Carsen 4 months....whoa!

Update on Carsen:

She is 13lbs and 23 inches long and has a BELLY bigger than her head....lol! She is the sweetest baby EVER!!! I have put her on her tummy to sleep from the near beginning but forgot that she would learn how to roll over....haha! So now she rolls over to her back in the middle of the night and it freaks her out....IMAGINE.....it is like a dead bug when they die.....they roll to their back...haha...that is how Carsen is! So anyways, she hasn't figured out how to roll back over to her tummy! Usually babies learn how to roll from their back to their stomach but Carsen is different since I started her on her tummy first....oh well....just a couple of nights in a row where she wakes up and we get up to roll her back over!!! Carsen is VERY aware of her surroundings and laughs and smiles A LOT....which completely melts my heart! I can't believe just 4 mths ago...she was 5lbs and sleeping all day...now this chunkster is awake all the time and has to know what is going on....hmmm.....she reminds me a lot of Braylen at that stage! Carsen also LOVES to be HELD.....when you put her down (more so in the afternoon) she decides to get you a crying fit but if you hold her...she is the HAPPIEST baby ever!

Snow Jam 2011

So we got snowed in with our dear friends Evan and Tara Profeta and their two boys Pierce and Ellis! It was a blast! We got to their house around 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon (and they only live 5 minutes down the road) and the snow started falling around 10:00 that night.....! It was BEAUTIFUL and was just a pouring!!! Since the kids were asleep we did a little night sledding on nothing but POWDER....it was awesome! Then we woke up the next morning to 6 inches of thick snow! Monday the temperature started dropping and the snow was becoming more compact....which made for some dangerous sledding but it was SO MUCH FUN! My body aches from sledding all day and walking up a MASSIVE/TALL hill just to go right back down! Here are some pictures of our Snow Jam 2011 and being snowed in with our great friends!!

The End of 2010 continued.....but now reflecting

The Lord blessed us with another beautiful, sweet, healthy baby girl in 2010! Grant and I are in love with our girls and are so thankful for each other and all of our loved ones! Check the photos below......they are almost the same age here give or take a week or two! Crazy huh!!! What are their similarities......wonder who they favor? What will they look like when they get older? I think these things all the time!

The End of 2010 continued...

Now onto Braylen....who actually understood Santa Claus this year....it was so cool and will be even better next year! Braylen did so good making cookies for Santa, sitting in Santa's lap, going to the Christmas Eve Service, opening presents, and just being sassy Braylen....! She has definitely changed in the last few months with Carsen being here. She fullys understands that Carsen is her sister and loves her so very much....talks to Carsen and wants to ALWAYS pick Carsen up....! We have come a long way so I am very thankful that it has gotten better....it was tough in the beginning! Braylen got some super cool things this Christmas! Santa brough her a rocking horse, a BIG WHEEL tricycle, Elmo and Barney movies. She also got an Easel board, a suitcase, puzzels, and more and more toys.

The End of 2010

This is going ito be an extended post......

First let's start with Carsen, she went for her TWO month appt. at almost THREE months...lol and weighed 12lbs. She is a HEALTHY baby girl! Carsen is the sweetest thing in the world and is FULL of GUMMY smiles and COOing all day long! She has been such a great baby but KNOCK on wood...not sure what a bad baby consist of considering Braylen was really great also! She has had a couple snotty noses...where when she wakes up in the mornings she is FULL of GREEN boogers....poor girl and it is SUPER disgusting...! But other than that...she is a HEALTHY! She sleeps through the night and may wiggle around 4 or 5 in the morning...but I just put the passey in her mouth and then she wakes to eat around 8:00. So her schedule is GREAT and works well for our family! I moved Carsen to her CRIB January 1st and it was an EASY transition! I just remember being so worried, when I moved Braylen, if she was going to be okay or not, but honestly...of course they are going to be fine....they don't have a CLUE where they are sleeping...as long as they are still on their schedule and it is comfortable and warm....geez...why didn't I realize that the first go around...ha! I am definitely way more relaxed with Carsen than I ever was with Braylen....love that feeling!