Friends!

My best friend Steph came down and visited. Her little boy Ronin was so good to Gavin and wanted to hold him so bad so I finally gave in and let him hold him in the recliner. He did so well he is going to be a great big brother! Im so glad my best friend lives close enough to visit now, although I wouldnt mind a little closer! It was wonderful to see you Steph!

Easter!

Easter was so much fun this year! This was Carsons easter basket, he got sidewalk chalk, tootsie rolls, a big sucker, peeps, candy jewelry, and marshmellow bunnies! We put the basket on the table so when he walked out he could see it! He loved trying all the new treats. He loved the peeps!Gavin didnt get a basket this year but he loves the rattle he got from the Easter party! Carson took awhile to figure out how to eat they candy jewelry but once he did it was GONE!
He got this BIG SUCKER! He loved it, he munches on it a little a day its so funny we STILL have it!Well apparently Gavin HAD to taste it to! I looked over and found this! I love these boys they are so funny, Im so glad Carson is such an amazing big brother and takes good care of his baby Gavin!

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter Party!

So every year Tarons Aunt Sandy and Uncle Stan have an Easter party. We are always appriciateive that we are invited and they do such a wonderful job. This year the baskets were Soooooo Cute. Here are the baskets that Carson and Gavin recieved. Carsons basket had goodies, playdough, cookies, a car and fruit snack and much more! Gavin got alot of baby food and juice and the cutest baby rattle that he absolutely adores! I thought the baskets were ADORABLE! They also did a candy hunt for the little kids so here is Carson finding some candy.

At first he tried carrying his bag and picking up candy but after he realized that was to hard he gave the bag to Grandma and just started running and picking up a piece then bringing it over. It was so cute and actually very efficient!
We always have so much fun at this party. Taron won a handheld pump and I won Deal or No Deal game on DVD. Thanks to Stan and Sandy for including us in this wonderful event every year. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family!

Gavin is....

Well Gavin in doing alot lately he has definitely found his feet and they are ALWAYS in his mouth! Gavin is..ROLLING OVER! I know its exciting! He did it once or twice then stopped but now anytime we put him on his tummy he can roll to his back, we are still working on back to tummy!
Although he is rolling its hard work and sometimes about half way over he falls asleep because he just gets to exausted!

Its adorable! Well he has also started his veggies! On April 3rd he started with sweet potatoes then carrots then squash! His favorite so far...PEAS! He really likes it all though.

He also had his 6 month appointment on the 8th and he has gotten longer!!! We are now in the 10th percent for height which is promising. Unfortunately continues to fall on the weight chart. He is 12lb 9oz and off the bottom of the chart. He continues to drop so we have a re-weigh scheduled for May 3rd, wish us luck!

Gavin is an incredible kid, he is so calm and loving, he rarely cries and loves to give snuggles. I am so blessed to be his mommy!

Coloring Eggs!

Happy EASTER! So on Friday we decided to dye eggs. It was so much fun, Carson loved putting the eggs in the dye.
We made eggs for both Carson and Gavin!

We used a sports theme that came with sports stickers, stands, crayons, and more!

We had such a good time, Carson really liked it, and now I have a dozen hard boiled eggs in my fridge if anyone is hungry!

Gavin Update!

Yesterday Gavin had an appointment with the specialist. He is now 12 pounds 6 ounces which means he has only gained an ounce in 10 days. They believe he has milk protein intolerance, very common but unfortunately can only be treated with diet modification....my diet! They did however see something on his xray they wanted to check out so today we went to Primary Childrens so Gavin could have an upper GI done. That is where they drink the contrast then take a bunch of pictures to see the stomach and small bowel. Well they found he has signifigant reflux which surprised me. The rest of the results we will get later but thats what they told me as of today. Hope to hear more soon!

O The Things Kids Say.....

Recently my little Carson has been saying some odd things...at some odd times for example he will be dead asleep and suddenly pop up and say something like....



"GRANDMA GRANDPA"

or

"I WANNA HOLD THE CUPCAKE" followed by "I WANT MILK TO"


or


"IM HUNGRY"



Keep in mind he is dead asleep, and generally lays back down and goes back to sleep after his sudden outburst. Its usually about food but if you know my Carson that is not to surprising.

Some of his newest additions are

"WHY NOT"

"I CANT"

and some of his favorite movie quotes are (and he uses them everyday)

"That is not Crackalackin" Madagascar 2 (said after I told him he could not have a fruit snack)

"Fly home buddy, I work alone" The incredibles (said to me while we were making breakfast together)

"Seek thee out the diamond in the rough" Alladin (just said randomly throughout the day)

He has also recently discovered that mommy and daddy actually have names. He does not use mine but after trying "daddy" a few times you will hear him yell

"TARON!"

Everyday he will do or say something that literally stops me in my tracks and makes me laugh, Im so blessed to have such and incredible son!

Gavin Update!

Well we have a little update! On friday we heard from Gavins Gastroenterologist. Now at 5 and a half months Gavin weighs......12 pounds 5 ounces! That is in the 3rd percent. His doctor wants me to continue the no dairy diet and schedule a follow up appointment on the 31st! They are still concerned about his weight gain and his poops but this is all we know so far. We will keep you updated...

You cant pick your dad and you cant pick your nose but...

you can pick your dads nose.....

This is what happens when you thry to take a nap at our house.

Primary Childrens and Rice Cereal!

Well We had Gavins appointment at Primary Childrens yesterday in the GI department with Dr. Guthery. We first met with the Resident who got the history and then the Dr. Came in. They were very thorough and stayed in the room for about an hour. They felt confident they know what the problem is but they do have 3 ideas so we are starting with the easiest and most common, inability to break down milk protein, we will try to rule this out and move to the next. I am now on a very strict diet of anything BUT dairy. At first I thought no biggie I dont like milk. Well this pretty much includes everything. No chocolate, cake, frosting, cream, nothing with Whey or Caison in it. So I will pretty much be eating chicken and pototoes for the next 2 weeks. If by next week he gains weight that will be our diagnosis, if not we move onto the next most common. So I need some good recipes that include whole ingredients, so please think of yummy food and check the ingredients. If it has any kind of milk, whey, or caison in it its a no go. I spent 3 hours at the store trying to find things and its really hard so I know with all your eyes we can find some yummy foods. The fun news, Gavin weighs 11 pounds 9 ounces! He gained 1 ounce in 2.5 weeks! I did get to start Gavin on rice cereal. It has to be the Beech Nut brand but it was so so cute watching him eat it. It was all over in his chin fat!