The end of the cold outside and the colds inside!

The blog is a bit late, but hopefully I can be forgiven after the few weeks we have had!  Finally last week Wil started to feel better, but as things go, Carson got quite sick.  Another trip to the Doctor's office, more prescriptions, sad, pitiful children stuck in the house, and not much sleep for mommy and daddy!  Finally we are all getting back to normal, and we are able to leave the house again!  I don't have many photos from this past week, since we were house bound, but here are the highlights!

My sick wee man... pitiful but still smiling!

Trying to entertain ourselves while being stuck inside for two weeks!

(There is never a bad time to blow bubbles!)

Back on the rink and perfecting his slap shot!

"I be the goalie"

Nothing makes me smile as much as hearing the boys laugh, even more so when they are playing together and laughing.  It can actually bring tears to my eyes and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  I have a few videos from this week of the boys playing together (it is starting to happen more and more, when Wil is in the right mood) but I thought this one was a good one to showcase Carson's little personality.  We think he is going to be quite the little "devil", you can see in the clip, the sparkle he gets in his eye when he is doing something questionable.  We get this look when we say no to him, he turns around and smiles, and often laughs at us.... we are definately going to have our hands full!!

I can't get enough of the sleeping photos!

The next generation of dishwasher helpers!

P.S. in addition to his horrible cold, Carson has added another tooth to his mouth, making our total up to 7, with one more making it's way out any day now... then hopefully a little break from teething for a while.

A little singing, reading, crawling and climbing!

Some fun little videos to brighten your day... at least they do mine!

Wil singing the ABC's

(this was when he was sick last week, but his raspy little voice is just so cute)

(he is also banging on the floor with his hammer because he is "building" the ABC's)

Wil has quite a number of books he enjoys "reading" to us, but lately this has been his favourite.  Every night as we get ready for bed in mommy and daddy's room, Wil reads the book to us all.

"Reading" The 5 Little Pumpkins

Carson has his own version of singing (that is more like yelling) and he is more interested in eating books right now than reading them, so I will showcase his other skills!

Jerry's food is always so exciting to every baby/child that comes here!

(It reminds me of all the things that Wil used to find so interesting when he started crawling too)

Watch out world, Carson is not only crawling, and standing, but now he is climbing stairs too!  Yikes!

(excuse the shakey video, I was trying to make sure he didn't fall!!)

(also excuse Wil whining in the background, he just woke up from his nap and wasn't keen on Carson climbing the stairs to go see him)

Can't think of a good title this week...

This is one week I am happy to see end!  It was a tough one for all of us.  In addition to the FREEZING cold temperatures (which are normal for Calgary, but we had been spoiled by nicer weather for so long I just wasn't ready for it), we also had one really sick little boy. We spent a lot of days hanging around the house in our jammies and cuddling on the couch playing iPad, reading books and watching TV. I also had to face my biggest fear as a parent, the thing I had been dreading since having kids... cleaning up barf in a bed.  Poor Wil would cough so hard that he would throw up in bed and on himself.  It was really upsetting to him and while I didn't enjoy cleaning it up (3 times), the fact that I was so concerned about him and was trying to keep him comfortable, made it something I just did and it wasn't as bad as I thought... not that I look forward to doing it again!  We got an arsenal of medications from our Doctor (which Wil is taking like a trooper) and that seems to be helping and I think we are on the mend, thank goodness.

The week wasn't all "bad"... we did have some highlights.  Carson got another tooth (that makes 6), he is becoming a very fast crawler (whenever I turn around and can't find him I can always follow the trail of drool on the floor to locate him), Wil has learned some new songs and is "reading" some new books, we put new carseats in now that Carson is too big for his bucket (and Wil is excited about his because it has cup holders!) and Carson figured out how to climb up stairs! 

Here are the pictures from the week...

Brother Play Time

Playing "This little piggie"

Our poor, sick little man

(heartbreaking)

Just made me want to cry, I felt so sad for him, he was so not himself.

