because i don't have time to edit any pictures

i'll post some videos!

look at the rolls on this kid! his older brother has what i like to call "chicken legs" so we're not used to seeing rolls on our babies! although, at the last doctor visit brooks was only measuring in the 10% for weight. we just have small kids, what can i say?


brothers that bathe together stay together!


bo will never go hungry in this house, the boys are constantly feeding her something

10 months old

can you believe this guy is 10 months old today, that means in two short months he will be a year old! man how time flies once you get your heart all fixed up ;)

can you spot what doesn't belong?

uh, yeah, that would be the tiny mickey car in b's mouth. this kid can find the smallest things to put in his mouth and i always catch him just as he's taking out his finger. what am i going to do with this kid?!?

rocking the mohawk

every once in a while carson lets me put some hair gel in his hair and give him a mohawk. he finally has enough hair on his head, in fact i am having to take him almost every month to get his hair cut otherwise it looks a little unruly.

so carson has done a wonderful job of sleeping in his "big boy" bed. he hasn't tried getting out... until now! one day last week i put him down for his nap. sometimes he doesn't really nap, but just has what i like to call "quiet time." quiet time for the both of us, and if i am lucky it also includes brooks, but only if i am really lucky! anyway, for the most part carson just sits in his bed, plays with his friends, mickey, manny, goofy, and pooh bear, reads some books or just talks to himself. he'll do this sometimes for 2 hours. well, the other day he decided to get down from his bed and play on the floor. i was ok with this because he was staying in his room. not so much anymore. i got out of bed this morning only to find his door wide open and carson nowhere to be found. i ran downstairs, praying i wouldn't find him laying unconscious at the bottom of the stairs, only to find him playing in his playroom. he looked up at me like, "what's up, where you been?" so needless to say, there is a gate in front of his door now!

knock, knock

oh, blanket

if you notice in most of the pictures of carson there is always "blanket" somewhere to be found. it is his love, his everything. he spends countless minutes in bed preparing blanket just the way he wants him. blanket must be thrown properly over his pillow with no creases. he flings and flings and flings as many times as it takes to get it just right. it would be easier if he would use both hands but he does this all while sucking his left thumb. it is so funny to watch and i actually caught it one day with a series of pictures...

two down

i had three goals for 2010. three things that i would pray for and work towards for a good year.

1. brooks's heart
2. andrew's job
3. carson's walking

we all know that brooks's heart is far beyond anything that we could have ever hoped for in such a short time. nothing short of a miracle, i've been told by many medical professionals. you have no idea the relief that was felt in this house the day we heard that news. and it's almost like he knows his heart is better, because this kid is everywhere! something new every day, it's amazing!

well, already, just one month in to 2010 we can check another item off the list. andrew accepted a job on tuesday!! a GREAT job! we are so thankful and relieved. this was a huge stress on both of our shoulders. because of the way healthcare is in the country right now (don't get me started) it would have been next to impossible to cover both the boys on an individual plan. we had to be on a group plan. so when andrew interviewed two weeks ago we were keeping our fingers crossed but trying not to be too hopeful. let's face it, there are only so many jobs out there and a ton of people trying to get one. so, when they called on tuesday and offered him the job we were beyond ecstatic! it is a little bittersweet though, now he will be back at work and gone all day. it was nice having him around the house and they boys really loved it too, but we are thrilled for him to go back to work! yea, daddy!!

so now that two of my items are taken care of i can focus all of my energy on perfecting carson's walking. i have to keep telling myself that it will come. not all kids are alike and some are special. carson is one of those special kids. he is so happy all the time, he rarely requires any discipline, he is so smart it scares me sometimes, and he is a fighter. he has this one last hurdle to jump over and if it takes him a bit longer, than so be it. i'm just so sick of this kid having to jump hurdles, his whole life has been about it, but to look at him you would never know it. his hurdles are what makes him who he is, and that is one of the sweetest kids i know. so now all i ask of you is to pray for the strength and desire for this kid to get up and run out the door on his own, i know it will happen, i just have to be patient. he's so close. 2010 is already shaping up to be a great year!