Happy Birthday Carson you are 3 months old!

You are getting to be a big boy! You still are wearing 0-3 month clothes and a couple smaller 3-6 size. You still are working on the 1-2 size diapers too. You are SO strong. You like to be sitting up seeing whats going on. If you are laying down you will done little baby crunches to try and sit your self up- not quite yet though. You have total control of your head and probably be sitting up by yourself soon.

You've found your hands! Your right hand is more dominant than your left already and can get what you want now it just takes a little time. You've grabbed mommy's necklaces more than once and on purpose!

You laughed at Mommy for the first time on Aug 1st! She was sticking her tongue out at you and you being a little sleep deprived giggled and giggled, it was the sweetest sound ever. You still smile all the time and give us great big 4 dimplers!

Your Mommy greatly appreciates the fact you've been sleeping through the night here and there. Your brother didn't do this until he was over a year. You like to eat in the morning and then go back to sleep until 9 or so. Just like your daddy!

You love to snuggle. You nuzzle your head into Mommy and show her how much you love her. You have to snuggle a blanket when you are sleeping and it needs to touch your face still.

You seem to love music and when we sing to you. You even sing with us! Lately you seem to like songs with actions and Twinkle Twinkle the best! You really like to look at the baby in the mirror, you! You light up when you seen yourself just as we do.

You went in the Jumperoo for the first time too this month. You really like the sun that spins. You may be a little young for it yet but it gives you time to suck on your fist and drool, which you do a lot, you are a faucet sometimes!

Our family loves you so much and can't believe you've only been with us for 3 months! Happy Birthday Baby Carson! AKA Little Monkey and CarCar!

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What an awesome week we've had! Hayden has been excellent and just a joy to be around. He is so witty and full of life, if only we could all be like him. Carson too has been a great baby all week. Sleeping 3 nights through the night and just being smiley and happy.
We have been trying to stay upbeat about this whole sucky weather thing...I want a beach day! But 73 is warm enough to be outside having fun. On Saturday we went with my mom and dad on a giant outing! We had pizza and went to the Blueberry Festival in Iron River and Jason came with! Hayden rode on the "old school" rides and had blast. We minnow raced(Brandon won), ate Cotton Candy(the good stuff, not flavored!) and got rained on just a little bit. Then it was off to Hayward for some Famous Dave's and Hayden was lucky enough to have Papa Moe take him to throw rocks in the water...1 of Hayden's favorite pasttimes. After that we headed to Chetek for a drive in movie! SO cool! They play family movies so we saw Ice Age 3 and part of Harry Potter 6. The drive between Hayward and Chetek is beautiful with rolling green hills, farms and gorgeous lakes, that sparkled as we flew by them(we were running late!) I definitely want to drive through that area again soon. Sunday we had a private burial for Jason's grandpa and then Hayden went with Papa and Smith for the night and next day. On Tuesday we went to a hotel by cousin manages and swam and went down the waterslide. Carson even went in the warm kiddie pool and loved it. He didn't complain the whole time we were there. We had fun and enjoyed the time with Angie and her clan. Wednesday Hayden raced and did awesome he did is 1/8 mile(I think!) in 1 min 27 secs. He ran hard and had a huge smile on his face the whole time! We also primed the shed as a family and got it done, now to paint it! Thursday we invited Jacob to spend the day with us and we went to the Fire Museum down the block from us with my dad and Brandon. The boys had fun climbing on the fire truck and playing in the jail. Hayden let me explain things to him and seemed eager to learn about things he didn't know. We went bowling with my mom and Brandon after that and had lots of fun as we all are pretty competitive! Hayden had lots of fun and was so funny when his ball would go in the gutter-which was just about everytime the first game, we then hooked him up with his own lane with bumpers.
We've been busy, whew! But thats what summers are all about!

See post below for pics!

Hayden had his first Wednesday night at the races today...but it was cancelled! Oh well he got a ribbon and it was green. I made him(it wasn't hard) run around the track to earn it though. I can't believe its already this time of the year again, I didn't realize it was coming up, so he hasn't practiced..not that he had in the past, but he always talks about going to practice at UWS so I thought I would take him! He has been so great lately, he truly loves his little brother and does so well with him. Jason takes him golfing about once a week and he is getting good, and loves it! Last week he made a chip shot from off the green into the hole, his dad was very impressed. He also was able to go to a Husky's game with Nana and Papa on Saturday. He was bouncing in the giant Husky and was playing tag and told me he made a friend, but didn't ask what his name was or where he lived. Apparently those are the things you need to know if you make friends with someone. Jason and I have decided not to enroll him in Pre-K. I really don't believe he needs to go and I don't believe that its the school districts responsibly to take care of my child for free when I am capable. Jason and I both never really attended Preschool and we turned out just fine! He is such a smart boy and will hopefully get all the social interactions with football, basketball, soccer and Tball before he starts kindergarten next fall. I really don't think there is anything wrong with preschool but its not for him. I'll make a completely separate decision when its time for Carson.
We are thinking about going to the cities next week to look at houses, go the the Children's Museum, Babies R Us(even though I get flustered there!), waterpark, and a few other things. But haven't decided. We have stuff that needs to get done around the house but Jason needs a vacation, even if its just a couple of days. The boy has been working his hinney off--as usual. I haven't uploaded pictures on my computer all week, hopefully tomorrow! I only sit down at the computer when I am nursing Carson or he is asleep and forget to grab it!