Carson- 8 months

Photos by Jen Neal

 Happy, Busy, and Loud

Carson is still the happiest baby I have ever met. 

He bounces with joy and is so much fun to be around.

Carson is very, very busy!

He crawls everywhere very quickly!

He is able to pull to a stand and cruise along couches and chairs! 

I have seen him let go of the couch and stand independently for 10 seconds a few times.

I anticipate he will be taking steps by his 9 month update. 

Carson is noisy! 

He doesn't babble a ton but he loves to shriek. 

He plays a game with Erik and Lainey.  

He shrieks at them trying to get their attention, 

when they shriek back at him he giggles and laughs.

Annoying and cute at the same time. 

Carson loves banging his hands on the counter, hitting pots and pans with spoons, 

pulling all of the magnets off of the fridge and banging them on the floor.

Carson is still passionate about nursing.

I nurse on demand, probably every 3 hours or so. 

He is eating solids a little better and is up to 19.5 pounds.  

 So far he has been offered.....

sweet potatoes

butternut squash

 black beans

kidney beans

Avocado

applesauce

brown rice

bananas

pear

One hunk of french bread (he was excited about this)

One frozen bagel (equally excited!)

 

 Carson is still wheezing although this has improved

significantly after starting him on budesonide nebulizers 2x a day.

He will likely be on these the entire winter as he has been wheezing since September.

He hates the nebulizer but will tolerate it if we let him watch a movie during it. (Awesome!)

Carson is still on Prevacid, 15 mg a day.  

He is still spitting up some but it doesn't bother him.

Carson is still getting up 1x a night most of the time.

He did sleep through the night 4-5x this month, he also got up more than 2x a night 4-5x this month.

Generally speaking I am only willing to nurse him once a night.

If he continues to increase his solid intake I will cut out the night feedings completely.

This month Carson struggled with bronchiolitis, went to Philadelphia to hang with his cousins,

and spent lots of time being drug from activity to activity for his siblings.  

Carson is such a joy!

I am so thankful for him!