Little update on Carson. (his half birthday was Dec 11)
No new stats really. I can't even remember what they were from his 3 year apt. But he might... just might... have broken the 30lb mark with soaking wet clothes on!! He's a skinny dude, but we always knew that. And he's somewhere around 38-39" tall.
Carson has been going to preschool since the beginning of Fall. It's just a small group at a church close to our house and he goes 2x's a week. He actually really likes school, but you wouldn't know that when we first get there. He cries every time... STILL does-although it's getting better.
He's always been shy when it comes to publicly (and by that-i mean in front of ANYONE) displaying his knowledge or excitement about something. But in the last couple of months he is coming out of his shell and has started actually singing the alphabet song for us out loud, and other songs that we have sung with him for a long time and thought je just didn't know-like "twinkle twinkle.." and "wheels on the bus", etc...
He also joins Ethan at the babysitters while I am at school. He cries there too, but enjoys being able to play with friends during the day and is hardly ready to go home when it's time.
He still loves to help me cook in the kitchen as well as play with his play food. He absolutely loves trains and, like Ethan, can not get enough of them since Christmas. The geotrax have been a big hit! (but they also brought back new life to the Thomas trains which was surprised about) He loves to help me clean whenever I allow him because "he's a really good helper".
He is loving that Ethan is getting old enough to play with. They don't always get along, but it's fun to see them playing together and I absolutely love hearing Carson say, "Com'on E." Or "E-you want to go downstairs and play trains?" He's a really sweet older brother, with just a bit of antagonizing in him. (He must get that from me!)
He also loves to play outside. I've been busy with school or too lazy to go out when it is bitter cold, but I allow him to go out front and play while I watch him from our front window. I peak my head out frequently to check on him and he just lights up-saying things like "I was just talking to our neighbors." Or "That man just walked by. I talked to him. He had a small shovel. Like mine. It must be for his boy."
He's becoming very self sufficient. Once he knows how things work he just wants to do it all on his own. The other day we were walking in from the car and he grabbed my keys, went in the front door, took his shoes and coat off and put them where they needed to go, then put the keys in the basket, and said.. "Ok-what should we do now?".
He's a joy to have around! (even though he usually only wants his dad :( ... )
Still won't smile for me...
He always loves to help me wash the car. (when I do it!!!) He has taken over my childhood job of washing the tires/wheels :)
A few Carsonisms... (I'm not the best at recording them and am really sad.. there was something that he said the other day that almost topped his funniest comments yet, but neither Chris nor I can remember it!!!!)
10/15-
Chris is super tired at night and Carson is trying to get him to play with him. He says "Dad-you want to play cooking with me right?" Dad-"no, I'm just going to lay here for a bit". C-"No dad ,you will obey me (in a really sweet voice). Yes, you will obey me right? It's time to go cooking."
10/20-I was sneezing quite a few time and he asks me "mom-why you have the bless-you's?" Then I was sniffing a bit and he said "why you have the fluffies?"
10/23-while at the farm with the mccarthers-carson chris and ansley were running and playing red light green light. Carson was playing along and then Chris shouted out red light so ansley could keep up and carson kept on running pointing to the back of his head saying he had a siren on it. (So he didn't have to obey the rules-clever stinker!)
10-24-carson and I went out for a walk tonight. At the beginning he wanted to run or walk faster and he said "we need to change the word to go faster" I said "ok-what should we change it to?" Carson "quickly!".
After he got tired of walking and running he said "mom, I'm so tired, my shoes and feet are done walking."
10/29-
woke up this morning and said "mom, I had 2 rocks in my eyes!"
10/30-
tonight we were at 5 guys and when waiting for our food carson said "how many guys are cooking?" and proceeded to count 4 guys. He then said "Where is the other guy?" When I asked him about it tonight he told me that the other guy went to the back of the store to get more stuff! :)
1/4
The other day I cut my finger pretty bad with a knife. The next morning carson was recounting how it happened and said in the sweetest voice "I should have told you to be careful mom. Next time I will make sure to tell you to be careful earlier." How sweet is that?
