Too much has been going on!

Too much is going on...we keep saying we'll update this, but then life happens and we forget.

Parker tries his best now to get attention

Carson is getting SO big! He's about 4 1/2 months old, and he just had his 4 month check up. He is 26.5 inches long and 14 lbs 10 oz. He is in the 75 percentile for height and only 30th for weight. The doctor is having us come back in a month, but said that it is normal for babies to drop off for a little bit in the weight department. As long as he's still growing, he should be fine. He is a chubby baby, so I don't think he's lacking in that department! He has rolls and chubby cheeks...that we are both completely in love with! He is teething and drooling up a storm, which creates for very wet outfits. Anything that is put in his hands, goes directly in his mouth...so we always are watching out to what he has grabbed onto!

Genius?

New things: He laughs! His laugh is adorable! He is tickelish on his thighs and sides...and will just laugh and laugh and laugh when you get him going. He loves his jumperoo more and more everyday, and loves chewing on the sun that is attached to it. He finally realized he can spin around in the chair. He also takes his binky out and puts it back in his mouth, even if he drops it next to his head, he'll find it and put it in his mouth. He still sucks on his bottom lip, a lot...which is weird, but it shows that he knows his lips are there! He also puts his feet in his mouth all the time...and will rip off his socks (when he's wearing them). His hair is finally growing, and he very rarely has the mohawk. I miss my "Noob", but I love that his hair looks normal now!

Very happy baby!

Since it's been so long, many new things have been going on! Scott and Sarah got married on October 18th. Carson got all dressed up in his snazzy suit...and was able to dance with lots of pretty people, and just socialize. We all had fun and it was a beautiful wedding. Adams cousin Sarah, who lives in Las Vegas, was finally able to meet Carson and Parker. She was shocked at how short Parkers legs truly are, and she fell in love with the baby. Jenn, Sarah's sister, was up here from Georgia for the wedding...and was able to meet Carson as well. She was in luck, she saw him during his happy moments....and got to experience more babies, since she is due to have a baby girl in early January!

Very cute couple

The week following Scott and Sarah's wedding, Grandma Dorene came over to house sit for Scott for the week. She enjoyed getting some time to see Carson, and cooked us dinner a few nights. Great Grandpa Jack was in town the day before he flew to Las Vegas for his 80th B-Day! We also had a chance to take the dogs to the puppy park.

Great Grandpa Jack and Grandma Dorene babysitting

Carson also got to experience a pumpkin patch before Halloween! We also carved him a pumpkin to sit in :) I guess you can call us "mean parents". For halloween, he dressed up as an "angry candycorn". On the onesie it said "I want candy"...and he wore his owl beanie. Him and Nolan (who was the cutest elephant ever), hung out on Halloween while we all watched movies at Carsons Uncle Steve and Aunt Paula's house.

Angry newborn, give me all your candies!

The close up of his face is priceless

Creativity..we salute you.

A handful of people around us couldn't figure out what we were doing..

Pumpkins that rotted before Halloween, Yes!

Erin and Brandon also came over to hang out with Carson. Erin is so good with babies, and Carson adores her...so it was fun. We even got Brandon to change a diaper!! He's good with babies too! It was great to see them, and hopefully Carson will get to see Erin a lot more now!

Ooh, what's this..new babysitters! Yes!

Carson did stay updated with all of the election stuff, and was awake to see Obama win the election...we both felt it was a huge moment, and we were excited that Carson was able to be a part of this historic moment! Mind you, we know he won't remember it, but it was still cool to see :)

Very tired by the time John McCain gave his speech...

So, we've been busy busy busy....and time is flying. LOTS is coming up. Carsons Grandpa Brent comes into town tomorrow, and he's really excited to see his Grandpa :)

And we want to welcome a new addition to the Porter house. Sarah and Jason welcomed their son, Jackson Douglas into the world on 11/7/08 at 5:25 pm :) We can't wait to meet Jack, and hopefully him and Carson will get lots of playing time in!

This is your father's lightsaber..he wanted you to have it when you were old enough..

Love,


Adam, Taran, Carson and Parker

Updates...

