minute that it isn't, I am off of there. I did get tot talk with a friend I haven't seen for quite a while, so it was really nice.
In Carson news, she has chapped cheeks and a chapped chin. It is a combination of drool and wind burn. It is awful though. I am thinking about applying Vaseline. I don't know what to do. If you have any hints then please comment. She is eating cereal now. It is my sneaky way of getting her used to the taste of cow's milk. She loves Kix. She ate a ton this morning. It will be funny if she still refuses to drink the milk!! It would be just what my picky-self deserves!! Haha. At least she has been easy to occupy. We bought her 100 ball pit balls!! They get everywhere and drive me nuts. But, she clearly loves them more than any other toy we have introduces to her thus far. Who knew?
That is about all until next time...
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