October Update

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Here’s a little bit of what’s been going on in our lives lately.

First, we really enjoyed General Conference weekend. We loved hearing the speakers and uplifting messages, and on top of all that we got to see family, introduce Carson to Grandpa Lyman, uncles Chris, Zach, and Luke, great-grandparents Lyman, and some other cousins and aunts and uncles, too. And we blessed Carson. It was a great weekend.

Carson with Dad the morning before his blessing. He was happier when the blessing happened, promise.

Then the next weekend, Grandma Ellsworth came to visit. Carson had a fun time seeing his grandma again, who kept trying to give him toys and get him to play (Grandma can’t wait to play).

We had a big dinner Sunday night with Grandma and my sisters and some friends. Ah, sisters. Love them. :)

While Grandma was visiting, we took Carson to his first restaurant: the BYU Creamery. Ah, such a Provo baby. Josh tried to feed him ice cream. Not yet, Josh. ;-)

Oh, and it snowed for the first time not too long ago! Just in the mountains. See? The weather’s gotten nice again, but it’s fun to feel fall on the way.

And then there’s just the normal but oh-so-amazing moments that happen every day with Carson.

We love all the cute faces, the new sounds. Oh, and Carson’s rolling over! He flipped from his stomach to his back one day and has done it several times since. Still trying to master it, though. :) We never could have guessed how amazing it is to just watch your brand new baby do the smallest things, like flipping over. We just think he’s the greatest. :) And we’ll post a video soon!

Lately

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Lately, we’ve been loving Carson.

And he’s been loving growing into new clothes. (Also, see that hair in the back? It loves to stick up like that. Always.)

And Carson loves baths. Well, we figure he either loves baths or is completely confused by them. Either way, any time we put him in the water, even if he’s fussy, he gets quiet and calm and just stares. But we think he likes them.

And he’s making more and more new sounds; in addition to grunts, now we get squawks and high-pitched coos.

And he makes the cutest faces! We could just stare at the faces he makes all day. Even in his sleep.

And the smiles – oh, the smiles! :)

 Yep, we sure love our Carson!

One month old

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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!