12/13/08 - Carson Douglas was brought into the world by c-section, due to being breech. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz. and was 19 inches.

1/14/08 - Wow has time sure flown by fast! Carson is growing like crazy and eating like a horse. He eats 4-6 oz. at a feeding. He weighs approx. 9 lbs. He will be 5 weeks on Thursday and we have his month checkup this Friday. He is a good baby and isn't too fussy....BUT, he sure does have a lot of GAS. I've been giving him Mylicon gas drops in his bottles, so hopefully that starts to work soon! Breastfeeding isn't going the greatest...I had/have to use a plastic sheild because he won't latch on. So instead, I pump. I've been pumping what little breast milk I have and mixing it with formula. My c-section scar is looking good and have very little pain. I've resumed my busy life and trying to keep up with it all. I've had some days where I've been pretty tired, but that's to be expected :-) Guess that's all for now....I'll try to update again soon!!!

1/18/08 - Carson is 5 weeks and 1 day. His appointment went well this morning. He weighs 9 1/2 lbs, and is 22 1/2 inches. He goes back in a month for his shots and another checkup.

1/31/08 - Carson is 7 weeks today. He is growing soooo fast! We started giving him 1 1/2 tsp. of rice cereal in his "bedtime" bottle. The first night he slept 7 hrs. straight! He likes to try and stand. Last night we put him up against the couch and he stood all on his own against it!! I had 6 weeks off for maternity leave, came back to work for one week and now am getting temporarily laid off (for the winter) and will come back full time April 1st. I'll work 3 days a week from 8-1, so I'll have another 2 months to spend time with Carson at home!!! I think it will be good for him! He is smiling like crazy now. We're so excited to see him, his progress and his changes everyday! I love being a Mommie :-)

2/5/08 - Carson will be 8 weeks on Thursday. He has grown out of most of his newborn clothes and the 3 month clothes fit, but are a little big. We're working on a nightly bathing/eating/sleeping pattern. He gets a bath around 7:30, then gets a bottle and is usually sleeping by 8:30 and sleeps til 3 am. Then he's up to eat, back to sleep by 4 and is up again anywhere between 6-7am.

2/13/08 - Carson is 2 months old today. He is such a big boy! Yesterday he rolled up onto his side and was trying to roll onto his stomach! He seems to be getting longer all the time. We have his 2 month checkup on Monday and he gets his shots. Hopefully it will all go well!

2/19/08 - Carson had his 2 month check up yesterday and had 2 shots. He cried (who wouldn't!!). He did really well all day yesterday and wasn't too fussy. He was suppose to get a 3rd shot but it's on backorder, so we'll have to go in again for that when it comes in :-( He weighs 11 lbs. 1 oz. and is 24 inches. He is smiling more and more every day. I've also noticed that he studies us and knows who we are! I love to sit and look at him!!!

3/13/08 - Carson is 3 months old today. He is getting so big and strong!! He is a moving machine...he loves to be laid on the floor. As soon as he's down, his arms and legs start a flying!! He loves to stand up (with help). He slept thru the night on Saturday night, 8 hrs. 42 min. straight!! He is drinking 6 oz. every 2-3 hrs. It it amazing how when a person gets married to the one they love and they think that they can never love anyone even more, have a baby, and see how much it changes the love amount and how much you have for them! I never imagined how much love I could have for my little one!!

4/15/08 - Goodness, it seems like I just updated yesterday, but I see it's been a month ago already!! Carson is 4 months old and is growing so tall! He is such an alert little man. He loves to look around and see what is going on around him. He rolled over for the first time on Saturday morning in front of Daddy. So he called me and told me...when I got home, then Carson rolled over again, and again, and again.!!! He's constantly moving and rolling all over the place. He was baptised on Sunday. Everything went well and we are truly blessed to have such a wonderful healthy baby. Tomorrow he has his 4 mo. check up and shots. I am excited to see how much he has grown, but nervous about the shots!

5/1/08 - Yep, I am still amazed at how fast time flies. Carson is almost 5 months old. He's rolling all over the place! He loves to talk and is very interested in his surroundings and what is going on. He is finally getting some fuzz back where his hair fell out. We've been working on spoon feeding him cereal, once we get the hang of it, then it's on to veggies :-) At his 4 mo. checkup he weighed 13 lbs. 7 1/2 oz., and was 25 1/2 inches. His shots went as expected. He got his first cold on April 16th - poor little guy, but he made it through it like a trooper! And then Mommie got it! We're looking forward to warmer weather so we can play outside and go for walks!!