It's been awhile since we updated...so I guess this will be another long post :)

On Sept 27th (yes, it's been that long)...while Adam was out for Scott's bachelor party, Carson and I ended up hanging out with my family at my Aunt and Eric's house. They just got a new puppy, Sierra...and Carson absolutely loved it! He kept putting his hands in Sierra's mouth, kept trying to pet her. She is a German Shepard, 8 weeks old, and so cute. It made me miss my little puppy that we had. They do grow up though, as Parker has...he's 2 1/2 years old now! Carson never lacks in the attention department. He was the center of attention the entire time we were over there. My Aunt Tina also gave us TONS of toys and clothes....since Carson gets bored of his toys very easily, we are rotating them out.

She looks SMART, shop S-Mart!

Looks on in disgust as the Cougars get stomped by UCLA...

We also made our weekly trip out to my Mom and Dave's house...where Carson got lots and lots of loves. We went out to lunch at the Gaslamp in Issaquah, and the owners even love him there! He loves one of the owners, Scott's, tie dye shirt. He stared and stared at it. When we got back to the house after lunch, Grandpa Dave met up with us, and even helped Carson with his tummy time....Carsons new favorite thing is reaching for people. Grandma Pam was holding him...and Carson kept reaching for his Grandpa. I think he likes his deep voice, it automatically calms him down.

Grandpa Dave helping with tummy Time

The past week, Carson has learned lots of new things! He now sucks his thumb, which is the cutest thing ever. It's normally when he's sleeping, or when he's tired of his binky. He is now sleeping in his own room, and he sleeps TONS better than he did in our room. He actually slept ALL night on Saturday night, which was nice for me!! :) It's cute, cause in the middle of the night, over the moniter, you'll hear *suck suck suck suck* and he's sucking his thumb. It makes me smile every time.

Trying to blend in with all the camo, but the huge smile gives him away

Friday night, Adam and I were lucky enough to have Scott and Sarah babysit, and we went out for Sushi and Ice cream! It was nice to get out of the house and enjoy each others company...even if it was just for an hour and a half or so. The sushi was awesome, and the cold stone was good. Scott and Sarah got to entertain Carson, walk him around and change his diaper :)

He likes to splash around in his bath, a far cry from just a few months ago where he would just cry

Saturday, we hung out all day, not really doing much. That afternoon, we went over to Jerad and Lisa's house, where Carson was able to play with his cousin Lily. Lily is 2 weeks younger than Carson...and it was cute to see them together. Carson got to try out Lily's jumperoo...and he absolutely LOVED it. He still hasn't mastered the "jumping" portion of it, but he did like putting the toys in his mouth! We are going to get one soon for Carson. It was also great to catch up with Lisa, and Adam got to hang out with Jerad and his friends Scott and Danny...and do guy stuff, like play darts. I think Carson was so tired when we got home, that he slept for 8 full hours! I was shocked, amazed, and very very happy. I felt very well rested on Sunday morning.

I think he wanted to be back in the Jumperoo

WIN!

So we decided to go to Salmon Days on Sunday. Carson slept through most of it, which was kind of nice. We just pushed him around in the stroller. The weather was actually somewhat decent on Sunday, and it ended up being the perfect day to go. We got one of his Christmas presents. Adam and I are starting the tradition where we are giving Carson a Christmas ornament every year, so that when he's grown up and moved out, he will have some for his own tree. We got him a WSU snowman with his name on it...it's so cute. We also went out to lunch, where he tried to make a mess of my area while I was eating. I swear, it was because I was holding a crazy baby, that's why my spot was so messy! Adam thinks I'm just a messy eater though :)

Grandpa Dave Babysitting behind Las Margaritas while Dad smokes!

Family

Yesterday, Carson started sucking on his bottom lip, he makes this funny face while doing it....but he keeps doing it. It's pretty cute. I had to take him to the pediatrician today. He had a rash on his face, but I guess it's a form of eczema. We just have to put some hydrocortezone cream on it twice daily. After putting it on once, his face looks a ton better. We felt so bad for him though, cause he was itching it so bad, and his face was getting all scratched! He hasn't really itched his face at all after I put the stuff on it! Carson weighs about 13 lbs 11 oz now....which is great. The doctor says that he's a little under 50th percentile for his weight. You'd never guess it by the size of his cheeks...but he is a skinny little guy.

Parker, feeling neglected thought that making a Teepee out of his chewies would get our attention

Life is good though, we're just having fun with our baby.

Love,

Adam, Taran, Carson and Parker