Learning how to put peanut butter on his own bun

(with a kid sized, very blunt butter knife)

Starting to get crazy bed head hair now that it is getting long!

The Temperature in my car the one day we did manage to go out and play with Auntie Shannon, Charlotte and Grandma R.

(did not include windchill!)

Where does the time go?

Another busy week in the Ramsay house!  Despite the fact that it is only January, we have been looking at preschools for Wil for September!  First of all, I can't believe that he will be old enough later this year to start school (where does the time go???), and I also can't believe that we have to choose one and register this early!  We toured a lot of them, and each time Wil happily went in, took off his boots and coat and explored and played with all the stuff in the classrooms.  He talked to the teachers and in the ones we visited that had classes going on, he very comfortably joined the other kids in their activities.  We did find one we really liked and the day we went to register he kept trying to stay and join the class, saying, "mommy, I am three, I can stay at school.  Mommy, I three now, I go to school." So I hope that by September he will be as excited to go!  (It will be me probably that has the hard time the first day!)  I am happy and relieved that we found a good one and we got our spot, and that I don't have to go and see anymore!! 

In addition to the excitment of preschools, we had some fun playdates.  We got to meet a friends' new baby boy one day, and got to play with Carson's little buddy Simon on another day. It is so nice for the boys to have some little friends that we can see and nice for me to have some mommy friends to play with too!

Here are some photos...

"I'll help you pack the bag to go out mommy"

(Carson has gotten really good at pulling up and tries to pull up on anything.)

Ground Beef

Hahahahahaha.... beef was not a hit.

(I have hope however, he now enjoys egg yolks and they produced a similar response)

Wil's new favourite game, "Baby Lion"

("Mommy, let's get all wrapped up and play baby lion together", then he takes off his socks so I can feel his sharp claws and roars at daddy to scare him and make him laugh.  It is really, really cute!)

Wil helping to do the dishes

(I think I will keep this photo and pull it out when he is a teenager to remind him that he used to like to help with the cleaning!)

Happy little man in my new favourite shirt!

(I found it on one of my "steal" websites, since it is the question most people ask, Carson can answer for himself!!)

Daddy was sick all weekend so Wil had some cuddle time with him to watch football and help him feel better.

(Wil is all sweaty because he just woke up from his nap and he coccoons himself under all his covers)

"Daddy, can I have some of your supper please?"

Stay warm!  Until next week.....

This week in pictures!

Wil is very much in the "I do it" phase and wanting to dress himself!

These were the jammies he picked out one night!

Carson's new hat!

(Wil says he looks like Jerry)

(If you look very closely you can see his 3 teeth on the bottom)

 

Practicing some good oral hygiene

Playing with Daddy before bed

(Carsie loves his daddy so much)

This is how we find Carson now after sleeps, even in the middle of the night!

Yay, 8 months old!

Wil's new underwear!  How cute are these!?!??!

(no, he is not potty trained, but he is showing lots of signs of being ready so we are planting seeds)

Apparently something on TV caught both their eyes!

 

 

Big helping to feed little

(also known as, Wil stealing Carson's food and eating it himself!)

 

8 Months Old!

Today is officially Carson's 8 monthiversary... yes that is right, I said 8 months!  I can't believe it myself, it seems like only yesterday he was born and now he is only 4 months away from being a year old!  It has been quite the 8 months getting to know this little person and helping him figure out his world.  We have had lots of ups and downs, but I think we are have been figuring things out and doing okay most of the time!  He has really come a long way in 8 short months.... from being a slightly "colicky", unhappy in the evenings wee man, to a constantly smiling and laughing bigger wee man!  He was a tiny little 6lbs 9oz when he was born and today is a whopping 20lbs 7.5oz!  He has also grown from 19 inches to 28.5 inches.  While we still struggle with night time sleep, it has improved, most nights now he only wakes up once (which I can handle so far), although since teething and Christmas he has been up once in the night and once at around 6:30 or so.  We will get there I am sure, he has had a few 12 hour nights, so I know he can do it!!  He has also gone from being a teeny wee blob that couldn't do anything for himself to a strong, determined little fellow, rolling, sitting, crawling and pulling up to stand.  Although I love everything that he has learned and I enjoy watching all the new developments each day... I have to say one of my favourite things is the eating of solid foods. It not only makes life easier down the road (and outings easier when you can keep crankiness away with cheerios and mum mums), it is sometimes so funny to see him "enjoying" new tastes and textures and learning to feed himself!  There are lots of great photos I could put on here, but I decided that since I get such a great laugh out of it, I would share some of his adventures with solids!

