Videos of Carson

He loves tummy time and already has such strong neck muscles. It’s amazing! He loves to push off our hands and scoot all over his activity mat.

This video is from 10/18 (so 15 days old)

These two videos are from 10/29 (26 days old)

Carson’s first cold :(

I took Carson to the Dr. on Tues morning. He had been really stuffy and was coughing. I figured it was just a cold, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to have it checked out. The Dr. thought it was a cold too, so we just continued suck out his nose and put a humidifier in his room. Seems to have helped. He seems to be doing much better! By the way…the NoseFrida Snotsucker is soooo much better than the bulb! When they weighed him he was 8 lb 14 oz…he had gained 13 oz in 1 week. What a chow hound!!

Here are a few new pictures of him.

 

He has the BIGGEST yawns!!!

    Papa and Carson were both watching tv.

2 Week Appointment

Carson had his 2 week Dr. appt today at 16 days old. He is now 8 lbs 1 oz and 21 inches long. He’s growing like a weed!! I’m sure it has something to do with his voracious appetite! I think he eats more that Steve…and that’s hard to do! They say he still has a touch of jaundice…we can’t tell though…so we have another appointment in 2 weeks to check the jaundice again.

He has been such a great baby! He rarely fusses much, is still a great eater and sleeper…I actually got 5 consecutive hours of sleep last night…don’t worry I don’t expect tonight to be the same :) But I’ll enjoy those nights when it happens! He loves playing on his activity map and is so alert these days. He already has such a strong neck and is always lifting his head up to look around.

We are all doing great. Steve went back to work this week and my mom is hanging out with us this week. We’ve taken a couple of walks down to the grocery store since the weather has been so nice. It’s been great having my mom around to help with switching laundry around and helping with the cooking and giving me a chance to take a shower! Next week I will be on my own, so that will be the real test.

We had newborn pictures taken last Friday. He was a little grumpy at the beginning of the shoot…he hadn’t napped quite as much as maybe he should have before hand, but he was a pretty happy camper by the end of it so I’m sure the photographer was able to capture multiple moods and faces. We can’t wait to see how they turned out.

Here are a few more pictures of the little guy.

Grandma Prudhel and Cousin Samantha came to visit             Look at that tongue!! He loves to stick it out.    Nana and Papa Bird have been down to visit too. Papa and Carson took a nap together.

Carson James Prudhel

We are so excited that Carson is here!! He is absolutely perfect and such a joy in our lives!

He made an early (and quick) arrival on October 3, 2010 at 9:43pm. He weighed in at 7 lb 7 oz and was 19.25 inches long.

My OB had another Dr. covering for him on Sunday, so they called him to come in, but he still hadn’t arrived when the time came so they had to pull in another Dr. to “catch”. That Dr. delivered his head and then the other Dr. walked into the room just in time to deliver the rest of him. This caused a lot of confusion on discharge day when trying to figure out which Dr. was supposed to be on the birth certificate but it all got worked out!!

We are all doing well. We got home from the hospital Tuesday morning. So far he has been a great eater and sleeper.

Here are a few pictures.

           

Finally Have the Nursery Decorated

With 4 days till my due date, we finally finished putting the nursery together!! Here are a few pictures of how it turned out.

 

I also made baguettes today. I made some plain, but these are stuffed with hot Italian sausage and provolone cheese. First time I made stuffed baguettes and haven’t tried them yet, but they look pretty!

37 Weeks

Crib & Dresser

So, we got our crib, mattress, and dresser last night. It’s starting to look like a nursery now instead of an office! Now we’re just waiting on our glider which should be here in a couple more weeks. Then I’ll figure out how I’m going to decorate it.