growing up | Lyman Family Living

Carson’s one month old today! Wow, one month? In a lot of ways, it’s hard to believe that it’s been just a month, in that it’s hard to think about life before Carson. He’s such a natural and amazing part of our family and feels like he always has been. And in other ways, time has just flown! People always tell you about having kids, “They grow up so quickly!” It’s one of those pieces of advice you hear so much it doesn’t really mean much…but now even after just one month, I can see how it’s true.

Here’s some updates on our favorite new baby:

Weighing just about 10 pounds
Now wearing size 1 diapers
Went to sacrament meeting for the first time today. He did great; didn’t cry or fuss too much, and mostly just slept in his baby carrier.
Stayed with a babysitter (aunt Brenn) for the first time this week, just for a couple hours, while Josh and I went to a BYU dinner. We suffered a little bit of Carson withdrawal, but survived with only one text message check-in with Brenn (who was nice enough to send a picture).
Making cute squawking and cooing noises more and more
Grunting a lot; yep, he’s a pretty big grunter
Likes baths: they calm him down, especially having his hair washed

Here’s a picture of Carson today in his Church outfit (sorry for the quality). But notice that he’s showing off his awesome part.

We sure love you, Carson!

Hooray, we finally have it! Yes, we decided to grow up and buy our own car, instead of having to rely on the charity of our families (thank you families!), and we are excited! So here’s the details.

We were looking for some sort of used family sedan, like a Civic or Camry. After doing some research, we also added the Nissan Altima to the target list because it got good reviews and was less expensive than some of the more household brands like Honda and Toyota. We came across a listing for an Altima on the good ol’ Wilk Board at BYU from a man named Peter, a car broker. We didn’t end up getting that particular car, but we did like what Peter was doing and decided to use him to help us find a car. For those who may not be familiar with the idea (like us when we started), a car broker is an individual who will take requests from clients and go out and find that type of car for the client, usually saving money in the process. There is a trade-off because you lose a little bit of control in the final selection, but it makes it much easier on the client.

Well fast forward a few weeks and Peter managed to find us a 2005 Nissan Altima 2.5S in really good shape, a year newer than we were looking for, and… we took it! It’s silver (check out the photos below) and drives very nicely. Because we went through a car broker, we also saved a good chunk of change on it too. So hooray, we hope to have it for many years to come. Thanks to all who helped make it possible!

P.S. – If any of you have good ideas for what to name it, we’re open to ideas so let us know in the comments below!