Carson had his first taste of "solids" while we were in Toronto in October, at about 5.5 months old.  He was showing many signs of being ready and when he got the chance he was pretty eager.

(rice cereal)

Peas

(They actually went over pretty well)

LOVES his sippy cup of water and can now actually get water out!

Prunes... apparently I can add them to anything and he will eat it!

Eating is fun!

(I have no idea how he gets it everywhere when I am the one who generally controls the spoon!)

Sometimes I let him try to do it himself...

"What??? Do I have something on my face?"

(Mum Mums end up sticking in the most random places!)

Egg yolk... did not go over so well.

Rice Krispies... so hard to get in the mouth when you have not perfected your pincer grasp!

Wil demonstrating that food is still funny even when you are two... enjoying some frozen blueberries tonight for supper!

Happy 8 months to our littlest man!  You have completed our little family and we can't wait to see how you keep growing and changing!

Holiday Fun!

Happy New Year!  So hard to believe that another year is beginning!  The last year was one filled with lots of changes and excitment in our house with Wil growing, changing and learning so much and of course, Carson being born and making our little family complete!  I look forward to all the exciting things to come in 2012!

We had a very fun Christmas this year filled with lots of visitors, family time, food and laughs.  Thank you to my in laws, Em and Bill, for having us in their home, for entertaining us and guests and for helping to create another year of great Christmas memories.  Santa was also very good to us, and the boys were beyond spoiled with so many nice gifts. 

In addition to the fun and excitement of the Christmas season, Carson got three more teeth, he has officially become a crawler and is getting faster everyday AND he has learned how to pull himself up to a standing position. (I found him one day after his nap standing up in his crib, and ever since then he is pulling up on anything he can find).  Wil's world is never going to be the same now that Carson is mobile and can move around to get the toys that Wil tries to keep away from him!!

Some photo highlights of the last week!

Carson's First Christmas Eve and of course he needed a Santa outfit!

Wil hosting on Christmas Eve

("Everybody's okay? Do you need a beer?")

New Christmas Eve jammies

(this was take 6 or 7 trying to get his photo.... the quest continues, at least they are both looking at the camera!)

Wil got a "singing machine" and it had the Star Spangled Banner on the CD so he had to get his flag and has been singing it ever since!

CJ enjoying his first Christmas and one of the toys Santa brought him

A Christmas bubble bath... the jets in Grandma's tubby make a little bubble bath go a long way!!

Between getting 3 new teeth, the excitement of Christmas and a new bed, Carson was having some trouble sleeping so he got to snuggle in with mommy and daddy.

(While it is not a habit we are wanting to get into, I have to admit that I kind of like when he touches his forhead to mine and puts his little hand on my face and falls quietly to sleep.  The extra hour or two of sleep it buys us isn't bad either! )

Our backyard rink now has a Zamboni thanks to Uncle John and Auntie "Mati"

(Wil LOVES his remote control Zamboni)

Hmmmm.... what's up here??

I'll just stand myself up and check!

(Can't believe he is already pulling himself up.... my baby is growing too fast!)

Cute little stander!

(Jerry's life is never going to be the same either now that Carson is crawling and standing... no where left to hide!)

We hope you all had a great Holiday season and a Happy New Year!  All the best to everyone in 2012!