Markers

So, Carson played with markers on Saturday. He did okay with coloring on the paper. Got some on the kitchen floor. No biggie, they are washable. Very washable. I used a baby wipe and the marker came right off.

This is what happened before I put Carson in the tub Sunday night. At least the water made the color run right off. Love that! I told Cj that he looked like KISS, only the makeup was turquoise!

Linda called me on Tuesday morning to ask if Carson had gotten into markers. Yes, why? She thought he had scratches on his chin until he saw purple in his ear. Oops! I guess I didn't get it all cleaned up before daycare! Oh, well - he had a good time. :)

Anna Banana

Anna (my boss Julie's daughter) came in to work yesterday before her doctor's office. She broke her wrist on Monday night at gymnastics. She told me they were at the hospital from 5-10. Ohmigosh! They said it's a buckle fracture and she should only have to wear her purple cast for 3 weeks. Not too bad! Thank goodness it will be off before Hawaii!!

Time Out

Carson got his first time out yesterday at Linda's. He was playing with the buttons on the TV (he does this at home all the time, too) and she kept moving him away and telling him no. After the 4th or 5th time, she told him he was going in time out. She put him in a highchair with a few toys on the tray and told him he was going to have to sit there for a few minutes. He, of course, threw a fit until she told him to stop that - and he did. FYI - that doesn't work at my house. He sat and played for a few minutes and didn't go near the TV again.
Needless to say, Carson went to play with our TV last night. I told him no, and moved him away from it. He looked at me before pushing the button to see if I was paying attention. Little turkey! He went over there again and turned off the TV this time. Ugh! So, Mommy got to put Carson in time-out. He was NOT happy. He stood up in the chair, and he exploded when I made him sit. He got up again to peer over the side of the chair, so I reminded him to sit down. Yes, he does know what that means. He sat and screamed. When I finished folding the laundry, I picked him up. He clung to me for dear life. I hugged him, told him I loved him, and I reminded him why he was put in time-out.
By the time we moved upstairs to watch Idol while going to sleep, Carson forgot the lesson he learned downstairs. Our upstairs TV is a smaller version of our downstairs TV. Carson started to climb on the bottom shelf of the armoire to get to the TV. Hello?!? I looked at him and told him to get down or he was going in time out again. He got down and gave me his sad face.
Don't worry - he tried to climb on the armoire again this morning. Aaarrrggghhh!

Playing with ALL the toys

Just to fill you in: I LOVE OVERALLS!!!
Carson loves to dance to the "Are you driving?" song. It is too funny!!
Grammy and Grampy got Carson this truck for Christmas. He can't really move it along, but he sure loves to honk the horn and make the "engine" run.
This is one of Carson's FAVE toys!! Connie and Julie got this music table for Carson's first birthday, and he plays with it constantly. Right now it is set on Spanish, so we may have a biligual baby in our house!
The exercise ball is fun for all. Tanner likes to play on it, too. It is a lot of fun to watch the boys bounce on the ball.
Yes, I did buy a lawn mower with the popping makers. I was trying to buy Carson a kitchen so he would leave my pots and pans alone, but he found the lawn mower first and was sold on it. Darn it!

This horse makes music, turns in circles, and bounces up and down. It can be quite entertaining, until it starts making noise for no reason at all. It can be hooked up the the TV so Carson can watch himself play, but we haven't done that yet. I don't want Carson near the TV - he already pushes the buttons on there. He can't figure out why it's not a toy for him, too.

Cooking Cheerios

Carson loves to "cook." He "helps" me make dinner a lot by banging the pots and pans and stirring with ALL of the utensils. The best part is when he leaves the little death traps all over the floor.

Part of cooking is sampling... Carson will stir, then taste, then stir again. Sometimes he will even stir in a couple of pans or bowls before sampling again to make sure the flavor is right. He just may be a great cook someday!

Adalynn's 1st Birthday

Adalynn turned 1 on Feb 21. We went to Troy and Jackie's to celebrate the BIG birthday. It was fun, and Adalynn was too cute. We didn't get to stay for too long since it was dinner time, but we wouldn't miss out. Carson and Adalynn are starting to figure each other out. I think they need to be around each other a little more before they are really comfortable playing together. Plus, there was so much going on around them!

More teeth

Carson is getting his dreaded "eye" teeth. Ouch! He has been crabby this weekend and I finally saw why yesterday. I saw the top left tooth poking thru yesterday morning and the top right was swollen. By last night, I saw the top right one starting to poke thru. I hope they come in quickly! These are definitely worse than the molars - good thing I was warned about that. Carson doesn't mind taking is baby Advil. In fact, he will stop drinking his bottle in order to take the gas drops or medicine. He's so silly! Once these are in, he will have 14 teeth. Holy cow!!